The Shopping Block

Duff Beer, our favorite fictitious brew enjoyed by our favorite fictitious Simpson’s character, is making the rounds in several bars in Latin America. Duff is apparently available in Mexico, Argentina, Colombia and Chile.

Right off the bat, I’d say having my own personal beer counter is a double-edged sword. I’d like to know how many beers I’ve had, but on the other more realistic hand, I would not like to know. Either way, BeerStat can tell me.

It’s hot in that dragon’s lair… wouldn’t it be great if you could stop for a cold one after that episodic quest there and back again?

Yeah, it’s fun to drop your shot glass into a pint glass as you hoist it up into the air to pound down… but how about an elegant way to drink your Jager bombs? These special shot glasses may be the answer.

The iPhone Bottle and Can Opener Case for iPhone 4 and IPhone 3GS. It has a built in stainless steel bottle opener and can tab that is made of a hard-shell ABS plastic.

Don’t you hate waiting hours on end in your blind or tree stand, only to have that trophy buck spot your shiny beer can from 20 yards out? Don’t let another 8-pointer get away with this self-proclaimed “Redneck” camouflage 6-pack beer holster.

Jell-o shots too weak? Tired of non-alcoholic hot chocolate? Want to make your Irish coffee even more Irish? Top them all off with Whipped Lightning.

Got a home bar or know somebody that does? This brushed aluminum Soda Siphon may be just the thing to take mixed drinks to the next level.

Boston Beer is launching a champagne-like brew later this month to prove that beer can be worthy of a New Year’s toast. The limited run beer, called Infinium, will be sold in 750-ml bottles with foil-covered cork tops, like champagne.

Only minutes after posting about the future of beer and the robots that will serve us, I got an email from ThinkGeek about their BeerBot Bottle Opening Shirt. Ah, robots… is there anything you won’t be able to do?

Windy City Glass are purveyors of some unique glassware. They sell 6 packs (or fewer) of Recycled Beer Bottle Drinking Glasses, including brands like Grolsh, Fat Tire, Rolling Rock, Heineken and Mickey’s.

Polluted Glasses are 10 oz. glasses shaped like a 55-gallon barrels with etched radioactive signs on them.

The Brewzer Keychain Pocket Tool from PocketToolX may be the only keychain bottle opener that you will ever need. It is made out of high-grade, long-lasting, hardened stainless steel and has a slick beer bottle shaped hole to clip it on your keyring.

Another integration of technology into our everyday bottle openers… this time, for the geeks. The Popdrive Bottle Opener has an integrated 1 GB thumb drive.

I can’t tell you how often I kick back to watch a movie with a tall, cold bottle of beer, power up the home theater, and… crap… no bottle opener. Oh, how I wish my remote control had a bottle opener in it.