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There’s something about a giant gadget that dispenses cold beer that inspires people to extremes. Here at Wired.com we have been busy pimping out our own fridge-turned-kegerator, Beer Robot, and we wanted to pay tribute to the most extreme, tricked-out and awesome kegerators we’ve come across. Here are some of our favorites.
The Octane 120
Who knew mixing beer and videogames was such a good idea? Apparently a lot of people did, because there are no fewer than three different companies offering combination kegerator/arcades online, and at least one home-made one is in the works. Even our own Beer Robot has Space Invaders on one side.
Dream Arcade’s Octane 120, pictured above, takes top prize in this category for many reasons, but it could be a winner based solely on the fact that it has an “in dash beer tap.” Just in case the tap directly behind you isn’t close enough, you’ve got one right next to the steering wheel. You don’t even have to take your eyes off the road to refill your beer, let alone stand up.
It has a high-output DLP projector, a 120 inch projector screen and comes with your choice of Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 or a gaming PC. Dream Arcades owner Mike Ware told Wired.com that the company is adding a removable arcade control panel and 200 classic arcade games, including Pac-man and Centipede.
The seat is adjustable, the steering wheel and shifter are leather-wrapped, the pedals have variable resistance, it can hold a full-size keg or two five-gallon kegs and, of course, there is a conveniently located drink holder directly below the dashboard tap so you can refill mid-game.
Yes please, I’ll take one of those … if it weren’t for the $6,000 price tag. I’d be more likely to own an actual car that costs this much. Not surprisingly, Dream Arcades does not sell a lot of these. “This is mainly a high-end toy for CEOs, actors and such,” Ware wrote in an e-mail to Wired.com. If you aren’t one of those, perhaps the standup arcade he plans to offer for $2,600 in time for Christmas is more your style.
Photo: Dream Arcade
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