DIY Beer Tasting Flight Carrier
/This post is for the dudes. And the beer drinking chicks. Which doesn’t include me. Unless it’s in the form of a straw-ber-ita. I’m that girl. I wish I was cool enough to be one of those beer drinking girls. But beer is gross. And I’m obnoxious enough without alcohol.
Last week, Nate was all like “Hey Girl. I’m going to make this beer tasting thing. Wanna blog about it?” I’d make a dorky Ryan Gosling-esque picture but he may divorce me. Or not build me stuff. Equally bad.
Nate likes beer. Different varieties of beer. It takes him at least 10 minutes in the freezing cold Target beer aisle to make his selection. After about two minutes I threaten to head to the clothes department if he doesn’t hurry up. Grocery trips with us are fun. Don’t even get me started on the trips to Hy-Vee Wine and Spirits when my brother comes to town. At least TJMaxx is next door.
Back to the beer.
We like to host beer tastings on occasion. Everyone brings a six pack to share. I drink Sangria that I don’t share. (I am one heck of a host.) We usually serve some kind of easy to prepare food like tacos or burgers. It’s a super easy party to throw because the entertainment is discussing the many varieties of beer everyone brought. Bam. Party hosted.
Nate thought it would be fun to make fancy beer flights.
Because beer tastings totally need to be fancy. This would make a great gift for the dudes in your life!
Here is Nate’s tutorial. He’s a man of many words.
Materials
- 1 x 4 - Need about 18" (I had a scrap piece laying around from other projects.)
- 2 1/8" drill bit
- 5 oz beer glasses (we bought ours from the dollar spot at Target) that are 2" at the bottom and flare out at the top
- wood glue
- clamps
Cut List
- 1 - 13.5"
- 2 - 2"
On the 13.5" board, put marks in the middle of the board at 2.25", 5.25", 8.25" and 11.25
Using the marks, drill the holes using the 2 1/8" drill bit
Glue the 2" pieces to the outside bottom of the long board. Clamp overnight.
Sand smooth. Make sure to sand out the excess glue if you are staining as the stain will not absorb into the glue.
Stain and poly or paint.
Drink beer.
Have you hosted a beer tasting? Or do you prefer to consume your calories in cupcake form?