Can't we just appreciate for one moment (empty or full) that these guys are timing and positioning the fall/roll of the kegs perfectly? This is probably not the only bar on their route as well.
someone said this on reddit... "The keg is airtight and the gas is pumped in when the keg is connected to the tap. You can throw the kegs around as much as you like and it wont have any negative effect on the contents. Source: I'm an Irish barman"
It's OK. I don't normally tell people how much I admire them, and I wish that I did i more. It's just hard to tell people that y'know? And before you know it, it's all too late. Anyway, I really admire, adore and look up to you in ways I never thought possible. You've opened my eyes, my thoughts, my mind. My heart is pounding fondly with reverence and homage.
Actually beer is naturally carbonated by the fermentation process. CO2 is connected to the keg to maintain pressure in order to serve the beer via the tap and keep it from losing the carbonation in the keg.
This is how we did it when i worked for Budweiser also..the kegs are about 150-170lbs full..we were dropping them from about 8 feet to concrete and they never break..doesnt effect the beer either.
While many homebrewers do add carbonation that way, the majority of actual breweries force carbonate, not by adding sugars to carb it up. Three reasons for this: 1. This results in a clearer beer and would defeat all of the work that is done to produce a visually appealing beer 2. They don't have to sit on the beer for a long period of time waiting for the sugars to be broken down 3. This would not give consistent CO2/beer as naturally carbonated beer adds alcohol with the CO2.
While it is true that it doesn't have any "negative" effects on the contents, kegs ARE under constant pressure. There isn't really a risk to the beer, but there IS a risk of a previously damaged keg exploding and injuring bystanders with shrapnel. ( I've written several papers on beer)
To the people worrying about carbonation: the kegs are shipped with flat beer and then carbonated by plugging in a CO2 supply and waiting a few days for the beer to be force carbonated. Shaking up a keg of flat beer makes no difference.
Btw the Beer in those kegs is not fizzy, when they attach the keg to the pump there is also a CO2 bottle attached to it to make the drink fizzy and cold so no harm is done to the beer here.
those kegs will probably not be used for 6-12 hours at the minimum, besides dont you think those kegs might of gotten a little foamy from the drive to the pub?
Doesn't shaking it up like that make the beer all foam when you serve it? I worked in a pub one summer and I was warned like heck about about not shaking up the kegs when I was switching the beer taps.
Don't mean to piss all over your bonfire but as some people have already pointed out this is just how kegs are unloaded. I'm actually yet to see it done any other way simply because the size and weight of the barrel means they have to be dropped because otherwise you'd slip a disk trying to lift it off of the truck. The angle he rolls em at is pretty neat though.
You must not have been at that bar long! Haha. Kegs are shaken all day, after transport they need to settle in the fridge for 24 - 48 hours before being tapped. The more you know!
Aha! So if I shook the kegs when the taps were being switched and the inside of the keg has contact with air that's when that foam problem would appear. Now I get it.
If they parked the truck closer to the curb, they would have to lift each barrel off of the back, instead of the less labor intensive method of dropping and rolling them.
Nah, it's the most common way to unload a keg. How do you think they get all these 60 kilogram kegs in the cellar? They just let it drop through a hole from street level into the pub's cellar. It's really not bad for the beer, luckily.
there is no fizz in the keg, its flat liquid, the CO2 is added in the pub later..you could bounce that keg off the ground all day if you wanted, then hook it up to the gas and the tap and get wasted...fizz and all
not that it matters though, the CO2 cannot escape, as long as it has a chance to resettle it will be fine, exactly why your sodas are not flat after being manhandled through the shipping process, i've hauled coke before, believe me it gets shaken....a LOT. Source: I'm a truck driver.
1. They aren't American... Dublin. I know DocEvil is saying there are many Dublin's in the US, but that's like saying there's a London in Canada. It's true, but your mind should be thinking of the Irish capital. 2. The video features 3 kegs, but that's what they do all day. I've worked with heavy boxes, and my back was wrecked after a long day. It's not just the weight, but the constant repetition. The method's unorthodox, but it gets the job done quick.
you do know that if you take a keg that has been shaken all you will get out of it is head (thats the foam on top of a pint) right? To be honest head is disgusting when there is no beer near it.
