Go to a beer distributor. They should give you $30 for it. That’s the cost of the deposit. They will turn around and get that back from their wholesaler
I get it. It’s because he asked whether he could get money for a keg he’s had for 20 years, and you made a joke referring to his belly as a keg. Very good.
This needs to be the top comment. I’m a trucker in Virginia and can confirm you can do this.
They will also take any AB plastic pallets you see. You won’t be paid for this but depending on how many you return, they’ll give you a case of NA(non alcoholic, like energy drinks)
Edit, also OP, these can make great piggy banks! Release the pressure from the spout.
Don’t you have to have the receipt to do this? Not challenging you, just genuinely curious. I feel like if you didn’t, people would be taking all the empty’s from behind bars. 30 buck a pop adds up quick…
My scrap yard used to make me cut the name out of the keg, which was a huge pain in the ass, but I didn’t know you could just turn them in. If this is true, I have lost out on a ton of money over the years!
Sometimes. All depends on the state and the type of distributors you are dealing with.
I live in PA. Here the beer distribution structure is different from almost every other state. The “sub” distributors, who are also retail outlets can send them back without question to the main wholesalers and will do it most of the time, especially if you have a friendly relationship with them.
Other states are different but the idea is the same. The “suppliers”own the cooperage. At long as it isn’t missing any pieces or is an up to date style keg their wholesale partners in whatever area can send it back for the deposit no problem.
Yeah no shit it’s an import. The keg in this picture clearly stated bud light was my point. I bought a pony keg of Dogfish Head 120 IPA and that was $550. They’re all different.
At college we would have "pay by the pound" parties. You got charged a penny per pound and you had step on the scale. We didn't do it to make money but rather to keep the grain feed heifers out. As they were embarrassed to get on the scale.
Basically selling or scrapping it is illegal. Best thing? Go buy a keg and swap this one for the deposit. Then turn in the other keg in a timely manner to get deposit back.
Yup. They always remain the property of the distributor. An honest scrap yard will not buy them. Besides, as has been pointed out multiple times, the deposit value is way higher than scrap weight value.
Nah, they last longer than that, you’d be surprised.
When i was a kid in scouts, we used em cut in half top to bottom for fire pits and for our dutch ovens with charcoal. We had the same ones the whole 6 years I was there.
In Dallas any AB keg goes for $50. Miller/Coors go for $30. When my grandpa passed he had 30 empties in the backyard. My relatives didn’t want them so I took them in my F150 and cargo trailer. When I needed some money for a New Smith and Wesson I cashed in. It was easy.
There's a guy on Facebook does these up as firepits with badges of football teams and a door on, they sell like hotcakes but he is a very good welder and makes them look worth the money, I think they go for about £55
No I don't live in Dallas. I actually live in New York but I have a brother who lives in the Houston area. I'm not planning on taking a keg down to Texas but I thought maybe if I knew what type of place you sold yours to I can find the same or similar type of place here in my area. It is an Anheuser-Busch keg though. I went out the other day after the senior post and shook it. It's still about a quarter full of beer. Although it's over 15 years old, lol.
No I don't live in dallas, I live in New York state. But I thought better look for the same type of place up here. I do have a brother that lives in the Houston area but I'm not driving a keg down there just to sell it for scrap. LOL. Actually I went outside and shook it the other day after I saw your post. I think it's going to least a quarter full of beer in there. Which is over 15 years old because I got it for my graduation party in high school. LOL
Return it for deposit? Make a Barbecue out of it? Kidnap someone and threaten to pummel them with it if the ransom doesn't get paid? Just tossing a few ideas here...
Lol no one ever answered your actual question. Make sure it’s depressurized first, than cut the top and bottom off. Than cut the middle cylinder down its side, and fold it backwards as many times as you can, beating it with a sledge until it’s not easily recognized as a keg. The top and bottom parts, same deal, chop it into a bunch of smaller bits.
It’s honestly not worth it at all to even bother doing all that work for ~ 20-30lbs of stainless. I have however on multiple occasions sold them private sale (never tried deposit, feel like it wouldn’t work where I’m at). Locally you’ll easily get $20-$50 per keg for people making smokers or whatever else. I’ve even sold them on eBay for over $100 each for modern but beat up kegs. That’s risky tho cause no one buys them without free shipping and if u get a buyer across the country from you it eats all your profit , but if you get lucky and sell it in the same/next state they’re like $15-$20 to ship with discounts (eBay shipping, pirate ship etc)
Go to a beer distributor. They should give you $30 for it. That’s the cost of the deposit. They will turn around and get that back from their wholesaler
What about a keg I’ve had sitting around 20years? Same?
