A new keg system that allows breweries to pour their beers away from a fixed bar and without the need for power or plumbing as been launched in the UK.
The Cooler Keg has been launched in the market by CK Distributors UK, which is targeting breweries, event operators, venues and drinks brands that need draught away from a fixed bar.
The system comprises a stainless steel coolbox holding an insulated twin-tap draught tower and two 7-litre stainless steel Corny kegs.
Operators then fill the kegs with their own product, keg-to-keg through a push-fit connection or poured directly through the wide neck.
According to the business, four custom freezer blocks keep the beer for 8–10 hours, and a 74g CO₂ cylinder (sold separately) helps enable a “proper draught pour”.
A full fill gives about 24 pints, or up to 144 cocktails, and the tower packs away inside the coolbox for transport, they said.
They said in a statement: “With no plumbing to install and no power to find, it is built for places a draught bar can’t usually go.
“For breweries, the company points to taproom overflow on release days, beer festivals, launches and tap takeovers at accounts, and trade sampling with buyers.
“Twin taps let a core beer and its alcohol-free version, or a core line and a new release, pour side by side. Branded wraps are available, so the unit can carry a brand’s livery at an activation.”
The company has also launched a UK Beer Map that lists breweries and taprooms that sell cans or bottles, do growler or crowler fills, sell bag-in-box, or will fill a Cooler Keg 7-litre keg.
Jon Ryan, Director of CK Distributors UK Ltd, added: “For a brewery, the Cooler Keg puts two taps of your own beer wherever the drinkers are, from a festival field to a buyer’s office, without hunting for a plug socket.
“You fill it yourself, so you’re not tied to anyone else’s kegs and the switchout for a new keg is super-simple with pushfit connectors.
“The beer map is there for the smaller breweries and taprooms too – they can list for free to help discerning beer drinkers find them.”
