We were first contacted by Rob Phillips, Food & Beverage Manager
at Reading University Students' Union several months ago as he
was planning several events during June, the main one being the
RUSU Summer Ball on the 18th.
Last year they had a cellar in a trailer running pythons to the
fonts. This not only took up a lot of space but was inefficient
due to fobbing and consequently high wastage.
After meeting Rob at Reading University we discussed his requirements
and agreed that six double tap dispensing coolers would be up
to the job of supplying almost 4000 students with pints of their
favourite tipple... 'Snakebite'. Each double tap unit was to be
coupled to a keg of lager and a keg of cider for this purpose.
"We used Draught Beer Online to supply beer dispensers at
two large outdoor events we had, the largest being our annual
Summer Ball which was attended by 3700 people." said Rob.
"We used six double dispense units across two bars which
were delivered straight to site and installed in no time with
no fuss. The main benefit we found with these units compared to
what we have used before is that they did not require a cellar
set up with pythons being stretched along the bar and the extra
cost of gas."
 As
the date approached the weather was particularly awful. However,
the huge "Big Top" marquee was specially designed for this purpose
and was able to protect the people and equipment inside. Fortunately
for ther attendees the weather did clear on the day itself. We
set up the six dispensers in approximately one hour the day prior
to the event with no hassle or fuss. Then, all that remained was
for the students to have a damn good time and enjoy themselves.
Rob continued, "All the units were stand-alone that sit on
top of the bar and connect straight into the keg underneath the
bar so there was no need for separate cooling units or fonts either.
We also considerably cut our wastage as there was literally no
fobbing."
 By
all accounts the Summer Ball, headlined by Ellie Goulding, was
a great success and appreciated by all - with the last revellers
leaving at 6:00 am the next day!
 "During
the event we went through 30 kegs and only recorded 12 pints wastage.
The beer that was dispensed was also smoother and served at the
correct temperature. We would recommend Draught Beer Online to
anyone who is thinking about dispensing beer for an outside event
or need a dispense unit for any of their bars. Glen and Gerry
were fantastic helping us to organise installation and I am confident
we will use them again in the future." concluded Rob.
Certain photography supplied by Luke
Dyson and reproduced under permission, click on any photo
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