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What is it?

#1 Post by bucketchemistry » Tue Dec 20, 2016 9:37 pm

A friend picked up this keg thinking I'd find it useful. It looks like a firkin but the ports are in the wrong locations. It's made by Firestone and says Anheuser Busch... anyone know what this is?

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Re: What is it?

#2 Post by Frank » Wed Dec 21, 2016 9:07 am

It's a really old school commercial keg before the move to the modern sanke topped ones.
Looks like this is a Golden Gate keg.


23rd Street just stopped using some similar to this, bunged with a sanke top, not that long ago. You can ask Tucker all about it.

https://beerandbrewing.com/dictionary/4 ... gate-kegs/
http://www.probrewer.com/library/kegs/keg-systems/
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Re: What is it?

#3 Post by jwkeffer » Wed Dec 21, 2016 11:07 am

Oh yeah! I remember those from way, way back. In college (late '70s) I ended up in possession of a hand-pump tap for that kind of keg. If I still had it, I'd give it to you, but it's been lost for decades.

Of course, it's been nearly that long since I've seen one like that.
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Re: What is it?

#4 Post by bucketchemistry » Wed Dec 21, 2016 8:35 pm

Nice, thanks for the info.

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