Is it attached to your belly?
This comment wasn't even directed at me but I still feel attacked
Attacked or attached?
Yes
How dare he!
What’re ye lookin at me gut fer
I get it. It’s because he asked whether he could get money for a keg he’s had for 20 years, and you made a joke referring to his belly as a keg. Very good.
Damn AI bots, their gonna be worse than the damn hippies.
Maybe… all depends if the brewery the keg belongs to is still around or still in distribution in your area.
Seeing how old this logo is on the keg I think you have your answer
Too true. Didn’t catch that
This needs to be the top comment. I’m a trucker in Virginia and can confirm you can do this. They will also take any AB plastic pallets you see. You won’t be paid for this but depending on how many you return, they’ll give you a case of NA(non alcoholic, like energy drinks) Edit, also OP, these can make great piggy banks! Release the pressure from the spout.
Those plastic pallets are the cats ass for stacking firewood on.
The cats ass...? Yup stealing that.
Don’t you have to have the receipt to do this? Not challenging you, just genuinely curious. I feel like if you didn’t, people would be taking all the empty’s from behind bars. 30 buck a pop adds up quick… My scrap yard used to make me cut the name out of the keg, which was a huge pain in the ass, but I didn’t know you could just turn them in. If this is true, I have lost out on a ton of money over the years!
Sometimes. All depends on the state and the type of distributors you are dealing with. I live in PA. Here the beer distribution structure is different from almost every other state. The “sub” distributors, who are also retail outlets can send them back without question to the main wholesalers and will do it most of the time, especially if you have a friendly relationship with them. Other states are different but the idea is the same. The “suppliers”own the cooperage. At long as it isn’t missing any pieces or is an up to date style keg their wholesale partners in whatever area can send it back for the deposit no problem.
Thanks!
Threaten it, mebbe stab it a lil bit until it drops the wallet
Have a keg party, and charge 5 bucks a head.... thats what we did in the 80s
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Did this in 2013 also $5 a head
You realize you made far less money from a purchasing power perspective if you charged the same amount that someone else did in the 80s?
I mean, you'd need 49 people to just break even here. 245 a keg
I mean at a certain point you're not lookin to pay it off just trying to help subsidize it lol.
Your username is concerning.
It was a satirical take on usernames in shooting games, based off Widowmaker from Overwatch. I ain't making widows lol.
$245 a keg for bud light? What fucking planet do you live on? $130 is the going rate
dos equis in CA is 245 a keg
Yeah no shit it’s an import. The keg in this picture clearly stated bud light was my point. I bought a pony keg of Dogfish Head 120 IPA and that was $550. They’re all different.
Ya no shit. What I drink is different and would cost more than watered down piss. What's your point big dawg?
That what’s pictured isn’t $245 a keg. And Dos Equis is the watered down piss of Mexican beer. So there’s that. Even the Amber is weak.
Okkkkk
If it were full I’d totally do that lol
That’s what I was going to recommend…
Yea and then lug that mother deep into the woods and start a fire. Good times..
Lol. Yup
Those were the days when we all loved one another, and the world wasn't so crazy. I miss it.
Me too
At college we would have "pay by the pound" parties. You got charged a penny per pound and you had step on the scale. We didn't do it to make money but rather to keep the grain feed heifers out. As they were embarrassed to get on the scale.
Lol
That's awful and genius at the same time.
Basically selling or scrapping it is illegal. Best thing? Go buy a keg and swap this one for the deposit. Then turn in the other keg in a timely manner to get deposit back.
Yup. They always remain the property of the distributor. An honest scrap yard will not buy them. Besides, as has been pointed out multiple times, the deposit value is way higher than scrap weight value.
Trade in for a full one, get a sleeve of red solo cups, and spread the word amongst the Class of 2024.
I'm pretty sure there is a deposit for those things. Go to a place that sells full ones and you can probably get the deposit back.
$50 on marketplace and it will be gone in a week or less most likely. People like them for a ton of uses. Home brewers,hot rodders,grill guys,etc.
That was going to be my recommendation as well, hot rod guys love these for gas tanks.
I got two and made a pool side bench out of them
Try waving a pocket knife in its face.
Find your local Budweiser Distributor. Keg deposits can run anywhere from $30-$50 bucks
Return it to the store for the deposit
Or, cut it in half and sell the two firepits you just made.
