OT: Two guys and a keg

[Maple Leafs]

It's good to have goals. For these two guys, the goal is to drink an entire keg in one weekend. Godspeed, lads.

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[Franklinnoble]

How much beer is in a keg, anyway? Is it a full-size keg, or one of those mini-kegs? What kind of beer?

[cthomer5000]

What's in a Keg?

Gallons:
15.5

Ounces:
1984

Cases:
6.9

12 Packs
13.8

40oz
50

Beers (12oz):
165

Keg Cups (10oz):
198 ($0.30/cup)

Calories:
18,187

Ounces of C2H5OH:
97oz/keg (4.9%)

Carbohydrates:
528

$ per oz:
$0.03

[VPI97]

It's not that tough.

[cthomer5000]

How much beer is in a keg, anyway? Is it a full-size keg, or one of those mini-kegs? What kind of beer?

Natty Light. They're talking about a standard keg (which is technically a 1/2 keg... in this day and age, there is no such thing as a full keg - they aren't sold or used anymore).

[VPI97]

Natty Light.I retract my previous statement...swallowing one mouthful of this swill is tough enough. I think a whole keg of this stuff would ruin your sense of taste forever.

[cthomer5000]

I retract my previous statement...swallowing one mouthful of this swill is tough enough. I think a whole keg of this stuff would ruin your sense of taste forever.

It certainly increases the degree of difficulty. If it was Natty Ice I would declare this a suicide mission.

[Maple Leafs]

It's not that tough.They say it works out to one beer per hour for three straight days (including sleeping time).

[Balldog]

This is weak, Two guys and a keg in one day might be something though.

[Desnudo]

One guy, a funnel, and a whisky cask would be something.

[Maple Leafs]

This is weak, Two guys and a keg in one day might be something though.Damn. You guys are better drinkers than me.

These guys are going to drink a case of beer each, every day for three days, and find a way to work in a twelver as well somewhere. That's not impossible, but I don't think it's exactly weak.

Wait, are you Jeff Garcia?

[albionmoonlight]

They should have somehow incorporated bathroom trips into the challenge. Have to take a shot of whiskey for every trip or something.

[Draft Dodger]

my goal when I was a young lad was to finish a 12-pack in 1 hour.
I think I managed 10, which was more than enough.

[korme]

Not. that. hard.

If you consider drinking all day, you start off by downing say 5, and then start to take it easy. A beer an hour and it will never catch up to you. Except being tired.

[Maple Leafs]

If you consider drinking all day, you start off by downing say 5, and then start to take it easy. A beer an hour and it will never catch up to you. Except being tired.No offense, but... have you ever actually tried that? For more than, say, 12 hours?

[Ksyrup]

This conversation reminds me of the Seinfeld where Kramer decides he's only going to sleep 20 minutes every 3 hours so he can stay up all night.

[korme]

No offense, but... have you ever actually tried that? For more than, say, 12 hours?

None taken. As I have now sat here and thought about it and even talking to my friend to think if it is possible, I still think that it is, but I could not do it. I could do it for a day, but 84 hours is a long time, even though 1 beer per hour doesn't seem too daunting.

[korme]

The funnest part of kegs is kegstands, though. Makes the first few beers go down quite easy.

[Maple Leafs]

None taken. As I have now sat here and thought about it and even talking to my friend to think if it is possible, I still think that it is, but I could not do it. I could do it for a day, but 84 hours is a long time, even though 1 beer per hour doesn't seem too daunting.Yeah, it's the timespan that's impressive, not the amount. We've all had our evenings where we've had way more than one beer an hour. But to go for three days without stopping is... well, impressive isn't the word, but interesting.

P.S. Especially since one of the guys is just 5'9 and 155 lbs.

[cthomer5000]

None taken. As I have now sat here and thought about it and even talking to my friend to think if it is possible, I still think that it is, but I could not do it. I could do it for a day, but 84 hours is a long time, even though 1 beer per hour doesn't seem too daunting.

Let's assume these guys get 6 hours of sleep Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night. If they're trying to finish by midnight on Sunday, that gives them 60 hours each (assuming a 6pm Thursday start).

There are 165 beers. 82.5 per guy.
That's 1.375 per hour, per guy.

It won't be easy- but I think it can be done.

