During the holiday season I always seem to rush around from store to store and try to guess what my family and friends who seem to have everything could possibly want as a gift. I stumbled upon this book about distilling whiskey and really got into it. Tons of photos, diagrams and history about the process. Enough to get any whiskey geek, history buff or photographer interested.

This is perfect, I finally have exactly what I need… now how do I possibly get these books to everyone on my list without them realizing that I gave them all the same gift…

TAGS [ WHISKEY BOOK | DISTILLING WHISKEY | WHISKEY GIFTS | LIQUOR GIFTS | SPIRITS GIFTS | DISTILLING BOOK ]

Black Friday. Blah. I always hated getting up at 5 am, getting shoved out the door by my mom who "had to get those deals," and waiting in sub-zero temperatures for a doll for my sister. When I finally was old enough to fake sleep through it all and save my dad from this menace too, I was able to stay out of the rat race.

Finally as it draws near to my son’s first Christmas, I find myself pouring over toys and junk that will soon fill my living room and need to be donated to a needy cause in the next year or so when he outgrows them.

I have to say I’m glad that the internet has grown up enough that I don’t even have to leave the house to start and finish my shopping. In fact, I’d like to propose that instead of celebrating Black Friday (an insane American tradition) we should celebrate Black and Tan Friday! Imagine this, getting up late, eating lunch, pouring yourself a black and tan later in the afternoon, and starting and finishing your shopping in less than an hour. Sounds great to me. I’ll see you online, Black and Tan in hand.

TAGS [ BLACK FRIDAY | BLACK AND TAN | BLACK AND TANS | GUINNESS SPOON | BLACK AND TAN SPOON ]

You begged. You pleaded. You promised us your first born… and, although we’ll pass, finally they’re back. BrewTenders are here and ready for self-serving your hoards of friends, family and the like.

That’s right… these are self-serving 80-ounce beer and drink pitchers, which save you time and energy so you can better enjoy the festivities yourself. Plus, they light up, adding even more to your party décor.

The BrewTender features

• a removable ice chamber, which eliminates dilution from melting ice
• a lazy-susan style rotating base that’s perfect for pub or dining tables
• a bar style tap handle for easy dispensing of beer, cocktails, juice, iced tea or anything cold
• an internal beverage and ice lighting system
• and is available in red or black

Get yours now for only $59.95!

TAGS [ BREWTENDER | DRINKTENDER | BREW TENDER | DRINK TENDER | PARTY PITCHER ]

It’s the start of the holiday season again, and I would like to focus on a nifty product we offer, the Mr. Beer Homebrewing Kit.

We have gotten good feedback from customers on this, so I checked on the web to see what people thought about using this product to brew their own beer at home. Take a look at these comments!

If you or someone you know is looking to get into brewing your own beer, Mr. Beer is the perfect way to start. Or, if you’ve already tried Mr. Beer and are perhaps ready for the next step in homebrewing, take a look at Cooper’s Beer Kits! Either make a great gift for you or your favorite beer lover.

TAGS [ BEER GIFTS | HOMEBREW KITS | MR BEER | COOPERS BEER KITS | HOMEBREWING ]

No candy-colored table should ever see the light of your garage, man cave, bar or rec room. Nope, not if you’re a real man. We searched far and wide to find the perfect foosball table for men, and here it is.

Diamond plated, aluminum accented and ready for intense competition, this foosball table is not just child’s play. Looking for that next perfect addition to your game room? Looks like you’ve found it.

The Diamond Plated Foosball Table, on sale now for $795.

TAGS [ FOOSBALL | FOOSBALL TABLE | GAME ROOM | GAME TABLE | DIAMOND PLATE ]

Delicious, delectable and so dark, these Belgian chocolate cups make my mouth water even as I’m writing about them! These are the perfect platform to entice your guests this holiday season with an easy to use cup for your confections.

I personally like cherries in chocolate in these cups, and I’m sure mousse would be amazing as well… what is your favorite dark-chocolate-and-something combo?

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TAGS [ CHOCOLATE DESSERT CUPS | DARK CHOCOLATE SHELLS | BELGIAN CHOCOLATE | BELGIAN CHOCOLATE DESSERT SHELLS ]

We’re constantly adding exciting new products to our website. Whether it’s draft beer equipment, an incredible cocktail mixer or some kind of crazy t-shirt, there’s a whole process that happens behind the scenes. Before an item can achieve KegWorks.com website status it’s carefully selected, tested out, photographed, described and reviewed for quality.

Take this stainless steel straw for example. As a Marketing team, we’re smart enough to know that we can’t make it anything other than a straw – but we try damn hard to give you an honest and accurate idea of what kind of straw it is. As it turns out, this one is pretty awesome.

This is Greg (known on the blog as "Gerg"). Greg is key player when it comes to getting products on the site. One of his many duties is to take product photos, so you know exactly what you’re buying. It’s not as simple as pointing the camera at a straw and snapping a photo though - this guy has talent! In order to capture the real essence of the stainless steel straws, he made delicious milkshakes and root beer floats and recruited some fellow KegWorkers to partake in the shoot.

This photo shows Greg working his photographic magic. To the right you see Pete, one of the purchasing guys, our resident draft system expert and the official KegWorks model. Look around long enough and you’ll see his charming good looks all over the website!

The head of hair you see on the left is yours truly (known on the blog as "Liz") and I am the KegWorks copywriter. It’s my job to explain the straws in great detail and answer any questions that you might have in the product description.

Don’t worry- I am very qualified to write about these straws, as I drank an entire float through one right before I sat down to do tell you about them. I can honestly say that it’s not an ordinary straw. The stainless steel takes whatever you’re drinking and makes it a whole new kind of cold. When you’re dealing with frozen drinks, it’s quite an improvement. As strange as it sounds, there’s something to say about the mouth feel of the steel as well. It’s an entirely different way of drinking.

After the pictures and the description are all set, we load all of that information into the back-end of the site, have it reviewed for accuracy and then set it live so you can find it on our What’s New page.

There you have it folks, a stainless steel straw’s journey from KegWorks to you.

TAGS [ KEGWORKS | PRODUCTS | STAINLESS STEEL STRAWS | REUSABLE STRAWS | METAL STRAWS ]