College culture: the kegger
Juan Cisneros
Issue date: 9/23/09 Section: The Edge
Kegs. Has any college student ever been out partying and not heard of at least one, if not more than one, keg party going on somewhere? When in doubt, go to a kegger. At least that's the motto of a good amount of college students across America.
For those of you wondering, a keg of beer in the U.S. holds 15.5 gallons of beer and weighs about 180 lbs. The total amount of cups is about 165, depending on how big the cups are and how much foam comes out of it. You also have to take into account all the beer that is spilled if you get an inexperienced idiot who wants to look cool and thinks they can tap the keg, but ends up spilling beer all over themselves only to get laughed at.
So what's so great about these keg parties you might ask? Well, for starters it's a lot cheaper than buying beer in bottles or cans. Most hosts of keg parties will charge about five bucks a cup which is usually more than enough, assuming the host calculated the right amount of partiers attending and has enough kegs.
From the keg, you can do your best Will Ferrell impression and perform a keg stand because "Everybody's doing it!" or even get a team together and participate in events such as keg races. More traditional games like beer pong and flippy cup are also played when at a kegger.
Last but not least, while it is very disputable, beer just tastes better from a keg. Now I'm not a scientist and by no means do I want to be one, but I'm guessing there's some sort of logical explanation for beer tasting better from a keg rather than a can or a bottle. However, most people honestly don't care.
If it's a Friday night and you're looking for a party, your best bet would be to go find a kegger for some cheap beer and a chance to meet some new people.
For those of you wondering, a keg of beer in the U.S. holds 15.5 gallons of beer and weighs about 180 lbs. The total amount of cups is about 165, depending on how big the cups are and how much foam comes out of it. You also have to take into account all the beer that is spilled if you get an inexperienced idiot who wants to look cool and thinks they can tap the keg, but ends up spilling beer all over themselves only to get laughed at.
So what's so great about these keg parties you might ask? Well, for starters it's a lot cheaper than buying beer in bottles or cans. Most hosts of keg parties will charge about five bucks a cup which is usually more than enough, assuming the host calculated the right amount of partiers attending and has enough kegs.
From the keg, you can do your best Will Ferrell impression and perform a keg stand because "Everybody's doing it!" or even get a team together and participate in events such as keg races. More traditional games like beer pong and flippy cup are also played when at a kegger.
Last but not least, while it is very disputable, beer just tastes better from a keg. Now I'm not a scientist and by no means do I want to be one, but I'm guessing there's some sort of logical explanation for beer tasting better from a keg rather than a can or a bottle. However, most people honestly don't care.
If it's a Friday night and you're looking for a party, your best bet would be to go find a kegger for some cheap beer and a chance to meet some new people.
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