Screwed

I prefer pry-off caps to screw tops on my beer bottles. There are two reasons, really. The most obvious is that I use pry-off bottles for my home brewed beer. But since I’m only a fledgling home-brewer, this isn’t the primary reason. For me, the main reason that I prefer pry-offs is because there is something that I find extremely pleasant and comforting about prying the cap off of my beer before I drink it. I don’t get that with twist offs. This was brought to my attention yet again because the Potosi Snake Hollow that I recently drank was a twist off. I was disappointed.

I have decided to point out why screw offs are unnecessary (at least in my house)

When am I left without the ability to open a bottle? Never.

When I get home from work, I can use the bottle opener key ring to pop open my favorite brew. Amanda can too, although she typically drinks twist offs.


When I step into the kitchen, I have three ways to open a bottle. We have an opener/pen combo magnet on the fridge. Our rotary can opener has a bottle opener on the side. In the drawer with our utensils, we have a church key


If I go down into the basement (where most of our beer is kept) we have a wall mount bottle opener attached to the end of our “bar.”


If we’re painting the house, our paint can openers can be used to pop the top off of a cold one.


If I’m grilling outside, my grill spatula has a cut-out made for prying off of a bottle opener. If I’ve used it to flip burgers, I have a soft-sided tub cooler with an attached bottle opener.


If I dress appropriately, I have a belt buckle with a bottle opener built in.


At home, I am never without the means to access my beer. Away from home, I will at least have my keys on me. So, do I need a twist off? Like I said - Never.