Tackle any problematic bottle or can with ease using the Yeti Tarpon Beverage Entry Tool ($7). Made from forged stainless steel, this circular tool includes a twist-off wrench, church key, and can tab opener, meaning you should be able to open any drink you need access to — unless, you're drinking wine, in which case you probably have a more civilized tool available anyway.
Let your fellow drunks know you mean business by popping the top on your next brew with the Steel Bottle Opener ($50). Manually machined from cold formed steel, each opener is hand-stamped with the production number, and then finished in a dark gun blue before receiving a coat of wax to keep rust away. A tanned leather strap provides the finishing touch on this sturdy drinking companion.
Get your favorite local brew home safely in a Sprocket Growler ($65). Made in Portland, these hand slip-cast stoneware growlers will keep all 64 ounces of goodness cool for your entire trip, and feature ceramic flip-tops with a rubber seal, just like a pint of Grolsch.
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Johnnie Walker Blue Label is known as an elegant drink for sophisticated men... and as such, it deserves an equally elegant bar. The Porsche Design Johnnie Walker Private Bar (£100,000, roughly $155,000) delivers in spades, standing over six feet tall with a brushed stainless steel exterior and interior appointed with more stainless steel, Australian lace wood, and natural shagreen leather, a motion-activated opening sequence, a magnum of cask-strength Blue Label, two regular bottles of Blue Label, and a hidden chilled compartment that rises out of the bar to reveal a bespoke crystal ice bucket, stainless steel tongs, four further crystal glasses and a crystal jug of iced water. If that's a bit too rich for you, there's also The Cube (£240, roughly $370) and The Chiller (£490, roughly $755), which offer similar brushed stainless steel and leather construction, but hold only one bottle a piece, have lids that double as ice buckets, and, in the latter case, hold a few drinking glasses, as well.
Behold the awesome old school goodness of these vintage-printed, buttery-soft Homage T-Shirts. They turn back the clock with shout outs to eclectic moments and personalities in sports, music, politics and popular culture. From Bruce Lee to Larry Bird, the tees tell stories of triumph, individualism and hustle. Pay Homage.
For real beer drinkers, the best bottle openers aren't the fancy, futuristic tools you'll find in pristine kitchens — instead, they're the ones that looks like they've been used for years, potentially cobbled together by a vagrant. This Bike Fork Bottle Opener ($20) fits the latter description. Crafted from a repurposed bike fork drop out and sporting a handle wrapped in paracord, all it's missing is the vague smell of urine. [Scouted by Evan]
If you're drinking meticulously-aged scotch but diluting it down by using traditional ice cubes, you're doing it wrong. The Cirrus Ice Ball Press ($800) chills your favorite high-end hooch in the most delicate way possible, using its single oversized sphere shape to minimize surface area and therefore the water that makes its way into your drink. Simply set a chunk of ice between the two halves, place the top half on the guide rails, and let gravity do its thing — in about a minute you'll have a perfect 2.75-inch diameter ice ball with which you can chill your drinks and amaze your guests.
You know those emergency first aid boxes you see in certain places? Well, the Emergency Cocktail Station ($850) is kinda like that, only for those times when you really need a drink. Boss just fire you over the phone? No problem. Lose your car keys? Here to help. Girlfriend dump you via text? Well, maybe it can't fix everything, but with room for multiple bottles, glassware, and bar tools, it can certainly try.
Looking to keep your beer stash cold -- we're not talking silly label on a can cold, but nearly freezing the refreshing beverages inside cold? The Cold Cavern Beer Froster ($900) is a spectacular way to do so. Based on a gorgeous stainless steel Summit freezer, the Beer Froster adds a thermostat to let you ensure that up to 120+ of your favorite beers stay at the arctic temperature of 24ºF, or right on the edge of freezing and exploding all over the place.
We like high end knives, and we love good wine. Both those interests have converged in the Code 38 Stealth Pro Wine Knife ($410). Featuring a variety of textures, vaporized titanium-based finishes, a grooved precision spiral, bottle opener, and foil-slicing blade, it's certainly not the cheapest bar tool we've seen, but it is one of the most stylish.
Move the party from inside to the great outdoors with ease thanks to the Alpina Mobile Beer Bar ($11,000). Mounted on four sturdy wheels, the stylish bar can be carted anywhere you need, and thanks to a specially-designed refrigeration system, it will keep your keg at its ideal temperature for hours without needing an electric current, so you can use it wherever you'd like. Other features include changeable side tops with an optional 31,000 BTU cooking top, 8Kg of ice storage, a gas cylinder compartment which can be used to house a spare keg if the cook top isn't in place, and an integrated tap system with compressor, CO2 cylinder, drip tray, and tap.
Carry your beer with brewmaster-like care in The Bräuler ($TBA). This virtually indestructible, lifetime-guaranteed growler is made from shatter-, chip-, and crack-proof food grade stainless steel, and features a wide, 1.75-inch mouth, a deep-thread cap to hold carbonation and freshness longer, a light-proof enclosure to keep away skunkiness, and a machined exterior collar that's compatible with multiple accessories, include a basic cap, handle, bail top, and even a CO2-chargeable draft cap system. Be careful when you take it to your local micro brewery for fill up — you might not get it back.
If Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor was moonlighting as a sommelier, there's no doubt he would have come up with something like the Bosch IXO Vino (£40; roughly $65). Combining a cordless screwdriver with a corkscrew adapter, the IXO Vino can open bottles of wine as easily as it puts together IKEA furniture, and has an integrated LED light so you don't miss the bottle when operating in darkened cellars.