Looking to impress your friends the next time you’re sitting around trying to figure out the best way to crack open a nice cold brew? Beercasters.com is here to help.  Here is a quick list of several simple and inventive ways to use everyday objects to crack off that bottle cap.  These methods won’t break the glass bottle or ruin that sparkling set of teeth you’ve spent so many years (and dollars at the dentist) taking care of.  Almost all of these tricks utilize a solid edge to leverage against the bottle’s cap, and you can find most of them laying around the house right now….

1. Paper trick
This is a very neat trick.  So, let’s say you have nothing but  a piece of paper, or a couple of George Washington’s, in your wallet.   Here’s how to open a beer bottle with a piece of paper:

• Take the paper or money and fold it up several times over, until its is a tightly-compressed piece, which should look like a “V” shape (two folded bits that meet in one sharp, tight corner).
• Take the “V” part and wedge the corner of it’s fold into the bottle cap. (don’t worry, example video below)
• Jerk the bill up as hard as you can, which will result in the cap popping off.
• Although this can work with any bills, it is better to use a bigger piece of paper.

2. The buckle trick
If you have a belt on… which most people do if they want their pants to stay up.  Here’s how to open a beer bottle with a belt buckle:

• Take off your belt.  (If your pant’s are falling down, have a friend hold them up until you get the beer open.)
• Fit any edge of the buckle as tight as possible over any edge of the cap.
• Using your thumb, push hard as hard as possible on the other edge of the buckle, which should with enough force will pop the cap right off.
• Drink, and don’t forget to put your belt back on… I’m sure your friend is getting tired of holding them up.  Also if you are belt-less this trick will also work with dog or cat collars, if they are big enough.

3. Keys
Everyone has keys, so lets make the most of them.  Here’s how to open a beer bottle with a key:

• It’s best to use a key whose teeth you can wedge nice and tight between the bottle’s neck and the cap.  Grab the keys in one hand and the bottle in the other hand.
• Now, using all your might and strength, twist the key under the cap and pull the side of the cap away from the bottle.  This procedure will produce a tiny gap between the bottle and the cap.
• Now using the first gap, repeat this process in another spot under the cap.
• By the time you have made it half way around, you should be able to simply grip the cap with your fingers and thumb and somewhat easily twist it off.  If not, keep twisting the key under the cap until you’ve loosened the cap to get it off.

4. End table/Kitchen drawer handle
This is one of  Beercaster’s most used tricks. Here’s how to open a beer bottle with a kitchen drawer or end table handle:

• Find an end table or kitchen drawer handle that will nicely fit your beer bottle cap underneath. (example video below)
• Once the beer is locked into place, slowly push the beer down and see the cap come off
• It’s important to be very careful with this trick because beer can spew out if it was been shaken up and the beer can fall out if there is too much of an angle.

5. The old lighter trick
If you have a lighter hanging around, you might have a hope of drinking beer today.  Here’s how to open a beer bottle with a lighter.

• Place the bottom of the lighter (NOT the metal top) against the cap’s edge.
• Gripping the bottleneck tightly and using your hand as leverage for the lighter, push up on the cap with the edge of your lighter. This should loosen the cap, if not completely pop it off.
• If it doesn’t take the cap off right away, turn the bottle slightly in your hand and apply pressure to another area of the cap.
• Drink up.

6. Ring
The ring trick can almost be magic to friends if you do it the right way.  This is how to open a beer bottle using a ring:

• You’ll need to keep the ring on for this trick and grasp the top of the bottle in your hand.
• Close your hand over the cap and make sure the edge of your ring is flush against the bottom of the cap.
• Keeping your grip tight, lift up so that the edge of your ring will peel off the cap.
• Be wary of using an expensive ring that can be ruined.

Good luck!  Now, with a little practice, you’ll soon be known as the party hero or as the new “MacGyver” of the brew world.