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BrewTender Beer Tower Review – 6 Years Later

By Nathan 2 Comments

Brewtender Beer Tower Review

Where to begin? I guess I’ll start with the fact that I was supposed to write this Brewtender Beer Tower review in August 2010. It’s now December 2016.

The guys over at Tavern Toys sent me their BrewTender Beer Tower under the assumption that I’d give it a whirl and write a tidy little review. Guess we all know what they got for assuming…six years of waiting and the sad parts of my dearly departed memories of the BrewTender.

Now I’m not one to turn down free stuff. So I did, in fact, agree to write the review. And as a man of my word, by God, I’m going to write this review. Six years late.

The Brewtender Beer Tower Review

From what I can remember, I set this giant penis pump down on my kitchen counter and remarked, out loud, how much more useful it would have been as the world’s largest blender. But this was not the world’s most epic blender. Blenders are for margaritas. The BrewTender is for beer. Clearly different animals. I decided to invite my buddy Dustin over to check it out with me. [Editor’s Note: Dustin has since moved to Texas, pursued a different career track and may or may not be married. Dustin, if you read this, follow a brother back on IG].

According to the outside of the box, the thing held 80 ounces of beer—or approximately one James pregame session. So the first thing Dustin and I did was head to Bold City Brewery where we filled up a couple of growlers with Duke’s Brown Ale. Once back to my place, we set one of the growlers on the counter (my baby bachelor fridge couldn’t comfortably fit either growler) poured a couple of drinks directly from the other growler and then topped off the BrewTender.

Now, I remember being mostly unimpressed with the concept of the BrewTender—fill it up, switch on its built-in light, and there it is. Your beer of choice glowing like a useless lava lamp. Sure, it had the somewhat convenient rotating base and fun, but gimmicky pour tab. But still, why couldn’t it be a giant blender?

The Discovery

We didn’t discover the real value of the BrewTender until we had our first sip of beer. You see, the growler we poured from was not cold. And unless I managed to wedge it into my baby bachelor fridge and wait several hours, it was going to remain that way.

That’s when Dustin discovered the BrewTender’s MVBC (most valuable beer contribution). The damn thing had a removable ice chamber. We filled it, threw it into the giant penis pump, poured in the rest of our growler’s contents and, boom, beer as cold as your ex-girlfriend’s heart.

Closing Thoughts

I don’t remember much else from that night. But I do remember that for the next six months my apartment remained devoid of warm beer. Eventually, I moved to a place with a fridge that could fit two growlers no problem. I think it was during this time I regifted the Brewtender. Maybe I gave it to Dustin as a moving present.

Either way, here’s to hoping, in another six years, we are all remembered as fondly as the BrewTender.

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Yo. It's Nate. Entrepreneur, marketer, and quasi-professional drinking commentator. Enjoy the posts or GTFO.

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  1. Nathan says

    November 13, 2019 at 4:17 pm

    As far as I can tell, they are still in existence in Tampa, FL. There is a phone number on their website. I’d start by giving that a call.

  2. C. Elaine says

    October 30, 2019 at 8:45 am

    Hey Nathan,

    whatever happened to Tavern Toys? I have several of their Brew Tenders and the spigots broke.
    Do you know who has replacement parts? Thanks from the original GROG makers.

    Elaine

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