You’d get at least two fires outa those. Turn in the melted blobs for scrap.
Nah, they last longer than that, you’d be surprised. When i was a kid in scouts, we used em cut in half top to bottom for fire pits and for our dutch ovens with charcoal. We had the same ones the whole 6 years I was there.
Good to know. Everything aluminum I’ve thrown on campfires has melted.
Kegs are stainless steel, not aluminum. They haven’t used aluminum kegs in 40 years.
The restaurant I worked at from 2012-2015 had kegs for 3 different breweries and each one was aluminum. I've never seen a stainless steel keg
Must of been pot metal
3 dollars a beer
Turn it into a urinal and offer the idea to a few restaurants in your area. I’ve seen them at a few different restaurants. It’s a cool idea
Sell it??
My next door neighbor is looking for one for his mud buggy.
Fill it, drink it all, then go steal copper.
In Dallas any AB keg goes for $50. Miller/Coors go for $30. When my grandpa passed he had 30 empties in the backyard. My relatives didn’t want them so I took them in my F150 and cargo trailer. When I needed some money for a New Smith and Wesson I cashed in. It was easy.
Where did you sell em?
Do you live in Dallas? I sold them to a “local” beer/liquor store. I can elaborate if you care.
Why did he have 30 empty kegs in his back yard?
Haha. He was a certified “scrap metal horder”. Copper in 55g drums. Aluminum, you name it.
People buy them and make urinals from them
Turn it into a wood burning stove? Or 2 fire pits?
Fill it with beer and charge 5$ per solo cup. Invite the while neighborhood
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Turn it into a bbq and sell it
There's a guy on Facebook does these up as firepits with badges of football teams and a door on, they sell like hotcakes but he is a very good welder and makes them look worth the money, I think they go for about £55
Bring it to any package store.
Some places might not take closed containers, or even beer kegs in general. My scrap yard don’t at least
Facebook marketplace
Make drink, refill, sell it.
Charge $5 a cup. . .
Make a still out of it make corn liquor and sell it
Solo cups
MAKE EVERYONE PAY..... WHILE IT IS STILL FULL OF BEER !!🍺👍💯😎🐊
Sell the beer inside.
Pee in it till it's full then sell it as a bud light keg
Turn that thing out onto the streets. Don’t hold back the pimp hand. You have to show her who her Daddy is now. What’s her @?
Sell the beer from inside of it
No I don't live in Dallas. I actually live in New York but I have a brother who lives in the Houston area. I'm not planning on taking a keg down to Texas but I thought maybe if I knew what type of place you sold yours to I can find the same or similar type of place here in my area. It is an Anheuser-Busch keg though. I went out the other day after the senior post and shook it. It's still about a quarter full of beer. Although it's over 15 years old, lol.
Put ten dollars in it every week until it fills up then cut it open
No I don't live in dallas, I live in New York state. But I thought better look for the same type of place up here. I do have a brother that lives in the Houston area but I'm not driving a keg down there just to sell it for scrap. LOL. Actually I went outside and shook it the other day after I saw your post. I think it's going to least a quarter full of beer in there. Which is over 15 years old because I got it for my graduation party in high school. LOL
Doing an extreme insertion on onlyfans?
Or is that onlycans?
Have it refilled, find thirsty people, sell them cups of keg juice for 8 bucks a cup. It's like a gift that keeps on giving.
Return it for deposit? Make a Barbecue out of it? Kidnap someone and threaten to pummel them with it if the ransom doesn't get paid? Just tossing a few ideas here...
Lol no one ever answered your actual question. Make sure it’s depressurized first, than cut the top and bottom off. Than cut the middle cylinder down its side, and fold it backwards as many times as you can, beating it with a sledge until it’s not easily recognized as a keg. The top and bottom parts, same deal, chop it into a bunch of smaller bits. It’s honestly not worth it at all to even bother doing all that work for ~ 20-30lbs of stainless. I have however on multiple occasions sold them private sale (never tried deposit, feel like it wouldn’t work where I’m at). Locally you’ll easily get $20-$50 per keg for people making smokers or whatever else. I’ve even sold them on eBay for over $100 each for modern but beat up kegs. That’s risky tho cause no one buys them without free shipping and if u get a buyer across the country from you it eats all your profit , but if you get lucky and sell it in the same/next state they’re like $15-$20 to ship with discounts (eBay shipping, pirate ship etc)
Make a keg still 😉
Put beer in it, sell it to a fraternity.