Alternatives to share beer

[Who is John Malt?]

I was looking into alternatives for sharing beer with brewing friends. There are the Party Pigs, 1.5l minikegs, Tap-A-Draft, and ???

What is the best system? What are the benefits/shorcomings of these? What other methods are available? Maintaining both freshness and carbonation levels are paramount.

[Lars]

There are these things that are like the ultimate beer containers. They are made up of glass and come in a bunch of different sizes. Most people call them "BOTTLES" But you can call them what you like.





Oh yeah, I tend to prefer the half gallon bottles aka growlers.

[JMUBrew]

There are also the 2.5 gallon kegs. Those work well for taking a larger amount of beer in a smaller amount of space You could always take just one in a smaller cooler with a tap system. Barleypopmaker I think has a setup like that on his website.

[Thirsty Mallard]

What is this "sharing" you speak of?

[Speyedr]

There are also the 2.5 gallon kegs. Those work well for taking a larger amount of beer in a smaller amount of space You could always take just one in a smaller cooler with a tap system. Barleypopmaker I think has a setup like that on his website.

I use one to take beer to Poker night, when it's not at my house. My freeloadin', non-brewin' friends seem to like it enough.

[bub]

Also Growlers and 2L soda bottles with a carbonator cap
BUB

[DannyW]

I built a couple of these 3L soda bottle minikegs. fits in an insulated shoulder bag for easy toting.

http://home.swbell.net/bufkin/cheap_3_liter_kegs.htm

[Speyedr]

That's cool..... The inventiveness of this community never ceases to amaze..