Beer Pop Opener

The Beer Pop Opener from Esplanda is a bar tool for removing crown caps, the pleated metal caps on most bottled beer, cider and soda. The product details don't list material, finish, size or whether it mounts or fits on a keyring. Check the product photos for those before assuming a particular form. A bottle opener of this kind works by leverage. Hook the lip under the cap's edge, rest the opener's pivot point on the top of the cap, and lift. Done cleanly, the cap comes off without bending the neck rim or leaving metal burrs. That matters because a chipped rim can interfere with pouring and drinking straight from the bottle. It handles crown caps only. Twist-off caps and corks need no tool, and screw-cap wine bottles need a different one. Opening is only part of serving bottled beer, so a few notes on what comes next. Lagers and pilsners are usually best around 3 to 5°C, pale ales and IPAs around 6 to 8°C, and stouts and stronger ales a little warmer, near 8 to 12°C. Pour into a clean glass instead of drinking from the bottle. A pint glass or tulip suits most ales, a tall pilsner glass suits lagers, and a stemmed tulip suits stronger Belgian-style beers. Pouring releases aroma and lets the head form, and it leaves any bottle-conditioned yeast sediment in the bottle.