Heineken Blade Beer Dispenser Unboxing Set Up & Review With Birra Moretti Keg

[@ross_mcl813]

Mines came last Thursday and it is a quality well built machine that pours great pints. I got the tiger bundle and that is a must try on the blade. I would recommend pre chilling kegs where possible. I seen seen a few people mention that the cooling system on their blade packed it in after a year or so of putting room temperature kegs in all the time as the machine is having to work constantly to bring the kegs down to 2 degrees from room temperature. Enjoy it, money well spent.

[@Grizzles56]

Appreciate your comment but how the hell would they fit in the fridge?

[@johnkidd797]

You read my mind Ross, better to let your beer fridge do the hard work and the machine to just tick over. Great point mate and one that should definitely be heeded.👍

[@GoodwinsPlace]

A refillable keg would be awesome for these to take to your local craft beer pub to fill or for homebrewing.

[@AyoAYO-cm6hb]

Same with the PerfectDraft - if they do a deal with pubs or something. They won’t do it unless they get a deal as they won’t make any money. But if they did a deal with local pubs

[@TheCampfather]

How many pints in does the shirt come off and the Dome go over the head. I'm thinking I'll be about 6 in before I do it

[@realaleguide]

Ha ha we will find out tonight in The Stoned Crow :-)

[@jlivi67]

@@realaleguideCan't wait.

[@peaksscape5096]

Isn’t 8 litres = 16 pints nearly

[@memudd]

Hahaa good one @Campfather

[@willz100]

Any tips for getting a good pour getting a lot of froth

[@markwalker7582]

Literally just got mine delivered, can't wait until tomorrow until the beer arrives and i can give it a shot.

[@tommac408]

I’m buying myself this for Christmas 🍻. I don’t care what the mrs says 😂

[@mjj5276]

I have the Phillips PD but that machine is tempting me.

[@johnkidd797]

I have two perfect draft machines and the new perfect draft pro which is absolutely fantastic. I now realise I need one or two of these things as well. Great review and thanks for making me spend a grand.👍😆🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@peterchapman5862]

What a lot of people fail to understand is this is nothing like the Heineken you buy from the supermarket in a can or a bottle. It's far superior. I've compared . I ended up pouring the bottle from the shop down the sink such was the difference in quality.

[@jimmcdonald5232]

Couldn't justify buying one of these with so little choice of beer. Really thinking about going for the sub. So much beer to chose from with those

[@mkp007uk]

John Stape Loads available now.👍

[@bbop9786]

What a pint !! Unbelievable machine. If only I could get the packet to match

[@mavericknogoose2997]

I was so impressed with the Blade (Tiger beer) dispenser, I bought a second 'pro' Heineken package on the same day this one arrived. We just need more of a selection. Heineken have informed me via email, that a craft, a Cider and one other (the name escapes me) are on the way. Due to today's issues, they will be a little late. Xmas maybe? Who knows. 🤞

[@gray8046]

Loved the demo, has convinced me to get one as well as a friend recommended it, I wanted to do a bit of research and your video was the last straw and made me buy one yesterday, thank you 👍

[@aarongregory9060]

Literally just unboxed mine today and trialing the first beer, so far I’m pretty impressed just hope it doesn’t alway come out with a massive head.

[@simondennis101]

Looking at this and Perfect Draft. Really poor selection of Beer compared to Perfect Draft and the Sub. Do you know if range is likely to increase. Can't find out too much

[@joffhall81]

Hi Simon. The blade looks an awesome machine but it’s got 3 big issues. 1. It’s too expensive due to being a commercial machine. 2. It’s far too limited with only 3 beers available and even though beerwulf have been asking for over 6 months when new kegs people would like but nothing has still appeared. 3. Currently the beers available are “Brewed under Licence in the UK”. They are not the native origin brewed beers you get in the Sub or PD making Sub torps far superior and even PD kegs far superior beers. You need to remember the original purpose of the blade was to sit in curry houses or Chinese Chinese restaurants where you could drink 5-6 pints with your curry or Chow Mein and not worry too much about the beer. I get why they have been popular recently as they appeal to the mass lager drinkers who knock 8-10 pints of lager away down their locks and don’t want to be changing torps every 3-4 pints. But for a craft beer fan they are not that appealing with the limited mass lager options. The Sub already has the craft beer market thought of in its design due to pice and volume but the blade due to the volume of the kegs will only ever stay on mass produced beers, even the PD has more craft beer marketing DNA in its design that the blade. I do have to admit that although currently it’s as far away from craft beer as a beer machine can be it does look stunning though.

