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What's a 'sparkler'? From the context, it sounds like some sort of supplementary carbonation system.

• robotmay 6y ago
  It's a small plastic attachment which the beer is forced through, causing it to froth up with tiny bubbles. Allows you to form a head on a pint of bitter without having to add any gas and in theory makes it taste a bit thicker. Reference image: https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.auto-tilt.co.uk%2Facatalog%2F0_65_3627-Beer-Sparkler1_170368.jpg&f=1&nofb=1 https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2F...
  • gerdesj 6y ago
    That sounds like a "widget" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widget_(beer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widget_(beer)
    • pbhjpbhj 6y ago
      A widget goes in the bottom of a can, and IIRC, releases nitrogen when you open the can forming lots of microbubbles in the beer, creating a smooth head on pouring. A sparkler is like the aerator on a hand washing tap, it screws on to the beer dispensing tap (the one fixed to the bar, not a keg tap). It aerates, or they used to. Beer technology has moved on a lot in the more-than-a-decade since I was the wrong side of the bar.