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26 Coffee Makers for Every Type of Coffee Drinker

January 22, 2020

If you’re anything like us, you can’t head to your first morning meeting, let alone form a complete sentence, without a good old cup of joe. Contrary to popular belief, one can achieve this without heading to a coffee shop...we promise that at the bare minimum, these coffee makers are sure to spice up even the simplest of countertops.
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Esquire's Coolest Gadgets of 2019

November 27, 2019

It’s the holiday season, which means every tech brand is vying to be the one that makes your “holiday miracles” happen—as long as you're willing to spend. As the decade closes, we're getting overrun with a lot of cool gadgets, which all more or less work. But with such an over-saturated market, it's a real challenge to figure out what is absolutely worth owning without spending thousands and thousands of dollars on trial and error. Fear not, weary gadget fan. We at Esquire did that trial and error so you can save those pennies.
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The 10 Best Gifts for the Homebrewer in Your Life

November 20, 2019

When a person visits enough breweries, drinks enough beers, explores enough styles, and sculpts an identity for themselves as a craft beer devotee, they might explore new ways of expressing that identity and engaging with their appreciation for a good adult beverage. They might even try homebrewing. What better way to demonstrate one’s love for the drink than putting that love into the drink? That’s what professional brewers do every day. No reason John and Jane Q. Brewer can’t do the same.
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GrowlerWerks brings uKeg nitro cold brew coffee maker to retail through Kickstarter

November 13, 2019

The world’s first at-home nitro cold brew coffee maker and dispenser is now available for retail purchase: the uKeg Nitro allows users to not only make cold brew coffee, but also infuse it with nitro gas. The patented nitro tap creates the artful, cascading pour that you get from draft systems in coffeeshops—but the uKeg Nitro delivers the experience for a fraction of the cost, and from the comfort of one’s own home.

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Caffeine Addicts: This Is the First Nitro Cold-Brew Coffee Maker for At-Home Use

November 12, 2019

If you need your morning hit of caffeine in the form of a delicious cold-brew coffee, you have to earn it. You’re either making it on your own, every morning, or you’re stuck in line waiting to pay someone a pretty penny to do it for you.

But what if you could make a two-week supply yourself? At home? In a custom-built machine designed by master growler makers which also looks great on your kitchen counter, or even in your office?

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12 Boozy Gift Ideas for the Amateur Bartender in Your Life

November 10, 2019

We all have that family member who seems impossible to buy for. But here's a tip: There's a good chance that they drink.

From products that ensure your alcoholic beverages stay fresh to those that help you actually create them, there are many ways to improve anyone's liquid happiness for the coming decade. There are also a lot of gadgets that cost a lot of money and do nothing. Lucky for you, we've done the research. After much consideration, here are our favorite drinking-related gifts of the year.

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All the Tailgating Gear You Need to Upgrade Your Pre-Game This Football Season

September 25, 2019

Growlers are great when you want to take your favorite local craft brews to go, but a carbonated growler is what sets the beer-drinking pros apart from the amateurs. Once a growler's opened, its contents can go flat pretty quickly, but this rig will keep whatever sudsy beverage you fill it with cold, crisp, and freshly carbonated all day long (and even features a handy spout to easily pour pints). Plus if you're expecting a big crowd (or just a thirsty one), it also comes in a 128-ounce version.

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9 Best coffee accessories for brewing at home

September 15, 2019

For true coffee connoisseurs and caffeine junkies, brewing up java is part of the daily routine. Want to get the maximum flavor out of your beans? Here are the best coffee accessories for making coffee in the comfort of your home.

Nitro cold brew coffee adds a beautiful head to your coffee, just like you get on beer. You can read more about it in our previous cold brew blog. Nitro is really popular right now at Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts, but here’s how to embrace the trend at home...

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The best beer dispensers to buy in 2019

September 10, 2019

THERE ARE two kinds of people in the world: those who enjoy drinking beer out of cans or bottles, and those who absolutely insist on their beer coming directly from a tap: always fresh, cold and delicious.

We all know how much damage daily pub trips can do to our wallets, so it’s a good thing there are some fantastic at-home beer dispensers and kegerators available online to suit a range of budgets.

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uKeg Nitro Cold Brew Maker Blasts Past Kickstarter Goal

June 17, 2019

Summertime is cold brew season, and no cold brew is trendier than nitro cold brew.

Nitro cold brew is essentially cold brewed coffee infused with nitrogen gas and dispensed out of a tap. The result is smooth, lightly-carbonated beverage that drinks like Guinness, and is now so ubiquitous that you can find it at Starbuck’s nationwide.

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Top 10 Best Growlers in 2019

June 16, 2019

Look ma, we're #1!

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This Growler Keg Dispenses Perfect Cold Brew Coffee

June 10, 2019

When you're ready for your morning dose or an afternoon pick-me-up, the nitro-style tap and enclosed nitro gas cartridges will give your coffee a barista-level cascading effect inside the glass. You know, the one that'll have everyone thinking you're having a Guinness for breakfast. Then, all that's left to do is actually drink the stuff.

And maybe charge your neighbors $5 a mug.

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With gangbusters start, a Portland-honed cold brew-making 'keg' raises $100K

June 05, 2019

The latest project from makers of a popular mini keg-like beer growler option has blasted through an ambitious Kickstarter goal on its first day. The uKeg Nitro, from GrowlerWerks, raised nearly $120,000 as of 3:45 p.m. Wednesday. The effort, which revolves around a cold brew coffee maker that can dispense the beverage in "nitro," or foamy and carbonated-like form, had originally sought to raise $75,000.
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THE BEST CAMPING GEAR TO JUMP-START YOUR OUTDOOR ADVENTURES

May 25, 2019

Memorial Day is set aside to commemorate our armed forces, but it's also the official start to summer. This weekend, millions of Americans will dust off their camp chairs, stuff coolers with brews, and prep their canine companions to reacquaint themselves with the great outdoors. Just like you, we at WIRED have been testing gear all through a cold, soggy winter. Now that the weather is finally warming up, we've gathered our favorite gear picks to make sure your weekend is as sun- and fun-filled as possible.
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The Best Beer Products For National Beer Day

April 05, 2019

This Sunday, April 7th is National Beer Day and we can’t think of a better way to celebrate than with some of the best beer products. From a pressurized copper growler to personalized beer caddy to your very own in-home beer dispenser, we share must-have products for beer-lovers, ahead.
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