[@joffhall81]

Nigel if it’s a commercial investment for Simon then great good on him. For most it’s not it’s a machine to buy and enjoy beer. The problem is the blade was never intended to be a home machine and still isn’t. It’s a commercial machine and just proves how crazy us Brits are about the sheer amount of beer we drink and how much money we will spend for convenience. The Blade gives exactly the same end product as the Sub (which is a 2c cold beer). The sub is the home dispenser with more variety, the blade the commercial solution to a minority problem. I have both a a sub and two PD machines and the options of over 40 beers on both so why get rid of either to be so limited in options ? I don’t see the point. If the blade ever gets more selection on par with the sub then it would be the ultimate beer machine combining both commercial build quality and variety but for such a massive investment (price is equivalent to 5 subs or 2 PD machine) the blade is a severely crippled machine limited to Moretti, Tiger and Heineken which are as far away from craft beer as you can get. I keep watching the blade market with interest but even the promise of new kegs in the past 18 months for commercial sale have never materialised which is a massive shame. The blade has all the potential to wipe the floor and dominate the home dispenser market but for some reason Heineken keep holding it back. I hope I’m wrong and in the future the blade does come good or even a more home friendly priced version is released with a decent variety of beers. But for now it’s only a commercial machine that mass lager drinkers are seeming using to satisfy there needs while in lockdown.

[@bbop9786]

Craft beer tastes like shit. This is for a proper pint drinker who wants a pint when the boozer is on lockdown. You can't beat a fresh pint of good old larger. If you don't like that it's not for you.

[@DWR82]

@@bbop9786 Lager not larger, you divvy .

[@sistercallsmepiggy]

I went with the blade over the PD even though the PD has the range of 40 beers, but liking the 8 Litre capacity and the less work with the recyclable plastic blade keg! Hoping ,more beers will start to be available soon for blade!

[@TheCampfather]

Brilliant review the only real informative blade information on youtube been looking forward to this. My Heineken beer came yesterday but no machine haha they split the order. So may be next week I think they deliver FedEx Thursday Friday. Lagunitas on this would be amazing as seen on beerwulf. Also a Weiss beer would be great. Keep us updated what beerwulf say as they are listed on site as "I'm interested"

[@stevenshouls9293]

Mine got delivered yesterday, absolutely love it!!

[@mattsellers7471]

The one I've been waiting for mines meant to come on Tuesday. 👍

[@realaleguide]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@mattsellers7471]

@@realaleguide I'm sure I will, thanks! 👍

[@Ukman-england]

What's it like8 months on

[@147bentaylor]

The Blade looks quality! very fancy! awesome design with the keg visible!

[@Robocrap]

Some Czech pils like Staropramen or Urquell would be perfect for this 🙂

[@Sorelizard]

Heck yeah it would

[@cmgamer1309]

Cool machine that. Are you gonna see off the entire keg in tonight's virtual pub :D ?

[@TheCampfather]

Prices on beerwulf are down in line with the blade website now. Also the kegs came down in price but sold out as well

[@ilcorvo9559]

looking at their website they're starting to look at expanding the range to the other beers they feature on the SUB. If that happens I will consider buying - until then I will stick to my SUB or consider a PD. Great looking machine though

[@stantheman8685]

They are launching a craft beer and a cider later this year.

[@MBFModernHomesteading]

I would love to have something like that. I will have to check and see what they have here in Canada.

[@trevorclarke3820]

Over 400 quid mate, should have got it from the uk blade shop, 399 all in with 4 cases of your choice of larger and 24 glasses, no brainer, had mine since october 2019. This is by far the best home beer dispenser by far only gripe is the choice of beer is not good currently.

