So many
questions... Will the Patriots go undefeated? Can
Eli avoid the interceptions that have plauged his season?
And, most importantly, how do you keep your beer cold if
you're not at Lambeau? Meet The Chillster, your new best
drinking buddy.
The
Chillster Refreezable Pint features natural "ice
crystals" to keep your drink cold - without ice - for
hours. The Chillster even cools down a warm beer. But it
didn't freeze our hands or soak the tabletop.
(+) Eco-points
First
Down: No need for disposable plastic
cups.
Second Down: Made
in the USA from recycled plastic.
Third Down: Re-use it for
years. It won't shatter if dropped, and it's even dishwasher
safe. (We tried.)
Touch
Down: A portion of all sales go to The Alliance
for Climate Protection.
(-) Penalty
Flags
Purists may
prefer a glass mug or wish for a stein-style handle.
Overtime
The Chillster
is incomplete without an eco-friendly
brew and a hearty
snack.
Choose a
brew made close to home (cuts down on the carbon
output). Our favorites:
- East Coast - Peak
Organic, making beer without toxic pesticides and
chemical fertilizers
- Midwest - Great
Lakes Brewery, an environmentally and socially
conscious brewer of award-winning, all-natural beer
- West Coast - Sierra
Nevada, applying resource conservation and
reusing/recycling raw materials for award-winning beer
Crunch happy
on the following snacks:
- Kettle Chips are tasty and
eco-friendly. They earned LEED® Gold certification from the
US Green Building Council for their new chip facility in
Beloit, Wisconsin, where they are also in the process of
restoring the surrounding prairie.
- Frito
Lay has also going greener with its
Arizona facility, which the company aims to take off the
power grid by running it almost entirely on renewable fuels
and recycled water.
Final Score
Whoever you
root for February 3, we all make it to the Pro
Bowl by choosing greener
products.
