Corkcicle Chillsner Enfriador de cerveza, 2 unidades

Purchased as last minute birthday gift for person who often entertains around their pool -- recipient seems to like them.

Get these.These are great for quickly cooling off room temp beer or keeping a beer cold when its really hot out.

I bought these Chilllsners after I saw them on some new product review show. I tend to buy many different kinds, brands, and flavors of beers to taste test. Some are in bottles and some are in cans. Also, I live about a mile from a great brewery that has a bar and a patio. And of course, they serve beer in pint glasses. So I bought these (used) to try out with bottles and pint glasses. Mostly for when I'm at the brewery drinking from pint glasses and sometimes when I drink at home and use the bottles or pour the canned beer into glasses.First, the basics. Chillsners are machined from stainless steel rods with an opening at the top that you can drink through. You keep them in the freezer and when you open a bottle of beer, you drink down to about the bottom of the neck of the bottle and stick the Chillsner into it until the rubber rings make a seal. (Push hard. If they don't go all the way in, it will leak.) They fit standard bottles well although I have read that they won't fit into certain smaller bottles. I suppose they'd keep very cold if you put them in your beer cooler filled with ice also.They work well to keep a beer colder than usual as you drink it. They work especially well if you use a koozie to keep the beer from warming up while it sits there or while you're holding it. I've finished a beer and the Chilllsner was still colder than room temp. Cold enough for a second beer if you drink fast enough. I don't. The lip at the top is exposed so it's never too cold to touch against your lips. I've never tried them on a warm beer but really, you're trying to cool down 12 ounces of liquid using a 2 ounce steel rod. Thermal dynamics says it won't freeze your beer. But it will still help.I also take mine to the brewery. I use a pint koozie and drop the Chillsner into the glass after I've taken a few sips. It helps keep the beer colder for longer than usual. More than half an hour for me, even though as you drink, the top of the rod is exposed more to the air and warms up. You just have to get in the habit of holding it in place while you drink, like it's a large straw. Most people ask me if it's a thermometer and I have to explain what it is. One of the bartenders is so impressed with it that she tells everyone about it and says people are buying it because of that. Corksicle can thank me for a few extra sales for that one.One a regular day, two Chillsners will last through three pints. On a hot day, it's one per pint while sitting outside.The only negative I can say, as others have also commented, is that the Chillsners themselves are excellently made but the plastic holder that you're supposed to use to keep them in the freezer is disappointingly cheap. Think plastic boxes for gift items at Christmas cheap. And since these aren't designed for travel, that thing does nothing to keep the Chillsners cold when I carry them to the bar.I've taken that box apart and added insulation (foam egg cartons) inside it to make a sort of portable cooler. That worked OK. Then I put it into the hard cardboard tube that they came in and added more insulation. That works slightly better. Eventually I will take Styrofoam and make a specially designed holder to keep these cold as I carry them to the bar so the second one will stay cold while I'm using the first one. Maybe I'll find a way to add icepacks to that to keep them colder longer. Hmm...there goes my weekend.The only problem with them really is wiping them off after using them to keep them clean for the next beer, or to store them as you carry them home. Not a problem if you're already at home, which is what these were designed for. Since they're stainless steel, they don't carry bacteria and the openings are large enough to clean easily.So I give five stars for functionality and usefulness. Five stars for quality of materials and workmanship. Two stars for inner packaging. And I have to wonder about the rubber gaskets at the top. Once those wear out, these are useless for bottles. I hope you can get more from the company.

que mejor forma de mantener fria la cerveza y sin que pierda sabor por usar hielos, no le cambia el sabor en absoluto

wenn der Bierkühler auch in die Bierflasche passen würde. Habe zwei Standardbierflaschen getestet - eine mit Kronkorken-Verschluss, eine mit "Plopp-Verschluss" und siehe da: der Corkcicle passt nicht in die "deutsche Bierflasche". Hat trotz Gefrierung einen zu großen Durchmesser und Gewaltanwendung wäre hier nicht angesagt. - Weinflaschen würden gehen, aber wie der Name bereits sagt, hatte ich mir einen Bierkühler versprochen. - "höchst schade"!

This item was bought for me as a gift for christmas because my fiancée heard me say I love my beer ice cold!I have to say, what a great item and I never have a cold beer, it's always ICE COLD.I have read the other reviews and they made my quite angry because it is not true. I will explain:The beer does overflow, but you have to expect that as it is displacement, just have a few sips before you put the stick in. Simple.The beer cools down rapidly (as long as the stick has been in the freezer at least 45 mins and goes straight in the bottle) and stays cold until the last sip.I can see where some people are coming from when it doesn't fit bottles, but in actual fact, THEY FIT ALL UK BOTTLES. If you push down firmly to make a tight seal, they fit, they are designed to like this so the beer doesn't spill when you drink. They even fit the small Stella bottles (287ml) but you have to put the stick in at slight angle, but they definitely fit!Another plus is you get two of these sticks, so while you using one, you can immediately use the second one when you finished with the first. Just rinse the used one and put it straight back in the freezer.I really hope this review changes people perceptions, this is a great gift idea!