[Desnudo]

Let's assume these guys get 6 hours of sleep Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night. If they're trying to finish by midnight on Sunday, that gives them 60 hours each (assuming a 6pm Thursday start).

There are 165 beers. 82.5 per guy.
That's 1.375 per hour, per guy.

It won't be easy- but I think it can be done.

I think it gets done every day in Las Vegas and New Orleans.

[corbes]

Yeah, it's the timespan that's impressive, not the amount. We've all had our evenings where we've had way more than one beer an hour. But to go for three days without stopping is... well, impressive isn't the word, but interesting.

P.S. Especially since one of the guys is just 5'9 and 155 lbs.

This is taken from the webpage, in refernce to the 5'9" guy.

"Spent an entire semester wasted (64 straight days, took a week off for test and then finished strong). "

[GoldenEagle]

Ok...if its $.03 per ounce of beer in the keg and 1,984 ounces of berr in the keg, that means they spent $60 on the keg.

If I have a house and can have parties and get say two kegs for $120 then charger $5 at the door and 100 people come - then I am raking in some nice cash.

[cthomer5000]

dola. Me and my roomate had a marathon drinking session after a party the evening before once. I would say we were drinking at about a 1.5 per hour pace. (We did this all day while watching football/playing video games).

After about 6 hours, we agreed that we basically couldn't taste the beer anymore. After about 10 hours, we didn't really feel drunk anymore - just incredibly tired. I think these guys will really hit the wall on day 3 - it will be pretty hard to pull off.

Also, size matters. That small guy probably can't metabolize at a 1.375 per hour rate - while someone at 220 or 250 could.

[Desnudo]

It's all about conditioning. If that guy spent 64 days straight drunk, then this is no problem.

[cthomer5000]

Ok...if its $.03 per ounce of beer in the keg and 1,984 ounces of berr in the keg, that means they spent $60 on the keg.

If I have a house and can have parties and get say two kegs for $120 then charger $5 at the door and 100 people come - then I am raking in some nice cash.

Exactly. And now we all understand why bars are rolling in dough.

We used to have 4 keg parties at my apartment, and charge just 1 dollar. Usually we'd get plenty of people (100+), and enough people willing to throw us more than the ridiculously low $1 to cover things. Having a party shouldn't really be about making a profit, IMHO.

[korme]

100 people is a large number. A 'big' party consists of probably atleast 20-30 people, so say 25 come, that is $125, you make $5 bucks, probably some more.

Just watch out for the guys who say they aren't drinking before they swipe some cups from your keg. :)

All hypothetical, I know.

[korme]

100+ in an apartment? Ok, maybe Milford is just too boring for $100 people, or you throw in that it is High School, or I don't know.

[Desnudo]

Anyone who isn't drinking at a keg party should be penned in a fenced off area so as not to distract everyone else.

[cthomer5000]

100 people is a large number. A 'big' party consists of probably atleast 20-30 people, so say 25 come, that is $125, you make $5 bucks, probably some more.

Just watch out for the guys who say they aren't drinking before they swipe some cups from your keg. :)

All hypothetical, I know.

We (housemates) took turns taking in money. We held the cups. No pay, no drinky. We even had soda and shit for the straight-edge people (one of our housemates was as well). Our apartment was seriously quite legendary by the last semester.

anyway.. update! the guys are ahead of the pace I set.
http://www.metalbite.com/twoguys/twoguysandakeg_updates.htm

Also. Public Service Announcment: Refrigerate the tap for a while before tapping the keg. This severly reduces the amount of foaming (which tragically leads to wasted beer). If you're in a hurry, stick the tap in the freezer for a few minutes. Otherwise, give the tap 1-2 hours before tapping. It also gives the keg time to settle (and cool on ice). Friens may look at you weird at first or think you are full of shit. You will prove them wrong and look like a beer genius. Trust me on this.

[cthomer5000]

100+ in an apartment? Ok, maybe Milford is just too boring for $100 people, or you throw in that it is High School, or I don't know.

apartment+basement. We cleaned out the basement, had a working bathroom down there (shady, but working) and bult a beer-pong table in a sepearate (really small) room. It was the perfect party house. We also had 1 deaf neighbor, 1 set of neighbors our age, and were across the street from a (horrible) bar. I think the fact that the bar was there must have saved us from many noise violations. I think people always assumed any noise was coming from there, or the police did and wouldn't respond to calls about our house.

