Bottle openers obsolete?

[hexenjager]

I spent a lot of money on my son's college education for him to come home on spring break and show me

And unlike philosophy 206, that's likely to be valuable knowledge as he goes forward in life.

 

[arizonaranchman]

I love having the bottle opener on my Pioneer and Farmer.

 

[Deinos]

Mostly a liquor guy, but most of the beers I drink do not have a screw cap and I seldom drink beer by the can. So, still useful as hell!

 

[Shanks4300]

Bottle opener might be my most used accessory on my sak.

 

[Piso Mojado]

We used to need a cap lifter to open the cans.

Van Merritt and Grain Belt were pretty awful, Rainier Ale was pretty good.

 

[James Y]

In addition to using the large screwdriver feature, I mainly use the bottle opener on my SAK Pioneer to open cardboad containers containing cereal or other foods, without damaging the box. It makes a nice, light-duty prying tool.

Jim

 

[ToneGrail]

As a connoisseur of fine beers, its hands down the most used tool on my SAK along with the scissors.

 

[Stelth]

About the only beer I drink with a twist-off is Yuengling, all the rest require a cap lifter.

 

[Pr3inar]

I've only seen few bottles in my life that have twist off. Maybe it's American thing? In here most bottles have regular caps. And all the micro breweries I support? Nope, they don't use twisties!

I have seen twist-offs once in 30 years, so yes, I think it's an american thing..

 

[PirateSeulb]

It is a cheap American thing it is what American piss water comes in and I won't drink it unless I really crave beer and that is all they have.

 

[The-Stig]

I use my SAK bottle opener all the time for beer and Mexican sodas. Most of the stuff I drink isn't twist off.

 

[orca8589]

I use my SAK bottle opener all the time for beer and Mexican sodas. Most of the stuff I drink isn't twist off.

^This. Pretty much anything I drink is out of a bottle. I have a collection of antique "church keys" in my tool box, and my Gerber Shard or my SAK are backup to those. I rarely drink soda, and when I do, it's usually the Mexican Imports, and all of them are lift-caps. High Fructose Corn Syrup is banned in Mexico, so the imported Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Sprite, etc. are made with sugar syrup, the way it should be.

I only drink two kinds/brands of beer; Anchor Steam if it's a lager or Rolling Rock if it's an ale. Both of those are lift caps as well.

I use a church key or cap lifter several times a month, more often in the summer.

~Chris

 

[deltaboy]

No way we use them for Mexican soda pop in glass bottles!

 

[Steve6387]

I use mine regularly. Mostly on craft beers.

Also, I am surprised at how much use the corkscrew on my spartan gets.

 

[lessershoe]

No way we use them for Mexican soda pop in glass bottles!

Mexican Coke with taco in the morning is heavenly.

+1 on using the bottle opener. 22oz bombers won't open themselves.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Used the combo tool on my Vic Walker tonight to open a couple for my wife and me to go with her home-made pizza! (Hers was a twist-off but mine was not and I used the combo tool / bottle opener on both of them.) Definitely not obsolete!

 

[darthwayne]

i ve been thinking of buying a pioneer just so i can have a bottle opener and a wine opener.

two tools i ve been needing more often

 

[B.F.U]

Almost all craft beer does not have twist off caps. It is almost a kind of group indicator. I wouldn't be surprised if large beer companies started making non twist cap bottles just to seem more like craft beer.

I don't drink much, haven't needed one yet in 2018, but when I need one and don't have one it's frustrating.

 

[tiguy7]

View attachment 839535 I run into a lot of bottled beer without twistoff caps. I carry a Titanium Waiter with a cap lifter, can opener, cork screw, blade, and saw.

 

[darthwayne]

corkscrew is kinda unnecessary.
the pioneer can opener can open wine bottles also i saw on youtube

wonder how easy it is to open wine cork on it..anyone tried?