[@TheCampfather]

It's the VAT that takes it up he got the 355 package but 70 odd at checkout vat

[@trevorclarke3820]

@@TheCampfather Drrrr my bad forgot it adds the vat later cheers...

[@stantheman8685]

Trevor Clarke a craft beer and a cider is due for release later in the year

[@trevorclarke3820]

@@stantheman8685 that would be good shame the cider is not being released for the summer, would love an ice cold pint of draught cider in the sun.

[@TheCampfather]

Finally it's here. What a beautiful thing lol. Genuinely not as massive on worktop as I was thinking it would be

[@andrewsheldon6646]

This does seem to work a lot better on the first pull than the sub did, with really good carbonation. Oof, nice big keg too !! good vid!

[@544legend]

Which one do you think is better the PerfectDraft Phillips machine or the Blade Dispenser? I’m really thinking of picking up one of those but note sure which one I should go for

[@realaleguide]

The Blade is a better quality machine but the keg selection needs to improve to catch up with the selection on the Perfect Draft

[@craigbroadhurst6537]

I have the blade and it is absolutely brilliant

[@NerdInMotion23]

Nice it would good if we could get our beer into the containers.

[@endsleighplace]

Lord's Brewing Co yeah, I looked on AliExpress for refill kegs. No results for once. Might be to new of a product, maybe.

[@dannymonroe4642]

I'm also looking to do this

[@chriscross5689]

What's the best machine? How cold do they get the ales, Price comparison and variety of ales/lagers? Do they workout comparable to cost of bottles or cans? What about the Phillips machine? Just seen they have tiny rebel ale as a choice.

[@gregmcgarry1]

That cracked me up. Great, straight review..! Good man to go for a pint with I reckon. Liked and subscribed. Quick question on the blade... assuming a pre-chill of the keg in a fridge, how cold can the blade keep the keg? I like it really cold... 2C... can it get there?

[@BitterRealityBrewing]

I can't imagine that it is very cost effective but I do like it especially if you had a small business or simply for home as it has a kind of "Cool Effect" that would make it nice to sit in the kitchen. I'm not a Heineken fan but was happy to see they had other brews like Moretti and many i've never seen here in the U.S. but Heineken does own Lagunitas Brewing here in the U.S. so I could easily see some nice IPAs and such.

[@antonb88]

Ready for tonight!

[@thebogeyman-golf3780]

Got one of these. Find it pours beautifully if you leave it on all day. Also got one of their integral units which takes 20L kegs which is great for parties.

[@donnafieldhouse2111]

where do you get the 20l kegs from?

[@thebogeyman-golf3780]

Donna Fieldhouse there’s a local drinks wholesaler near me who supply pubs. I just call them up, pay and collect it

[@denver247]

If you had to choose between this, the Perfect Draft, or the Krups SUB, which one would you recommend??

[@and9y1]

Perfect draft all day

[@1971marshy]

Had the perfect draft for the last 3 years and thought it would be obsolete within a year but it’s gone from strength to strength. Do you think this could be has successful. That’s why I’m waiting 👌 cracking review it’s beautiful 😍

[@kh2716]

I just got mine after watching your reviews... I couldn't get a Phillips PD so went for this.... but they didn't send me a dome for it!!

[@kh2716]

the funking Phillips became available for order 5 days after receiving my blade! Grrrrr ! when are we likely to get Triple Karmeleit for the blade any ideas?

[@dhortop7979]

Hello I’ve just ordered a blade machine with 2x Heineken kegs 1x Birra Moretti keg and 6 Heineken glasses... what’s the shelf life of the kegs before opening them or does it say on the box or keg? One more thing how fast did you get yours once ordered I got mine from the blade shop it self... thanks

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Be drinking it dry tonight pal in the stoned crow!! Some British craft beer in it would be super pal!

[@realaleguide]

Yes! Let's hope they expand the range of kegs for it.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

@@realaleguide oh wouldn't that be amazing. I'm saving up for one. Enjoy it pal.