[korme]

We (housemates) took turns taking in money. We held the cups. No pay, no drinky. We even had soda and shit for the straight-edge people (one of our housemates was as well). Our apartment was seriously quite legendary by the last semester.

Good deal. One of my good friends had a kegger, a rareity for Milford, and he handled it well. Sat next to the cups, asked for money, got the money, passed out one cup. And a warning of: don't lose this.

[Vince]

Yeah, this is a tough challenge. Two weeks ago, my buddy Dan came down to visit, and I tried to organize a sloshball game. Natty Light was the beer of choice (can't beat $45.99 for a keg), and we were all set. Except no one showed up except my ex-girlfriend (5'4", about 100 pounds). So there was me (5'10", 190), Dan (6'2", 240), Nicole and a keg of Natty Light. We attacked it with a vengeance at 2 PM (an hour after the game was supposed to start), and with guest appearances from about 3 friends of ours (couple beers each) managed to take out more than half the keg by 2 AM. We figured we'd each had at least 30 beers each. It was epic...not sure we could have continued the following days, though.

[Vince]

Dola - if you're collecting money, beware...cops get wind of it, you can get nailed for selling alcohol to minors. Not sure how the rules work in other states, but here in CA that's a major no-no.

[mckerney]

Natty Light was the beer of choice (can't beat $45.99 for a keg)

I think Icehouse is a little cheaper, at least where I work.

[korme]

I do not Michelob Light. Both times I have drank out of a keg for a full night, that is what it was. I could only stand it because it was out of a tap, and just tastes that much better. I have a struggle drinking bottled Michelob.

[Vince]

Icehouse is the same price...you can get either Icehouse, Natty Light or Milwaukee's Beast for cheap. What's cool is being here in Isla Vista, there are like 5 or 6 different liqour stores within walking distance, so you can just bounce to whoever's got the best deal for the weekend.

[cthomer5000]

I do not Michelob Light. Both times I have drank out of a keg for a full night, that is what it was. I could only stand it because it was out of a tap, and just tastes that much better. I have a struggle drinking bottled Michelob.

Some beers really vary in taste depending on how they are served. Rolling Rock is stomachable in a bottle, and absolute shit out of the keg - completely horrible.

Red Dog (don't laugh) used to be the house favorite... we found it surprisingly decent out of the keg. Natty light just tastes like water no matter how it's served. With a keg, you really have to just take the lowest priced beer that doesn't make you want to puke.

[tucker342]

Good deal. One of my good friends had a kegger, a rareity for Milford, and he handled it well. Sat next to the cups, asked for money, got the money, passed out one cup. And a warning of: don't lose this.

One of my friends had a kegger. He did the exact same thing... but he had two kegs instead of one...

The party was epic... for the 2 hours that it was actually going, then the cops showed up....:(

[tucker342]

dola-

That's pretty damn impressive, well maybe not impressive... okay ya it's impressive...

I would hate to be their liver...:D

[mckerney]

I do not Michelob Light. Both times I have drank out of a keg for a full night, that is what it was. I could only stand it because it was out of a tap, and just tastes that much better. I have a struggle drinking bottled Michelob.

I've got a case of Mich Golden Light right now and I must say that I'm enjoying it.

[mckerney]

Dola:

After watching a friend of mine go through Leine's Honey Weiss earlier today I don't think this challenge is hard enough.

[Glengoyne]

When I was in college my room mate and I were afraid we were alchoholics. We had another drunken friend over one afternoon, probably a Tuesday, and the three of us pounded 2 cases and a 6 pack in three hours. That included a trip to the corner liquor store to buy a third case. We had big ambitions, but just couldn't follow through. I was enough of a drinker then that I drove(oh my God, I can't believe I actually drove in that condition) to work that evening. I worked at night in a bank, so typically there would be no one else there. My boss, and a V.P. picked that night to work late. I managed to not even get a reprimand, but I know I reaked of beer.

Let me think that was 54/3 ... 18 beers each. Wow I wouldn't have put as big a dent into that keg as I thought I could have.

Now I am a complete light weight. More than two beers in a night, and I know about it the next day.

