Volume 37
Image by: Jenni From the Block, Flickr Creative Commons
Summer is in full swing, ladies and gentlemen – and with that comes a thirst. This week, we thought we’d take a different approach on the discoveries and share some innovations in the beer beverage category.
Taplister – a craft beer connoisseur in the palm of your hand
Craft beer is on the rise folks – and it’s no surprise that the brew frontiers are growing. In fact, The New Yorker mapped the rise of craft beer sharing facts such as all but two states in the U.S. brewed more beer in 2012 than 2011. With this rapid growth of microbreweries comes more beverages choices for the daily bar-goer – and with such a variety to offer, it can become quite the search to find a bar that taps our personal favorites. Well thanks to Taplister, there now exists an online and mobile app that helps users find craft beers by location. The app, maps out beer distribution via crowdsourcing. Users can search for beers, find bars and create their list of beers to drink – no more epic voyages to find that perfect brew.
Learn more here.
RoboKeg – a beer dispenser that keeps track of your tab
Concert goers, festival fans, and other avid beer drinkers forced to train their patience in the beer line can sigh a bit of relief. Tech entrepreneurs created their new child called “RoboKeg.” The purpose of this creation is to make the beer purchasing process more efficient in crowded venues. The idea is linked to a simple wristband equipped with a NFC chip that holds contact info, driver’s license and credit card information of a thirsty patron. Not only can the customer seamlessly purchase his or her drinks with a bill sent straight to the phone, but one can also seek brew wisdom from RoboKeg – who recommends beers based on the weather and time that the beer is purchased. All in all – a convenient answer to summer’s cravings.
Learn more here.
The Offline Glass – the beer glass that fosters in-person social interaction
A pet peeve born out of a digital era – we find ourselves in restaurants and bars seeing groups of friends spending their company with their phones instead of each other. As a comical solution to the symptom of smartphones, Mauricio Perussi, Melissa Pottker and Fischer&Friends created a clever glass that will only hold your beer if propped upon a phone. The product was field tested in a bar in Sao Paulo, where a surprising number of glass thefts have been reported – perhaps an indication of it’s ‘success’ to come.
Learn more here.
The Offline Glass from Mauricio Perussi on Vimeo.
BACtrack Mobile Breathalyzer – to monitor your drinking habits
Gone of are the days of the ‘walk a straight line’ test – let us introduce you to the world’s first smartphone breathalyzer. This innovation isn’t just a tool for measuring blood alcohol content. Imagine an app that lives somewhere between a consumption diary and Nike Fuel band, made just for your drinking habits. (Yep, we’re serious). How it works: breathe into the BACtrack and the measurement will sync via Bluetooth to the mobile app. Additional features allow the user to log drinks that were consumed, take photos, and share data via social media (why the world needs more drinking photos on Facebook, I can’t quite understand). On the flip-side, you could see this tool as a productive way for people to gain better insight into their drinking patterns and monitor their consumption.
Learn more here.
Hermetus Bottle Opener and Resealer – a self-explanatory innovation
Bottle openers serve a much needed function, but for those casual drinkers out there who seek sips of delightful brew but fear letting the rest of it go to waste – fret no longer. A simple invention that answers the ancient need for opening beer has gone the extra step. Hermetus Bottle Opener & Resealer is just as its name explains – providing consumers the luxury of resealing an open beer bottle and saving the fizzy goodness for a later date. One may even argue that it makes beer consumption more sustianable.
Learn more here.
Written by: Gabriela Colletta @gabolletta