[@147bentaylor]

iTS ARRIVED !!!

[@Christoffason32]

Which do you prefer the blade or the Phillips? Can’t you get more variety with the Phillips?

[@Ben-jr3ji]

They use blade unit’s in bars for Heineken Zero zero, they’re the best home keg system by far.

[@MARKKY2727]

Not for me I own a PD & sub and find the sub the perfect home draught system fits easily on my kitchen worktop can fill my fridge with a variety of torps get to change what iam drinking every 2 litres strong abv great in 2 litre size selection of beers superb and mostly imported love my pd to but find that on the big size 8 litres of the same beer not for me would be useful for a party I suppose

[@garyuk761]

Can you recommend a good Belgium blond for the krups while I'm mulling this machine over

[@garyuk761]

Once the beer is loaded in mate how long do you get? I would like a few pints on a Saturday, maybe a few Sunday but then I might not want a beer for 2-3 days cab it sit on the machine? Do you leave the machine on or can you turn it off then put it on a few hours before you want a pint? Great reviews

[@eekeek433]

Looks like the M3-B9 G.U.N.T.E.R. "It does not compute" "Danger, Will Robinson!". LOLS

[@fraco7926]

mine arrived today but kegs only tomorrow. Cant wait for it.

[@kutluarcturus12]

awesome unboxing. please do more of these when you get the chance 🍻😀

[@willz100]

Great video Simon , just bought mine about to unbox it thought I’d see if there was a vid out there and low and behold an old school mate 😂😂

[@willz100]

Any tips for getting a better pour ? Tilting glass and still getting half glass of head/froth any tips would be welcomed

[@bbop9786]

Great machine.. Beautiful pint.. only downside is its not well carbonated. On my 3rd keg .. 2 Heineken 1 moretti.. both delicious but a bit flat . Slight downside but still a beautiful draft pint in my home bar 8/10

[@WardleNorthEast]

Do you have any discount codes for this product?

[@johnfcoughlan7868]

Which one pours the best Blade or Perfectdraft?? I need a new machine as my Sub broke. I like the beers which are available on both machine

[@realaleguide]

This Blade machine is built for small restaurants and cafe bars, so this would be the superior machine in terms of pouring.

[@geraldsavage5226]

But the perfect draft has a far better selection of beers

[@geraldsavage5226]

Ps and u can swap the kegs in a pd halfway through if ur looking a change of beer

[@HiTechReviewsUK]

Mine just arrived today from beerwulf £475 for the Moretti starter pack. Can't wait to use it tomorrow!

[@leebloom3600]

Which machine did you prefer, this Blade or the perfectdraft?

[@mavericknogoose2997]

Blade by a country mile buddy.

[@Ryan-xg1kj]

@@mavericknogoose2997 😂 with only four different beers and a massive difference in price, away and chase yourself you hotdog

[@Ryan-xg1kj]

Has to be the perfect draft, a great selection and alot cheaper than the blade

[@mavericknogoose2997]

@@Ryan-xg1kj 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mavericknogoose2997]

I've been in touch with Heineken (a brewery and not just a manufacturer) and the range of beers due for release is excellent. Only today's pandemic issues causing delays. A member of the family has waited 6wks so far for his Philips. Only one 6ltr keg has arrived! Two other family members have ordered Blade pro sets and received them within 4 days. Brings your beer down to a nice icy 2° within 45mins. The Philips smaller 6ltr kegs you will have to chill at home first. Also, it doesn't bring the beer down to 2°. The build quality and finish isn't as good either. My 'Pro' Blade came with 4x8ltr Tiger kegs, 24 quality Tiger glasses. You get what you pay for. The only ones who don't like the blade (?) are usually the ones who can't afford one! Tough! I now have the Heineken & Morreti sets too! Looking forward to the new releases. I'll be putting my 2 machines into my new, £7k garden pub. I wouldn't put the Philips into it.

