9 times out of 10 when you present a cheaper alternative I think it's practical, interesting and useful. Coolbot for a small brewery in warm climates are probably an exception. If as you say it's for a back up cooler it may work, but as a primary cooler it doesn't have the BTUs to handle the constant door opens a taproom cooler will face. I have seen numerous examples in NC of breweries pouring pure foam in Summer months and all of them were using Coolbots. Also the breweries I have seen using them tend to burn through home ac unit and have to replace every 4-6 months. Perhaps we have a unique environment here and as a secondary unit it may be fine, but taproom driven spaces I'd buy from the restaurant auctions a traditional cooler.
I agree. It works in "some" locations. We are in Colorado at 7000 ft. so works pretty well here. Hot humid climates probably not so much. It's just another tool for the brewery toolbox
9 times out of 10 when you present a cheaper alternative I think it's practical, interesting and useful. Coolbot for a small brewery in warm climates are probably an exception. If as you say it's for a back up cooler it may work, but as a primary cooler it doesn't have the BTUs to handle the constant door opens a taproom cooler will face. I have seen numerous examples in NC of breweries pouring pure foam in Summer months and all of them were using Coolbots. Also the breweries I have seen using them tend to burn through home ac unit and have to replace every 4-6 months. Perhaps we have a unique environment here and as a secondary unit it may be fine, but taproom driven spaces I'd buy from the restaurant auctions a traditional cooler.
I agree. It works in "some" locations. We are in Colorado at 7000 ft. so works pretty well here. Hot humid climates probably not so much. It's just another tool for the brewery toolbox