The Case Coolie is the exact tailgate product for which you’ve been looking. It’s capable of keeping a case of beer cold for up to 10 hours without ice. And if you can’t finish a 30 rack in seven hours, you obviously need to find better friends.
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Dealing with ice is a major pain in the ass, so anyone working to eliminate the need to buy it is a friend in my book. That’s just what the Case Coolie does. The cooler slips around the case, and its double layer of insulation made of neoprene and an aluminum PET composite will keep cold beer cold on its own. The cooler is also only 1.5 pounds and pliable, so unlike all the foam coolers I’ve used once and then jumped on to destroy, this thing can go with me when the beer is gone.
The Case Coolie is the brainchild of two guys who like to drink cold beer. Funny, that’s the sort of people I like to support. It’s not a mind-blowingly new idea, but if it works, I’m in. According to NPR, the founders are just doing this as a side project for now, so hopefully it takes off to the point where they can spend their days walking around distributing free beers from their own coolers.
The Case Coolie is $30 from their website. It sure beats having to top ever beer with frozen foam.