We’ve featured and used many different ways to sneak alcohol into a game. And a flask is our usual modus operandi these days. However there was a time that I favored using miniature liquor bottles. The downside is that you have to make a special trip to the liquor store and buy them at a premium. And getting them inside the stadium can be tricky depending on how many you are taking. The plus side is that you know how much your pouring, and you have the freedom to take different liquors to the same game. Here to help with the carrying in part of the process is the The Bootlegger. This elastic sleeve fits six minis and will secure to your leg underneath your clothes. I haven’t seen this product in person, so I can’t speak to the variety of widths it will fit, or how snug and secure it fits. At $10, plus the repeated cost of buying miniatures, it’s a bit more expensive than a flask.
Life is full of tough decisions for us lazy people. Do we go to the trouble or rolling our own hamburger patties or just pay extra for the pre-made ones at the store? You can control the size, add an egg, and really make a great burger. You also have to put those patties in a container with wax paper, and transport them to the tailgate. The pre-made ones are so wide and thin that they never turn out right. Somewhere in the middle is the adjustable burger press from Williams-Sonoma. It’s not a super bargain at $36 but I’m going to award bonus points for the chance that you could add it to a wedding registry. The press comes with markings to create either 1/4 or 1/2 pound burgers and is made of aluminum with a non-stick finish.
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I’ve wondered aloud for at least five years why no one made koozies for 40 ounce bottles. If I had the inventor’s spirit (instead of a mediocre blog spirit) I would have produced them myself. However, there are much more motivated people in the world like BoozinGear.com who have figured how to make such things. They were kind enough to send me a sample of the 40oz Koozie and I was willing enough to go pick up a 40 oz. of High Life on a Thursday night for the sake of science.
The first thing you’ll notice is that the koozie is made to look like a krinkled brown paper bag. Hobo chic if you will.
“Let me show you Derelicte. It is a fashion, a way of life inspired by the very homeless, the vagrants, the crack whores that make this wonderful city so unique.” -Mugatu
So that feature might bring some oohs and ahhs at some sort of theme party. However, the standard features are what make this koozie worth buying. I found that my beer stayed sufficiently cold for roughly forty minutes. So as long as you keep up your standard power hour pace, you’re in the clear. The second feature is the handle sewn onto the side. Now you can feel free to gesture wildly without the fear of sending an Olde English into someone’s cranium. Unless that’s your thing.
So between the novelty (brown bag design), function (keeps your beer cold) and the comfort (handle really does make a difference) I’m going to have to give the 40 Ounce Koozie the Drunken Tailgate approval. I do not have as a favorable review for that Champagne of Beers 40oz.
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Do you have a penchant for cycling and hard liquor? Me too! If you need a nip at stoplights on your way to the tailgate you can use this nifty bicycle mounted flask by Surly.
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The fine folks at Recycle-A-Flask were kind enough to send me over a sample of their product. In order to fulfill my duties as a reviewer, I filled the flask up with bourbon and took it for a test drive at a spring game. Sometimes you gotta take one for the team.
So what separates this flask from the others? For starters, it’s made from recyclable plastic for the more environmentally conscious alcoholic. But that also means that it can be tossed in a recycling bin, will make it through a metal detector, is lightweight, and affordable. These bad boys will only set you back about $2 so it’s not an issue if you need to trash it when it’s empty. The Recycle-A-Flask comes with a funnel and holds five fluid ounces, bridging the gap between sneaking in miniatures or an 8-12oz flask. Personally, my main goal for sneaking in liquor is to prevent the hangover and yelling induced headache that inevitably emerges in the second half. With it’s small size and black plastic, this flask more closely resembles a Blackberry than a shiny metal reminder that you are skirting the rules. I confidently brandished mine with a cop about 7 rows below me in a fairly empty stadium. Now for the real genius of this flask, the clear plastic viewing window on one side allows you to see how much liquor is left. This cuts down on over pours and unknowingly running out.
If you local liquor store isn’t carrying these yet, you can buy standard or personalized versions online at FunFlasks.com. If you check out their Facebook Fan Page you may be able to get one for free. This nifty little flask is easy to use when full and less cumbersome in your pocket when you’re done. The Drunken Tailgate approves.
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