[woodfeld]

You guys and your paying to drink parties. When I went to the University of Michigan, you never paid for a keg cup at parties. It was kind of the rule that if you had a party, you just didn't charge. I guess people kind of figured it evened itself out when you hosted a party. It can get pricey though if you have a big party, we went through 3 kegs on Halloween once, and some friends of mine threw a huge St. Patty's day party where they went through 9 freakin kegs! Of course, they started drinking at like 10 am, they had gone through 2 1/2 kegs amongst the 20-30 people that were there the whole time before the "party" actually began that night. But the ultimate test of stomach endurance was a race my friends had the year after I graduated and thus I wasn't in attendance for. They called it the Crave Case Race, in which there were 3 teams of 3 people, and they each had to finish a 30 pack of beast and a crave case (30) of White Castle hamburgers. This turns out to be 10 beasts and 10 "burgers" each. They had rules for the race, like if somebody on your team puked, that team sat out for like 5 minutes. They even got the corner liquor store next door to their house to sponsor it. The store gave them the 30 packs of beast for free, and they put a huge banner the store owner gave them out in front of their house announcing what was going on inside. The winning team finished in a little over an hour I believe. Needless to say though, there was much puking, including one of the guys who was a vegetarian for like 2 years before doing this. He puked a lot because of the "meat" mostly. They also ended up completely destroying their huge kitchen table. They said Beast + White Castle = Violent Rage. To this day, if you mention either White Castle or the Beast to any who participated, they will get white faced and look like they are going to get sick. Try that race on for size if you have the gumption.

[corbes]

Now I am a complete light weight. More than two beers in a night, and I know about it the next day.

I hear that. Getting older sucks.

[Draft Dodger]

When I was in college my room mate and I were afraid we were alchoholics. We had another drunken friend over one afternoon, probably a Tuesday, and the three of us pounded 2 cases and a 6 pack in three hours. That included a trip to the corner liquor store to buy a third case. We had big ambitions, but just couldn't follow through. I was enough of a drinker then that I drove(oh my God, I can't believe I actually drove in that condition) to work that evening. I worked at night in a bank, so typically there would be no one else there. My boss, and a V.P. picked that night to work late. I managed to not even get a reprimand, but I know I reaked of beer.

Let me think that was 54/3 ... 18 beers each. Wow I wouldn't have put as big a dent into that keg as I thought I could have.

Now I am a complete light weight. More than two beers in a night, and I know about it the next day.

I could have written this post (except for the working at the bank part). I used to drink like a fish until 1 or 2 am, then crash for a few hours and go to work at 6am for a 10 hour shift wrapping meat. The amount of alcohol I drank when I was younger is completely staggering, especially considering that, like you, if I have a couple beers now my body complains the next day.

I had a lot of fun (what I can remember of it)...but I'm glad those days are behind me (and that they didn't kill me)

[JeeberD]

I've got a case of Mich Golden Light right now and I must say that I'm enjoying it.

mckerney's drinking! mckerney's drinking! :D

[mckerney]

mckerney's drinking! mckerney's drinking! :D

Well, the Mich Golden is between shots of Blue 100 and some Captain and Coke.

[JeeberD]

My boy is all grown up... :)

Hmm, if I had some milk I would make myself some white russians right now. Maybe I should try a black russian instead? Or else I could just make myself a vodka martini. Mmmmm....vodka.

[Pumpy Tudors]

Just to show another side of things, this entire thread is completely foreign to me, as I don't drink. Thanks for making me feel like a freak, people.

[Coffee Warlord]

I've just got the genetic ability to drink ridiculous amounts of alcohol and stay sober. It sucks, really. I don't really drink professionally anymore, but even now that I'm old and supposed to lose said ability...I haven't.

Can't chug worth a damn, can't do any other 'imbibe uber amounts of booze' in short periods of time tricks, but I have the innate ability to sit, drink, drink, and drink some more without problem, until it gets to Ridiculous Levels. The bartender at one of my friend's weddings actually asked me "Why are you not dead?", once upon a time. (We got very, very, very drunk then.)

