Show us your favorite bottle opener

[Mitt Hefty]

Handed down from my grandfather who worked at the Goebel brewery in Detroit for a while.

 

[SanJuanWorm]

Found this one at a liquor store a while back. Makes me smile every time.

 

[Jezwald101]

Made this for my camper.

 

[Konadog]

This one sits on my patio table, the grand kids always want a sucker too!

 

[Reneauj62]

Inspired by a recent thread on paint can openers as bottle openers, I thought I'd start this. What's your favorite opener?

I'm kind of partial to this one. $7 on Amazon. The Klein Bottle Opener (for you math geeks, no, it won't open a Klein Bottle).
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[vandalay]

a 12.7 x 108mm

 

[PuddingWar]

Dang it I'm not the first with a once fired 50 cal. As. Bottle opener but here's mine

 

[3 Dawg Night]

Made this one myself. It's clean now, but it has a pretty strong magnet inside to catch bottlecaps. It can probably hold a hundred or so before they start dropping. #HailState

 

[PuddingWar]

Dang it I'm not the first with a once fired 50 cal. As. Bottle opener but here's mine

Mines a "bottle breacher*
If you're looking for one of your own

 

[passedpawn]

Not my favorite to use, but most interesting. Mexican wrestler (Nacho Libre!)

 

[TenaCJed]

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My wife got me both so that's pretty much why I like and use them. Copper is from Nest on Canfield (same block as Traffic Jam and across the street from Third Man Records) in Detroit and the pewter one is from Urbanum in Detroit on Woodward.
I have an AC/DC one (well-worn but and on sabbatical) and, always ready, my razor sharp, chef's knife if I don't feel like walking four feet to a kitchen drawer and have had fewer than three beers.
The shark-tunnel (we call it a sharknado) is for our cats and is from 3 Dogs 1 Cat in Eastern Market (Detroit).

Now i want to go get that copper one and hit up Jolly Pumpkin and some pizza! Let the dogs play at the dog park too!

 

[luizartur]

 

[davidabcd]

Jolly Pumpkin and some pizza

Oh, yeah! Finding good pizza places is a slight focus for me. I know Jolly Pumpkin is right next to The Traffic Jam (worth a look around).
In Eastern Market is the well-known Supino's.
Then Licavoli's was impressive enough.
Beer-wise, I like the Cadieux Café because of their Belgian beer and dive atmosphere and Atwater in the Park in GP was very pleasant.
I don't get around to breweries enough to be a good source, honestly. I'm a one-trick pony, always going for the Belgian. I like picking up the Final Absolution Trippel of the Dragonmead brand on Jefferson in SCS., called Dragon's Landing.
Edit: I love the copper one but it's not made nearly as well as the pewter one.

 

[porterguy]

From my grandparents liquor store in the 1950's. Combination bottle opener and drink stirrer.


Reads:

HILL'S LIQUORS
open 8 A.M. to 11 P.M.
St. Paul, Nebr.
Ph. SK 4-4145
(who needs an area code in a town of 900?)

 

[apache_brew]

The one above the trash can in the kitchen



The one which is always in my pocket and the Craftsman wrench opener which hangs on the side of my kegerator.

That Craftsman opener is my go to. I bought a bunch of them years ago when they were in a clearance bin at Sears. They made great stocking stuffers.

 

[SFC Rudy]

 

[DuncB]

Handed down from my grandfather who worked at the Goebel brewery in Detroit for a while. View attachment 738625

I'd get on and drink that beer if it was handed down to you from your grandfather!!

 

[BalloonGuy]

I don't have a picture but I keep a small state of florida opener on the dog's collar. I never have to look for it and when I'm hanging with the neighbors I never have to get up. It comes to me!

 

[grampamark]

My daughter gave me this one for my birthday a few months ago. It has 3 or 4 magnets in it which hold it to the fridge and catch the bottle caps.

Which one is my favorite? Probably whichever one opened the most recent bottle.

 

[renstyle]

 

[Heinz]

Someone found my bottle opener offensive, or was it the texture of the table, not sure .. but the post got deleted. Although I thought it is 18+ forum anyway since it discusses topics about alcoholic beverages.

