More on pub draft beer
February 22, 2008 by Chris
Filed under Drinks, Technology
Since I wrote about stouts earlier in the week, I can only add – praise the engineers who developed the pub draft can! It may not be as good as draft, but it’s pretty darn close, and I can enjoy it in my living room (at least until we install that tap system I’ve been dreaming about for some time now).
As I understand it, the little widget in the pub draft can is basically a pressurized container which shoots a blast of nitrogen into the beer when the can is opened. It seems to have started with Guinness, but fortunately a number of good beers are available in pub draft these days. A good number are available here. Unfortunately, those of us in Pennsylvania can’t take advantage of this, but maybe you can.
If you’re interested in more information about how the thing works, you can even take a look at the patent.