Can't we just appreciate for one moment (empty or full) that these guys are timing and positioning the fall/roll of the kegs perfectly? This is probably not the only bar on their route as well.
someone said this on reddit... "The keg is airtight and the gas is pumped in when the keg is connected to the tap. You can throw the kegs around as much as you like and it wont have any negative effect on the contents. Source: I'm an Irish barman"
It's OK. I don't normally tell people how much I admire them, and I wish that I did i more. It's just hard to tell people that y'know? And before you know it, it's all too late. Anyway, I really admire, adore and look up to you in ways I never thought possible. You've opened my eyes, my thoughts, my mind. My heart is pounding fondly with reverence and homage.
This popped up in my recommended 8 years later...wow.
This is literally how you drop a keg from a truck
Actually beer is naturally carbonated by the fermentation process. CO2 is connected to the keg to maintain pressure in order to serve the beer via the tap and keep it from losing the carbonation in the keg.
These kegs are full man, I also do this for a living. I work for Guinness
This is how we did it when i worked for Budweiser also..the kegs are about 150-170lbs full..we were dropping them from about 8 feet to concrete and they never break..doesnt effect the beer either.
This reminds me of a 5 year old dumping cans of soup from the pantry to get to the marshmallows.
While many homebrewers do add carbonation that way, the majority of actual breweries force carbonate, not by adding sugars to carb it up. Three reasons for this: 1. This results in a clearer beer and would defeat all of the work that is done to produce a visually appealing beer 2. They don't have to sit on the beer for a long period of time waiting for the sugars to be broken down 3. This would not give consistent CO2/beer as naturally carbonated beer adds alcohol with the CO2.
While it is true that it doesn't have any "negative" effects on the contents, kegs ARE under constant pressure. There isn't really a risk to the beer, but there IS a risk of a previously damaged keg exploding and injuring bystanders with shrapnel. ( I've written several papers on beer)
For how hard that ground is and how lightly the kegs are hitting (it could be a lot worse), nothing bad will happen to the ground for awhile.
Ireland hasn't come that far just yet. They're convinced the pillow method is best.
To the people worrying about carbonation: the kegs are shipped with flat beer and then carbonated by plugging in a CO2 supply and waiting a few days for the beer to be force carbonated. Shaking up a keg of flat beer makes no difference.
Btw the Beer in those kegs is not fizzy, when they attach the keg to the pump there is also a CO2 bottle attached to it to make the drink fizzy and cold so no harm is done to the beer here.
I worked with those guys in 2007:) I hope you remember Shrek ;)
those kegs will probably not be used for 6-12 hours at the minimum, besides dont you think those kegs might of gotten a little foamy from the drive to the pub?
Doesn't shaking it up like that make the beer all foam when you serve it? I worked in a pub one summer and I was warned like heck about about not shaking up the kegs when I was switching the beer taps.
Don't mean to piss all over your bonfire but as some people have already pointed out this is just how kegs are unloaded. I'm actually yet to see it done any other way simply because the size and weight of the barrel means they have to be dropped because otherwise you'd slip a disk trying to lift it off of the truck. The angle he rolls em at is pretty neat though.
You must not have been at that bar long! Haha. Kegs are shaken all day, after transport they need to settle in the fridge for 24 - 48 hours before being tapped. The more you know!
some say he's still unloading the same truck to this day
To be fair, this is probably why my pints are always flat.
Aww, they're too drunk to implement a ramp. How cute.
Those kegs roll and sound like they're mostly empty.
One rule for life "if it looks stupid, but works, it isn't stupid"
Yea, definitely NOT empty, they would've bounced like crazy if they were.
Those things are airtight so it makes no difference. The head comes when pouring and mixing with air.
They do hang four leaf clovers everywhere if we're going to be technical
Temple bar square in Dublin Ireland, the pub he's unloading the kegs to is the Quays.
Obviously we're talking about the famous and well known Dublin, Texas.
I thought the solved the problem by drinking all of the beer in the Keg and then giving it to the pub!
I assume that will not cause any damage to the beer in anyway right?
You're really cool and I envy you a lot.
Well I don't know why that guy was so pissed but these are actually not empty.
It is very hard to tell, but I am inclined to believe that they are full kegs.
Aha! So if I shook the kegs when the taps were being switched and the inside of the keg has contact with air that's when that foam problem would appear. Now I get it.
If 007 drank beer, shaken not stirred.
So this is why they always say 'Guinness tastes better in Ireland"
19 cities are named Dublin in the US
But they bounce like they defy gravity, which liquid filled containers always do.
So no, they're not empty.
