Taking draft beer from the tap to your home or outdoor adventure — and keeping it fresh and cold — has always been somewhat of a tedious task … until now.
Pressurized growlers made of durable materials, such as stainless steel, are now giving drinkers an easy way to enjoy fresh craft beer no matter where the day takes them. Technological advancements allow growlers to be sealed tight, and attachments with tiny carbon dioxide cartridges work to dispense the perfect pour every time. DrinkTanks is one company that’s delivering top-notch pressurized growlers made for the draft beer lover on the go.
Kris Helmstead of DrinkTanks said, “DrinkTanks products are designed and built in Bend, Ore., where we love our craft beverages and the outdoors.” The stainless steel, double-wall, vacuum-insulated design keeps temperatures consistently cold for more than 24 hours, along with an airtight, leakproof closure. Beer can stay fresh for up to 30 days when the growler is unopened and refrigerated, thanks to this tight closure system.
Coming from Oregon, an area where people are naturally drawn to explore the beautiful outdoors, DrinkTanks also makes perfect sense to take along while hiking or exploring Pennsylvania. Rather than lugging empty cans around, you’ll instead have a durable growler to enhance the trip and serve as a container for other needed liquids. DrinkTanks also sells durable and insulated stainless steel cups, which are perfect for serving beer while fishing or canoeing.
The ability to dispense beer from a growler as you would from a keg is another main benefit of pressurized growlers. Kris explained, “The keg cap system, which works on both the 64-ounce and 128-ounce sizes, allows for carbonation preservation for up to 7 days and dispensing once the growler has been opened. No more 24-hour countdown on that opened growler going flat; now, enjoy it at your leisure with friends and family over the next week.”
Products like DrinkTanks are a game-changer for the many craft beer lovers who’ve felt the need to consume fresh beer from glass growlers within 48 hours to preserve flavor. While beer will always be prone to time, systems like DrinkTanks preserve beer in every other way imaginable. Kris added, “Here at DrinkTanks, our mission is to make products that ensure an enjoyable drinking experience. We know the amount of heart, soul and pride that goes into making every barrel of craft beer, and we wanted to make sure it can be enjoyed the way it was intended to be to the last drop.”
Breweries can also partner with DrinkTanks to produce and sell custom pressurized growlers. The company takes pride in being easy to work with: All that’s needed is a vector or high-resolution image of a brewery’s logo for the art team to get started. A proof usually takes 24 to 48 hours, and from there, growlers are powder-coated, engraved, assembled and shipped within 1 to 2 weeks. The entire process is controlled in-house at DrinkTanks’ headquarters.
Glass growlers, bottles and cans will always have their place, but filling up a long-lasting steel vessel with draft beer provides the consumer with the convenience of choice and freshness to. The next time you’re heading out into Pennsylvania’s great outdoors, consider a pressurized growler to responsibly enjoy fresh draft beer.
The Brewers of Pennsylvania is a nonprofit trade association that brings together leaders of Pennsylvania-based breweries in order to promote and protect the brewing industry in the state. Established in 2011, the Brewers of Pennsylvania serves the consuming public of Pennsylvania by encouraging brand diversity in the market. We believe in the nobility of brewing and hold dear the great traditions and history of Pennsylvania brewing.
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