Thankfully I enjoy the taste of a good pint of Guinness, or other quality beers, much more than getting drunk. Getting drunk is too damn expensive for me, but at least I feel secure in the thought that I can still out-drink 75% of the younger folks who think they are hardcore. :)

[JeeberD]

Just to show another side of things, this entire thread is completely foreign to me, as I don't drink. Thanks for making me feel like a freak, people.
Don't worry, you can change. mckerney used to be just like you... ;)

[bbor]

WTF is Natty Lite???

Do y'all ever drink real beer?

[mckerney]

WTF is Natty Lite???

Do y'all ever drink real beer?

Natty Lite, the beer that got Larry Eustachy fired.

[JeeberD]

The beer with such a bad reputation that I've never actually drunk it. Same with Lone Star. Worst beer I've ever had is Pabst Blue Ribbon. Bleh...

[mckerney]

Worst beer I've ever had is Pabst Blue Ribbon. Bleh...

That's a beer with a reputation so bad I won't touch it. I'm shocked every time I sell it to someone.

[Maple Leafs]

WTF is Natty Lite???

Do y'all ever drink real beer?Natty Lite is available in Canada, too.

Just turn on one of the taps at any sink in your house, and there it is...

[Draft Dodger]

WTF is Natty Lite???

Do y'all ever drink real beer?

when you are 20 years old, $2.99 for a 12-pack for beer that isn't great but isn't horrible is a great, great thing.

[bbor]

Natty Lite is available in Canada, too.

Just turn on one of the taps at any sink in your house, and there it is...

LMAO:D

BTW if these guys are like me...they are gonna have the worst case ever of the runs after drinking this beer.Draft beer makes me shit through the eye of a needle.

[mckerney]

when you are 20 years old, $2.99 for a 12-pack for beer that isn't great but isn't horrible is a great, great thing.

I'd rather spend $16 for a case of Mich Golden. When it comes to beer quantity is not job one.

[JeeberD]

That's a beer with a reputation so bad I won't touch it. I'm shocked every time I sell it to someone.

I was young and stupid, it was free and I was already drunk. We were halfway through a game of Asshole when the PBR appeared. Even though I was already tanked I could tell that it was some nasty, nasty stuff...

[ctmason]

Thank God I am old (and employed) enough to stick with Sam Adams Light.

Always a good decision.

[Draft Dodger]

I'd rather spend $16 for a case of Mich Golden. When it comes to beer quantity is not job one.

maybe I should have phrased better.

when you are 20 years old and dirt poor...

[BishopMVP]

Natty Ice for whatever reason is better out of a keg than out of cans. And nothing I've ever seen yet is as bad as Milwaukee's Best Light. This was back in HS with just like 20 people. I was already hammered and we ran out of beer and someone brought out a 30 of that. After a couple sips, I played 2 games of asshole with 50/50 Morgan's and Coke rather than drink that shit. Had practice at 8 in the morning the next day. Not good times.

Dola - if you're collecting money, beware...cops get wind of it, you can get nailed for selling alcohol to minors. Not sure how the rules work in other states, but here in CA that's a major no-no.
Here at UMass when you got to frats, they always check for a UMass ID and ask you if you are a cop. Always funny to see like 6-8 cars driving up and down frat row unable to go onto any lawns but just waiting to pounce on the first kid stupid enough to drink on the sidewalk.

[Coffee Warlord]

There's still one beer worse than the Beast, Natty Lite, or Pabstl

Red White & Blue. Cases of 24 sold for 3-4 bucks back in the day. NASTY shit.

[Chubby]

There's still one beer worse than the Beast, Natty Lite, or Pabstl

Red White & Blue. Cases of 24 sold for 3-4 bucks back in the day. NASTY shit.

Nope, Schlitz.

[mckerney]

Dola - if you're collecting money, beware...cops get wind of it, you can get nailed for selling alcohol to minors. Not sure how the rules work in other states, but here in CA that's a major no-no.

You can also get your ass nailed for selling alcohol without a license, which can be even worse than selling to minors.

[Craptacular]

Beer is disgusting.

[korme]

You are not a man.

[Chubby]

Beer is disgusting.

I second that. Captain and coke al the way.

[Primal]

Beer is disgusting.
Theres a banning

[corbes]

Just to show another side of things, this entire thread is completely foreign to me, as I don't drink. Thanks for making me feel like a freak, people.

Is that some more of your "humor", Pumpy? ;)