99 Ways to Open a Beer Bottle Without a Bottle Opener

by Brett Stern

It's the beer lover's worst nightmare, but this book is the solution. Olympic-class bottle opener Brett Stern introduces devotees of the suds to a world that is veritably pulsing with potential openers. Each method is illustrated, accompanied by simple instructions and rated for difficulty. 99 black-and-white photographs.

Genres: Nonfiction

108 pages, Hardcover

First published February 23, 1993

Reviews

[Andy Luke · Rating 3 out of 5]

Does what it says. A quick fun and silly read, with fitting quality photos. Quite enjoyable, recommended toilet book, or while drinking a beer.

[Madeline Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is exactly what you’d think.

[Erin Penn · Rating 4 out of 5]

An amusing fifteen-minute read with lots of pictures. Some social responsibility - even if using a car's door to pry a beer bottle, do not drink and drive.

I personally enjoyed the candelabra being used for "wildness camping" - and that was used to open the beer bottle in the great outdoors. So story time.

Shortly after 911, my NY friends were going to Pennsic (an August SCA event in PA) with a loaded white panel vehicle. All of these types of trucks were being stopped on the bridges and asked for their purpose; "Camping" came the response. To which the security officer responded after shining a light in the back of the truck ... "Sir, do you always camp with a candelabra?"

Yes, yes we do. So this book got an extra star just for that.

[Doug · Rating 2 out of 5]

Got this in a Humble Book Bundle. Decided to read it first. Was slightly disappointed. Then I realized I didn't pay very much for it, so I didn't care. I was hoping for more tips on better ways to do the things I've already tried. Instead, it's just some pictures with mildly funny explanations for the things I've already tried (and succeeded or failed at doing). If you have a brain and like to drink beer, you've no doubt tried most of these things. Except maybe the cop car.

[Cale · Rating 2 out of 5]

Let me summarize - if you don't have a can opener, find a solid object and pry. That's basically all this book says, with 99 photos of beer bottles and lots of admonitions to drink (and not to drive). Maybe if I drank I'd be more interested, but really this is a cheap book that's little more than pictures and occasional snorts of humor in step form. High literature it ain't.

[Eric · Rating 2 out of 5]

Encourages lateral thinking.

[Magdalena · Rating 5 out of 5]

This might be the most useful book I've read this year. Just a bit disappointed that even though it shows you 99+1 ways to open a beer, it never shows you the most common way, with a beer opener.

[Sean Goh · Rating 3 out of 5]

The clincher: Apple charger.

Give me a large enough lever, and I can move the world (or just a bottle cap).