 

[Yooper]

Someone found my bottle opener offensive, or was it the texture of the table, not sure .. but the post got deleted. Although I thought it is 18+ forum anyway since it discusses topics about alcoholic beverages.

No. We have other places for not safe for work (NSW) type of posts. We may be a forum for like-minded adults to discuss brewing and quality fermented products, but it's not a place for dick pics or pseudo-dick picks.

 

[Snuffy]

No. We have other places for not safe for work (NSW) type of posts. We may be a forum for like-minded adults to discuss brewing and quality fermented products, but it's not a place for dick pics or pseudo-dick picks.

This is one of those rare occasions where I’d like to thank the censors for their vigilance and swift intervention.

 

[IslandLizard]

This is one of those rare occasions where I’d like to thank the censors for their vigilance and swift intervention.

We're not censoring! We're enforcing our Terms of Service and Rules, everyone agreed to when creating an account:
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[Twinkeelfool]

I have a SS credit card one I like. Fits in my wallet too.

We bought a few back from Bali, but I doubt I’ll be able to post a pic of them haha.

I’ll use anything close by that I think will work. Lighter, screwdriver, knife, or even the square edge of my saw table. I used to use my teeth in my younger years ( twist top ) Not now though

 

[ScrewyBrewer]

A custom made beer decapper, it is a birthday gift to me from my son.

 

[Heinz]

Alright heres another one then. An old style bottle opener made in the USSR. The longer part is for opening tin cans.

 

[davidabcd]

Nobody makes people post here; if they don't like the rules....

 

[KYBLUE]

Usually in a good mood when this one is handy.

 

[Brewsmith]

I have a few. The one I keep on my keychain doesn’t work terrifically but it also doubles as a screwdriver. The next is a wooden one carved into a lion my parents brought back from Africa. Three old school openers that were my grandfather’s that I acquired after he passed away, Lucky Lager, Budweiser, and Bergermeister with a cartoon of Bergie. The Craftsman one that is indestructible, a tiki opener, an antique silver handled one, the largest one I own, and my favorite, the old school church key and corkscrew combo.

 

[Immocles]

I have three regulars.
first up is the cheapo that stays in the kitchen.

Then is the best gift I ever received from a niece, has been on my keychain for three vehicles, two houses, and well over a decade.

And finally, the basement bottle opener. Got talked into going on a castle tour from an insanely cute redhead I met while in Munich. I felt obliged to buy something at the gift shop afterwards. I was actually pretty bummed cuz there was a much cooler looking castle a few miles away, but like I said, she was cute.

 

[frozengator]

May not be the prettiest, but it works

 

[Smaug]

Couldn't pick one, so these are my three favorites/most used

 

[BongoYodeler]

A friend brought back this hand-carved opener for me from Cameroon a few years ago when he was there on a teacher exchange program.

 

[apache_brew]

I drew this up in CAD and had them laser cut for my wedding. Handed them out to my groomsmen. I was a little bummed that the curves didn’t translate to the laser path, but the price from a buddy was free. They get the job done.

 

[RCope]

@apache_brew Happy 5th anniversary, almost! That's the wood anniversary...you need a whiskey barrel for aging a nice stout or something, and a new table

 

[apache_brew]

@apache_brew Happy 5th anniversary, almost! That's the wood anniversary...you need a whiskey barrel for aging a nice stout or something, and a new table

Thanks! It actually reads 6/25. It’s a little worn and the picture is a little blurry. I have an old whisky barrel I played around with a still a few years ago I may need to revitalize. The shitty table top is throw away dresser in my garage.

 

[MaxStout]

Usually in a good mood when this one is handy.

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I have one of those big spoons. Great idea. Think I'll take a Dremel to it and make it multifunctional.

 

[jimdkc]

When my wife's brother visited Kansas City, we toured the Harley Davidson plant (just before they shut it down) and I got this in the gift shop. Ever since then, it's been my favorite opener. I like the heft of it and I like the angle.

 

[D.B.Moody]

I don't actually use this to open bottles, because that would just be stupid, but it is stored in my brauhause in that it's in a cabinet above the kitchen stove. And the name on the handle is so close to what might have inspired it.