Wings. Chips. Hot dogs. Beer.  There’s nothing like the fun – and the food – involved in tailgating before the big game.  Tailgating parties are not only a prelude to the football frenzy, they are part of the football frenzy.  If you love to tailgate, then having a portable beer cooler or a mini beer kegerator is an added bonus that will surely make you one of the most sought after attendees at your next tailgating party.

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Beer is almost always a big component of the tailgating tradition.  Whether in bottles or cans, football fans want their beer cold and they want their beer fresh – no matter how low the temperature may drop outside.  Even when the windchill starts to dip, no one wants to drink warm beer.  That’s why having a portable beer cooler can make you lots of friends at your next tailgating extravaganza.  Portable beer coolers come in a variety of different sizes to house different quantities of beer.  They work by plugging their 12V cord into the car’s cigarette lighter or alternate power source so the interior contents can stay cool.  Portable beer coolers are versatile because they not only chill cans and bottles of beer, they can chill snacks as well.

If you really want to be a hit at your next tailgating party, consider bringing a mini kegerator instead.  There’s nothing like the taste of genuine draft beer when you’re celebrating before the big game, and no matter how many cans or bottles of beer a portable beer cooler may hold, nothing beats the taste of beer on tap.  It’s pretty hard to bring a full keg to the parking lot outside of the football stadium, so bringing a mini kegerator can do the trick instead.  Mini beer kegerators fit the mini-sized, 5 liter kegs of beer, such as those sold by Heineken and other brands.  The kegerator keeps the beer cold and dispenses the contents of the mini keg from a tap, just like a larger keg of beer.  This gives you all the benefits of draft beer taste, in a convenient ‘take-it-with-you’ package.

If you are having a large gathering of people at your football tailgating party, you may need more beer than what is housed in one 5 liter mini keg, so you can simply bring along extra mini kegs to put into your mini kegerator so that you can keep dispensing great tasting draft beer throughout the duration of your tailgating party, rather than running short.  That makes it easy to transport the amount of beer necessary to satisfy all participants at the tailgating party, without having to lug a heavy keg or tons of cans and bottles.

The good news about opting for a mini kegerator filled with a 5 liter mini keg of beer for your tailgating party is that it is environmentally responsible way to drink your beer before the big game.  Using the mini keg saves on the many cans and bottles that would otherwise wind up in the trash or in the recycling system otherwise.  With a mini keg, all you need is a cup for each person, which can be refilled.

So, the next time you’re heading to the field for a tailgating party, don’t forget your mini kegerator or portable beer cooler.  You’ll be the hit of the party!