[@TeoOktoberfest]

Cheers 🍺Munich 🍻🍻🍻🍻

[@johncas1]

I like the krups sub because the torpedos are small a machine like this i don't drink a lot of beer only at weekend so krups subs are right amount for me these kegs would go off before I finish them

[@CrazyAboutVinylRecords]

Heineken supposedly introduced the Blade to the U.S. market in 2019. But you sure wouldn't know it when trying to buy one. No systems or beer to be found through any channel I know of. I happen to be a home brewer and make my own lagers, pilsners, stouts, porters, and even Belgian Trappist style ales. That being said, I still would have went for one of these systems to supplement my home brews with commercially produced beers that I happen to like.

[@cyberash3000]

how many pints?v just read 16, that would be quite expensive for me, 1 to 2 days beer lol

[@k2soljaz]

I’ve got the perfect draft machine, I know you have both , what machine do you prefer ? Blade or pd?

[@Stuart-ip9wz]

Great review. 👍

[@TheNjO]

Great video, I think me and my brothers are goung to buy one for our dad for his garden bar.

[@gavinhegarty]

great review. did the machine stand up over time? Looking tog et one today

[@griff0871]

Great review you twisted my arm and bought one. Can you tell me if I buy a beer and a cider keg can you swap and change them ?

[@MrButuz]

Sadly after buying one based off your review, My Krups Sub has crapped itself after only a month. This one "sounds" like it has the same pump - I wonder if it will be as unreliable? At 5 x the price I would hope not!!!

[@jameslyons1631]

I've had mine 18 months now. Use it once a week. Never had a problem touch wood. I had a few faulty subs at 1 stage and they were quick to send a voucher so I could replace them

[@bbop9786]

Sub KRUPS is a piece of shit.

[@MrButuz]

@@bbop9786 I had to send mine back for a refund!

[@elliotwebster8155]

Hi I’ve ordered one myself the other day, just out of interest how long did it take to come?? Carnt wait for it

[@realaleguide]

2 weeks I waited but it’s a lovely bit of kit when you get it.

[@fizzlewizzle2094]

U can refill the barrel?

[@gmang1521]

Love how you're figuring it as you go😂 Great video though, cheers. Just got mine delivered and cooling now🙃

[@craigbroadhurst6537]

I Have one of these as well, it is absolutely brilliant.

[@hawleyhawley2007]

This look amazing... . I have the sub and absolutely LOVE it!

[@BrewabitRick]

A Belgium triple a dream come true 👍🍻

[@aylottmotorsltd5193]

can it be used without the dome

[@gray8046]

Could you do a review of the Fizzics beer tap, it would be good to have your opinion on it, I've seen others but I'm still not so sure

[@fpoh8335]

Nicely done buddy,good to hear opinion on beers .

[@DeltaV3]

I've been waiting for this one. 👍

[@realaleguide]

Hope you like it!

[@DeltaV3]

@@realaleguide Looks great. Decent number of pints from each keg as well. 👌

[@steffanshopland10]

Am I right in saying the keg comes with the blade?

[@antonymcgowan8875]

What do you do with the empty kegs

[@ryancardoo2675]

I ordered one last week cannot wait for it to arrive 👌😎 how long did yours take to arrive?

[@realaleguide]

Around 2 weeks

[@ryancardoo2675]

@@realaleguide thanks for the reply 😎

[@tonymontana250]

Great review I’ve got a sub but will be getting this in the future 💪🏻🍺 enjoy

[@andrewmilne1738]

BRILLIANT VID YAAAASSS 👏

[@paulk60]

Just ordered 1 love Moretti

[@jamesgiblin1393]

You need to stop holding the glass so far away from the nozzle. Place it at 45 degree angle with the glass touching the nozzle and you'll get normal pint poured first go - and make sure the glass is clean!

[@Buffinator1988]

If my fiance discovered I'd spend £600 on a machine that dispenses beer... I'd be sleeping with the fishes lol. I do like the size of this thing though. If I invite a couple of the lads round I'll be refilling the crups torps every 20 mins! Lol

[@realaleguide]

£425 on their official UK site with 2 kegs, not bad I think.

[@peterchapman5862]

Except it's not £600. Unless you buy it at Amazon!

