“No glass allowed.” It’s an all too familiar hurdle for anyone who drinks craft beer on the regular. Whether it be the beach, tailgate or children’s’ birthday party, there are plenty of places where something that could shatter into a million jagged pieces is, understandably, inappropriate.
The dilemma then becomes how to enjoy your carefully crafted beverage in a way that will not get you shunned or arrested. Solo cup? That translates to 85% foam. Brown bag it? Still technically illegal. Abstinence? Prohibition’s been over for 80+ years.
Thankfully a Philadelphia-based Kickstarter campaign is aiming to increase your options with Aegir, a line of style-specific unbreakable craft beer vessels. While there are plenty of choices out there when it comes to glass and plastic ware, the differentiator is that Aegir has combined the best facets of each to create something new.
“You can buy glass drinking vessels in whatever shape you want. You can buy plastic drinking vessels in whatever shape you want,” related Aegir’s Danny Sosa. “We found a lack of beer specific shapes in unbreakable materials.”
The goal was to come up with a non-glass vessel that would showcase a beer’s full aroma and taste in a way that would better complement higher quality beverages. The designers behind Aegir took all aspects of the beer drinking experience into account, everything from head formation to carbonation patterns. The theme being that a $10 beer deserves better than a $0.10 cup.
