Dimple Bottle Opener

The Dimple Bottle Opener is a piece of Esplanda-branded bar merchandise, made for one job: lifting the crimped metal crown cap off a glass bottle. Openers of this type work on the cap's fluted edge. You hook the lip under the crown, rest the opener's pivot point on the top of the cap, and lever it upward in one short motion. The cap comes off bent and the bottle's glass rim stays undamaged. Check the product photos for the exact shape, size and finish, since those details aren't listed here. A crown-cap opener is useful with any beverage that comes in a crown-capped bottle. That covers most beer, including lagers, pale ales, stouts and bottle-conditioned styles. It also covers hard ciders, many craft sodas, ginger beer and tonic or mixer bottles. Ginger beer and soda are the ones a home bar uses most for highballs and long drinks, so an opener kept next to the mixers saves a trip to the kitchen drawer. It won't help with screw caps, corks or wire-hooded sparkling wine bottles, which each need a different tool. For everyday use, keep it within reach of the bar cart, the fridge or the cooler, where it's actually needed. If you open bottles straight from the cooler, a damp or cold hand can slip. Hold the bottle neck firmly with your free hand and lift the cap off in one steady motion. Rinse and dry the opener after use, particularly when you've been around sticky mixers or beer foam, to keep the contact edge clean. For gifting, a bottle opener is a simple, low-cost add-on to a bottle of beer, a mixer set or a bar-tool bundle. Esplanda's branding also makes it a small keepsake from a visit to the store.