[@bnevillewood]

Real Ale Craft Beer Beerwulf is a rip off nearly £600!

[@cyberash3000]

ive taken back up homebrewing beer and turbo cider, and starting wine soon

[@jimmycollins5250]

Really liked this video, thanks.

[@gethinevans1876]

Could we see a video of the perfect draft vs the blade with new kegs put in so we know which one does the best first pint pleas. diolch.

[@leongruneberg4844]

Now Newcastle Brown is owned by Heineken, maybe they could do a NewkeyB torp? Adnam's Broadside is another I'd like to see.

[@Jack-tp5ji]

That will certainly keep you occupied mate!👍

[@benfisher4885]

So.... The question on everyone's lips... This or the perfect draft, taking into account cost, size, range of beers etc etc etc Seems very much horses for courses, if you like the available range and willing to spend the cash then the blade is the way to go. Big selling point for the pd is the wide range of beers available and a more established consumer base. Would love to hear your thoughts Simon.

[@Adam-eh1qd]

Perfect draft for me, blade is good but too expensive

[@benfisher4885]

@@Adam-eh1qd agreed, but also the range of beers available is a huge factor. I'm someone that likes to try new things and don't think I could justify the blade money for only 3 drinks and ALL lagers. People will disagree but I would say they are too similar to really be considered a "range".

[@mezmanmerrill7412]

Think the price per pint might be cheaper on the blade but depends if you want a limited range of beer.

[@peterchapman5862]

@@mezmanmerrill7412 Heineken £1.90 a pint

[@peterchapman5862]

If your a lager drinker Blade hands down. No fluffing around returning kegs and 14 pints throw away, next. Ofcourse if your a craft beer fan it ain't for you at the moment but maybe in the future who knows

[@malky9645]

Did you have a discount code to buy it? Looks like it's closer to £600 to but without any beer

[@TheCampfather]

Check the blade website thoroughly you can get a machine with 2 kegs for about 420 and 6 glasses

[@realaleguide]

Go to the Blade UK website, its their official site, the machine there is 425 including VAT. Best way to find it is to Google Blade Beer

[@realaleguide]

uk.blade.shop/mix-starter-bundle-2.html

[@malky9645]

Perfect I had clinked the direct link to the blade on its own

[@nsoper19]

Is there any keg return system on these?

[@k9muers]

Cracking bit of kit

[@jackgoodyear8210]

Eyup mate great review! I've had a blade delivered but they've accidentally sent me two part ones. Currently waiting for the domes to come back in stock but can I use the blade without the dome part? Im dying to use it haha

[@sjcf89]

So this or a perfect draft one?

[@paddymcilvanney1347]

Back in stock just ordered one,,,cheers

[@tranmereroversf.c9859]

I’m tempted to buy one myself but worry that the novelty will wear off after a month or 2.

[@jamesk1806]

Definitely will. And also not much choice and cans cheaper in the supermarket.

[@grahammann1055]

The novelty wore off, before I got half way through the review. £425 for 16 pints of pig swill. Seriously, what Idiot is gonna buy a turkey like this.

[@realaleguide]

Lots of people building pub sheds in this current climate, would sit nicely on the bar there ;-)

[@jamesk1806]

@@realaleguide if I had the space and there was a good variety of gear for it... How does it work... If you have one beer in it.. And not finished it and want a different one in can you do that? Or once you have it in you have to finish it.

[@TheCampfather]

@@jamesk1806 needs to stay in. Same with PD and sub

[@gazzaeire8702]

Hi, have you had any issues with your blade or kegs in the 7 months you’ve had it? & what is your top 2 beers 🍺 love the vids

[@fartinbrundle5495]

Good review ,Fartin will be buying

[@rossco247]

New to the channel so might have missed it but Blade or the perfect draft?

[@stantheman1695]

I've just got my p draft but I think I'll get one of theses aswell.

[@pauldavid8413]

Hi I’m trying to work out if the blade unit light only works when there’s a keg installed ? I have the unit but no keg at the moment Can anyone help ?