LOL, that's awesome.
actually there is one in the Bay Area, but I'm sure video is of Ireland
I do believe there is a town in America called Dublin. It might be a street....
I wonder why the man in the black sweater turned around at 12 seconds into the video?
They're 50L kegs. Keg itself weighs about 11 kg. 61kg total...fucken heavy. everywhere i've worked unloads kegs like this.
I'm. An American and if you ask me this is pretty darn smart
there is no gas in kegs, it gets added when you connect it to the tab, so no foam :)
If they parked the truck closer to the curb, they would have to lift each barrel off of the back, instead of the less labor intensive method of dropping and rolling them.
God I miss Ireland.
Nah, it's the most common way to unload a keg. How do you think they get all these 60 kilogram kegs in the cellar? They just let it drop through a hole from street level into the pub's cellar. It's really not bad for the beer, luckily.
I don't even...this is how pretty much all full kegs are taken off trucks.
I'd be happy to lighten those heavy kegs for them by drinking a few pints from each.
or have license plates similar to the one you see in the beginning of the video?
@MiscreantMole DownInTheHole Those are definitely not empty. I have done my time delivering for budweiser.
Does the Dublin in California hang Irish flags, drive on the left side of the road, and have cobblestone sidewalks?
there is no fizz in the keg, its flat liquid, the CO2 is added in the pub later..you could bounce that keg off the ground all day if you wanted, then hook it up to the gas and the tap and get wasted...fizz and all
lol it's on the wrong side of the road. there's an irish flag there and cobblestone type streets and your guess is America.
not that it matters though, the CO2 cannot escape, as long as it has a chance to resettle it will be fine, exactly why your sodas are not flat after being manhandled through the shipping process, i've hauled coke before, believe me it gets shaken....a LOT. Source: I'm a truck driver.
GUYS I DELIVER EMPTY KEGS ALL OF THE TIME AND THEY ARE VERY HEAVY.
wat r they DOOOIIINGGG!!!!!!!!!
pretty easy to see they arent empty. anyone who ever lifted one can see.
OMG WHY!? That poor delicious beer!
1. They aren't American... Dublin. I know DocEvil is saying there are many Dublin's in the US, but that's like saying there's a London in Canada. It's true, but your mind should be thinking of the Irish capital. 2. The video features 3 kegs, but that's what they do all day. I've worked with heavy boxes, and my back was wrecked after a long day. It's not just the weight, but the constant repetition. The method's unorthodox, but it gets the job done quick.
"What are they doing "
you do know that if you take a keg that has been shaken all you will get out of it is head (thats the foam on top of a pint) right? To be honest head is disgusting when there is no beer near it.
Welp, I bet you feel all kinds of silly, now. :P
Ha Ha no way!! this is actually my job!!, That is exactly how we do it. Only difference is I work for Guinness, these chaps are Heineken.
Other then dinting the Kegs, but that is why they have the over hang.
It's just a video of everyday life which happens to be in Dublin and about kegs. Calm down :)
It's the Donkey Kong Keg Unloading Co., Inc.
Because parking line is on the right side.
it's also really fucking heavy. those things are usually about 20L? Thats 20kg, now go move 100 a day.
Also, the obvious thingy.
why do they need a ramp? it works doesn't it without one..
Cheers.
Kegs are heavy, you try carrying hundreds of them a week and see how your back ends up...
Why do I have a feeling of thirst.
Why did the guy walking up the street in the video just freak out and turn the other way?
does nothin to the beer. this is done throughout ireland every single day..
Sounds about right yeah
1) Dublin, Ireland.
2) Each of those kegs weigh 70Kgs or nearly 160 lbs each. No one in their right mind carries them.
Most definitely not empty
How much does a keg weight?
I don't think you realize how heavy kegs are.
I hope you like foamy beer.
good for you
when have you ever carried anything over 100lbs?
They are empty, and delivering them back to the brewer, I live down the street. you pissed bro?
There's a Dublin, Ohio too.
BWAHAHAHAHAH 10/10
ah the lazy way... my way :)
huh and then people wonder why theyre foamy and also cant they explode from blunt force like that?
Ahora que descargen el gas butan asin tambien xDD
Aver quien es el guapo que se atreve hahaha
YES
IT DOES
Is there a Dublin Ireland in Texas?
i promise you could not lift one of those.
were not all like that. they're just trolls
ryan giggs?
*Correcting. Capital letters start sentences.
Dublin, Ireland, Europe.
What are you doing?