It all started with our idea to create a smaller, more portable tailgating beer dispenser because we were tired of dealing with renting a keg every time we wanted to have a decent tailgate. We couldn’t find anything in the marketplace, so we invented it.
After lots of “garage engineering” and field testing, BeerGater was born.
As with any new product, we are constantly innovating and improving. If you have any ideas or suggestions, please let us know.
No. The BeerGater package consists of the BeerGater plate with taps, the pressure tanks, CO2 cartridges and hoses needed to hook everything up. It does not include the cooler. We are currently working with several cooler companies and we may consider releasing an all-inclusive package in the future.
Maybe. The BeerGater works with coolers that have 19” of straight lip available under the lid. We are creating a simple plastic piece that will be available soon to allow the BeerGater to fit any cooler, regardless of size.
The BeerGater tap plate is 19” wide, 12.5” tall with a 3” lip that can hang over your cooler. The pressure tanks are 8” square and just shy of 14” tall.
Each pressure tank has a total capacity of 2.5 US gallons. However, we have only managed to get about 2 gallons of beer in each tank due to the foam. Any non-carbonated drink such as Gatorade or water can use the full 2.5 gallon capacity on each side. That’s nearly 5 gallons of beer.
You know it. You can run any liquid through a BeerGater. It has been field tested with Water, Gatorade, Soda, Beer, Hurricanes, Sangria and Stout.
The tap plate and empty pressure tanks combined weigh about 8 pounds.
Not completely. However, despite the whining we have received about this, customers who have field tested the BeerGater tell us that there is no noticeable difference in the melting of ice compared to using the cooler for cans because the top stays closed (although not completely sealed) most of the time. Using cans, people are constantly opening the cooler, allowing warm air in more frequently.
Our tests showed that the ice in the cooler lasted well past the 5 hour mark when the cooler had the BeerGater attached.
We have field tested it in Southern California at several kids’ soccer tournaments with Gatorade and water and there was never an issue of the ice melting any faster than average. We’re talking many hours here, folks.
In theory, yes. CO2 is CO2, but our injectors are unique because we have fitted them for the larger 33g food-grade cartridges. The thread on the cartridges that you buy in bike stores or wherever will not fit our threads – they are different.
Surprise! You can get them from us. However, instead of charging people an arm and a leg for CO2, we have a factory direct connection and we pass the saving on to our BeerGater tailgating warriors. If you look anywhere for 33g CO2 cartridges, you will quickly see that we are walking our talk here. Oh, by the way, our 33g CO2 cartridges work only with BeerGater and not on air rifles, life jackets, paintball guns or any other 3/8” threaded CO2 required device.
The refund policy can be found right on the front page of the website. So can the privacy policy.
You know it, eh? As avid beer league hockey players who have lived in Canada, we would never forget our friends north of the border. The shipping is significantly more expensive though.
The BeerGater is an all-in-one system that provides cold beer (beverages) directly from the tap at any outdoor or other social engagement without the hassle or cost of renting a keg or related equipment.
