help where to get a beer keg??

chillywilly

sorry if this is in the wrong forum!

anyway im having a suprise birthday bbq for my brothers birthday and we were thinking of getting a keg and all the bits that go with it!

can someone tell us where to get this under short notice?! the bbq is today:eek:

cheers!!

deisemum

You probably want the big kegs but I can't help there. However Aldi have small kegs on offer for €14.99 but I'm not sure if it's 5L or 10L. If bottles are an option Dunnes Stores have cases of 20 bottles of Miller genuine draft for €14.99 and Super Valu have them for €17.99. The supermarkets have lots of different offers on at the moment.

chillywilly

cheers for that deisemum but im kinda lookin for a big keg!

milos

Try your local pub or offie. Most will be able to help. Do you know there is 88 pints in a regular keg. If you do not finish it give me a shout i love free beer

kaizersoze

chillywilly wrote:

help where to get a beer keg??

I presume you mean a full one:p .
Have a chat with your local pub owner/barman. My local set me up with all the gear a few times (kegs, taps, lines and gas).

Nedermeyer

you will definitely need to talk to the local pub. you'll be lucky if they have it though.it's a bank holiday weekend and most pubs don't carry spare gas to give out to the punters, let alone the taps.

wheres me jumpa

Had a keg once but we ordered it 3 weeks in advance. Im guessing the bars will have to budget for it, ie theyre ot just gona hand over a keg, gas etc to you and run the risk of running out themselves.

Also be aware of the rules of kegs. If you get a keg everyone is invited, theres no shortage of beer therefore we can all come.

Rollo Tamasi

what part of the country are you in?
i remember a few years back you could buy a keg from Heineken/Murphys Brewery in Cork City, you'd buy the keg, have to return it to them empty and get to rent out all the cooling system things and taps and the like. They are probably still doing them

Don't have a clue how much that cost but in fairness it's a keg in your gaff....priceless!

RE*AC*TOR

http://ontap.ie/

Rollo Tamasi

the erdinger looks the best bet there ^
150euro a key (30 - litres / 53 pints)

Heineken @ 50 Litre / 88 pints | €230.00

Fanny Cradock

kegs go for about €150 wholesale. Assuming you can get this, wholesale or otherwise, you will also need all the peripherals e.g. taps and a cylinder of gas. Too much hassle, tbh.


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Woops, Just saw RE*AC*TOR's link.

tSubh Dearg

why not try the Brew Crew? http://shop.brewcrew.ie/ They've got a great phone number too 1800 B-E-E-R-M-E

exiot

Its a great idea getting a keg, but then not eveyrone likes certain drinks, Miller seems to be a very neutral drink?

Winning Hand

Didnt the brew crew sponsor boards at one stage?

happy_acid_face

Beer kegs tend to be handy enough to get a hold on. Local pub is the best place to start asking. Only thing is, as far as i know, the gas to power the pumps is getting increasingly difficult to get. To my knowledge pubs over the last few years have started to change over to larger gas containers that power all their taps rather than one gas container per tap.