Move over cans and bottles, the future of beer is here. Well, maybe not the future, but a damn cool looking beer sampling unit: the BeerVault. There seems to be some high-tech science behind the newest creation from Australian design firm Jones Chijoff.

The BeerVault fits the high-end beer bottles into UV-filtering clear acrylic canisters, which are backlit and suspended above the bar. Each beer is kept under the same pressure as it was while in the bottle, thus preserving its taste, while also keeping it chilled and ready-to-serve via a clear volume of liquid glycol that surrounds it and circulates through a chiller.

It also makes ordering beers easier. One of the ideas behind the whole bar is that people will be able to order their beers based on the color!

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