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What about personalized syrofoam or the non disposable plastic cups?
I was thinking something like this or like this.
The 2nd choice would be a really cute keepsake for your guests!
Don't switch to bottles over a keg. Draft beer tastes so much better than bottled.
This site looks like it could help you find larger (14, 16, or 20 oz) plastic cups: http://www.plasticdrinkcups.com/clear-plastic-cups.html
Or this site has plastic beer mugs .... but those might be cost-prohibitive: http://www.plasticdrinkcups.com/plastic-beer-mugs.html
I'm using cups that are like solo cups, but they are completely clear, so they look alot nicer (IMO). I think they are made by Dixie and called something like crystal clear.
Chinet cut crystal cups
http://www.instawares.com/cut-crystal-plastic-cup.1563.0.7.htm
You could do the 16 oz ones in clear or your wedding colors - they have tons of options for colors.
Thanks for the ideas everyone! My main issue is that I don't want to spend very much... The smaller ones I got for the mixed drinks were pretty cheap, so I'm hoping to not spend more than 20 cents or so each. If I had a bigger budget for this I'd love to get personalized ones, but it's an extra that I just can't justify. :)
@sjones724: I like those but it looks like they only come in smaller sizes... or am I just not seeing the bigger sizes?
@nonimouse12: I think those are looking like my best bet so far. I wanted more of a heavy-duty plastic than that, but I just can't find any for a price I'm willing to pay!
@Mrs.KMM: Is keg beer really better? I read somewhere else on here that keg beer gives you worse hangovers... I don't know since I never drink beer, but now I'm really curious!
We plan to use these!
http://www.smartyhadaparty.com/Item7171-16_oz_Plastic_Tumblers.aspx
@summerhill: they also com ein 14oz, not sure if thats big enough for what you want http://www.instawares.com/cut-crystal-plastic-cup.1559.0.7.htm
@summerhill: Oh yes - in terms of taste, there isn't even a comparison between keg beer and bottled beer. (I'm kind of a beer snob - I pay attention to these things). FI and I were so excited when we learned our venue uses kegs instead of bottles.
I've never heard that keg beer gives you worse hangovers (nor have I experienced this myself). I'd guess that that is an old wives tale - keg beer and bottled beer have the same alcohol content.
i think that a 12 oz is perfect, it's the size of a can or bottle of beer:) it's also keep your guests moving and inhibit them from become beligerant as easy... lol, we had 12 oz cups and it was more than enough :)
we are also looking for beer cups.. but we are having cans and bottles. I love keg beer but with a keg you dont actually get a full keg and my family drinks alot of beer so it would take too long for the bartender to sit there pumping the keg and pouring drinks... i dont want everyone to be stuck around the bar waiting for a beer. So we are having cans and bottles but still having them up the stuff into cups.
I agree with Brittany. Beer comes in 12 ounces anyway, so those cups would be perfect. If they want more beer, they can walk over to the keg and get more.
@jaylovessteez: We're getting two full kegs. Were you told that your's will not be full? Also, many venues that use kegs consistently have kegerators and such where there is no need to ever pump. Just something to ask since it sounds like you'd prefer keg beer.
Ok, this might seem odd, but I don't have a clue how kegs work. I am not a beer drinkers at all. So why do you have to pump a keg? What does the kegerator do that makes you not have to pump it?
@Mamasita2004: If you just have a keg sitting in a trash can of ice, you have to occasionally pump by hand to build up air pressure in the keg. This then forces the beer out when you want a drink.
A kegerator has a CO2 tank that is connected to the keg. This tank allows the appropriate pressure to be maintained without the user ever having to manually pump.
FutureKMM: Ahh, that makes more sense. Now, I understand why my bartender is planning on using that yucky igloo cooler attached to the keg. I wanted to use a cute keg corset, but the cooler is going to make it impossible :-(
You can find nicer plastic cups, but they can be a bit pricy. Here are a few possible sorces:
http://www.instawares.com/beer-assorted.2798.5.2801.0.0.8.htm
http://wholesalepartyplates.upscalepartydisposables.com/store/category/14/75/Tumblers/
http://www.4plasticglasses.com/
http://www.cateringsupplies.com/modules/cart/navigate.php/cart_nav_id/4
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/search/?query=beer+glass (<---I actually bought all our wine glasses from Ikea because it was cheaper to buy real glass sets from them then to buy nice plastic ones or to rent them! Maybe you'lll find a similar dynamic with their beer glasses?)
Also, have you looked into the cost of renting nice glass/plastic beer glasses from a rental comapny in your area?
Thanks for this post!
I was interested in biodegradable plastic cups. It seems the ones that I've seen are made from corn and "soft"...anyone know if there's a sturdier kind?
At first, before actually seeing these cups, I thought 12 oz. sounded like it would be fine for the beer... but in person I think they look too small, and FI (the beer drinker) reeeally thinks they're too small! So we're using the 12 oz. ones for the mixed drinks (with ice cubes the amount of drink in each one will be about right), but we really need 16 oz. for the beer.
@rabbit: That was my original plan... either rent glasses or get the 59 cent glasses from IKEA! Then we discovered that our caterer wants to charge us a TON extra for labor if we have glassware for our alcoholic drinks. Grrrr. So we're pretty much stuck with disposable. :(
I did insist on renting real wine glasses though, since we don't have a ton of wine drinkers. I just couldn't imagine making my grandma drink her wine out of a plastic cup!
ah-ha! i find for you!! lookie here!! i'm good, they are a little expensive, but nicer like the 'crystal' plastic ones i think you may be talking about!
http://www.instawares.com/classic-crystal-cup-tall.cmtcc16240.0.7.htm
@futurekmm i was told because of the fuzz kegs are never filled to the top.. at our venue we are providing our own alcohol.. so they dont have any kegerator.. :( and from all the kegs i rented we have only seen the pump ones... so we are just doing cans.. besides its right before labor day so they will have specials on the beer then.
@brittanymichelle: Thanks! I love those but it looks like they're both about 32 cents per cup, which is just really more than I wanted to spend on something that's just going to be thrown away. :(
I do like the clear ones made from corn... they're thinner than I really wanted, but they might be my best option for the price. Decisions, decisions!!
i tried!! sorry, it is a bit expensive but in the whole scheme of things 70 bucks isn't worth stressing over... lol, sometimes you just gotta do it! lol, well i hope you have luck in your hunt!
@brittanymichelle: Yeah I know it isn't *that* much... but we're already over budget, and the budget is mostly being supplied by my parents. So really trying to limit how much more we spend right now! :)
check out smartyhadaparty.com this is where i got all my utensils for the wedding (expect my plates bc i found them cheaper somewhere else)
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So for the beer drinkers at our outdoor tent wedding, we were planning to have a keg and "nice" disposable plastic cups. We have clear plastic cups for the mixed drinks (the nice ones that are less flexible than cheapy cups), so I was assuming I could find something similar in a larger size for the beer.
But in my search so far it seems like the biggest size anyone has in these cups is 12 oz. Too small for a beer cup.
Has anyone seem cups like this? Or any alternative ideas? If I absolutely can't find what I want, we may end up considering bottles, that just wasn't our first choice.
Thanks!!