Yes! It is very nice machine. It cools your beer down to 2 degrees and there is a lot of variety of beers available + limited edition and seasonal beers. Definitly worth it!
phat168 to smilo
25 Sep 17#9
Looks like it takes rather long to get to the right temperature though: Once in THE SUB, cooling down a TORP takes 10 to 16 hours (depending on starting temperature of the TORP). When your beer is chilled to the right temperature, the light on the front of THE SUB will turn green.
To speed up the process, set your fridge at the lowest temperature and store the TORP on the lowest shelf (this is the coldest area) for 6 to 10 hours, or until the cold indicator on the TORP turns dark blue.
This is indeed a very good point. Pre-chilling the torps (beer) is a needed. A typical fridge cools the beer down to 5-7 degrees which is good enough to use it directly in the Sub. The Sub will cool it even further down to 2 degrees.
I personal usage tip i can give is to put the torp for 1 hour in the freezer. Dont forget to take it out :-) the torp is directly ready for usage!
FlyingMonkey to Jono1984
26 Sep 17#51
Yes, I bought the red one rather than Heineken version. Yes yes, it holds a little under 4 pints, so not so great for swill drinking beer pigs. If you need more, look to a perfect draft or similar. Or kegerator if you are pushing out the boat.
The sub is basically a tube shaped fridge, front opens and the sub is basically a 2 litre plastic pressure bottle with a tube/nozzle built in. Beer wise, the draft is decent enough providing you've given it time to chill. From room temperature took around 4 hours to get to temp. If you're thinking of a session of more than 4 pints, stick a couple more subs in the fridge.
I bought one for a somewhat odd reason: I build 80's style arcade machines and thought it'd be good to have a beer tap built into the front of one. It certainly does the job in that respect :grin:
Obviously the beers are limited to the Heineken et al - personally can't stand Heineken but Tiger on the other hand is very drinkable.
Bit gimmicky, but decent enough if you're just having a couple of quiet drinks rather than an epic session. You can get the larger kegs for things like perfect draft, but unless you're drinking a lot or more regularily I prefer the sub for keeping things fresh
Janbo25 to Jono1984
26 Sep 17#65
We have one of these as got for the same price via Groupon a while back. We love it and as its pressurised and a cooler you really do get a pub quality pint unlike the kegs you can buy from supermarkets etc.
bbentley1980
25 Sep 17#3
Not yet but I've heard good things from previous deals.
EagleUK
25 Sep 17#4
To me it would be nothing more than a gimmick. Holds less than 4 pints, it would need to hold at least 10 for it to be worth the hassle.
Smadmad to EagleUK
25 Sep 17#8
You can store the beer In the fridge and load onto the machine when needed.
bbentley1980
25 Sep 17#5
That's true which put me off for a while but can't argue at that price.
bbentley1980
25 Sep 17#7
Just ordered mine with a Morretti sub as well.
mrtim
25 Sep 17#10
So are these like a beer equivalent of a Tassimo?
bbentley1980 to mrtim
25 Sep 17#13
They've been around a while but I didn't fancy paying the £165 when they first come out.
bbentley1980
25 Sep 17#12
Yeah, kind of. If you cool from room temperature it'll take up to 6 hours realistically to cool down to the 2 degrees. Just keep them in the fridge and it doesn't take that long.
gepw
25 Sep 17#14
I’ve really struggled with mine, every time I use it I get half a pint of beer and half a pint of froth ! :thinking:
Georgeharris1982 to gepw
26 Sep 17#28
Hi Do you thinks it's even worth the money ?
gepw to Georgeharris1982
26 Sep 17#61
Hard to say, I’m going to try another beer (last one was Tiger) then I’ll decide. Without doubt it’s a bit of a gimmick but so are lots of things.
halpy78
25 Sep 17#15
Stick your glass in the fridge beforehand and there shouldn't b as much froth.
tonyspoons
25 Sep 17#16
Wow, I thought this was HUKD? The beer sub machine is the antithesis of good value beer drinking...
tboxerboy
25 Sep 17#17
@gepw same as me mate. Sometimes it does settle and come out properly but deffo for the first few goes its very frothy. Desperados pulls well though! I think that's because it's not as gassy as say Heineken.
bbentley1980
25 Sep 17#18
Various bundle deals on tops but start at £7 each. That's about £1.75 a pint. Sounds reasonable for premium beer to me. Get a bundle and works out cheaper.
len_ere to bbentley1980
26 Sep 17#56
do you have an example?
bbentley1980 to len_ere
26 Sep 17#59
Beers range from £6.99 - £8.49 on the website. Feel free to browse.
nickpc
25 Sep 17#19
V Tempted!! 12% TCB / 10% Quidcoas well
mac9091
25 Sep 17#20
£100 for what 4 pints and a small fridge?
pidgeofcdf
25 Sep 17#21
My fridge cools to 3c anyway, seems pricey to me
Gooner77
26 Sep 17#22
Landfill sites are full of useless gadgets like this, £100 for a two litre fridge, I can't see the bargain here.
wakeywarrior
26 Sep 17#23
Do you get a Heineken torpedo with it
bbentley1980
26 Sep 17#24
I don't think so but I've just been looking into the Top Cash Back that got added and you get 12% off the torps as well.
J1135
26 Sep 17#25
The 14 torps + glasses = 1.93 per pint :thinking: Am I missing the "Deal" or is it just because it's discounted from a ridiculous RRP
So the Sub and what appears to be 1 torp (3.5 pints) £99.99 - £28.56 per pint
Whilst theres some interesting beers in the torp range the interesting ones are £8-9 per torp being ~£2.57 a pint Sorry but buying the more interesting bottled ones, the offers from most supermarkets can keep up with this pricing.
I'm with the comments above, a kitchen gadget that'll be used initially only for it to be left unused.
joedastudd to J1135
26 Sep 17#26
Beat me to it.
Your better off getting a mini fridge and buying cans and/or bottles.
Georgeharris1982
26 Sep 17#27
I would rather buy cans of beer and leave them in the fridge....
ScroopEgerton
26 Sep 17#29
So... This is a thing to cool down your beers, right? That you can help along by putting in the FRIDGE to cool down?
What am I missing, here?
SCOUSEKEVIN
26 Sep 17#30
Thanks OP But a lot of faffing about with one of these or a can from the coldest part of fridge and save £££££
JusticeForThe96 to SCOUSEKEVIN
26 Sep 17#34
It's so simple to use to be honest, not really a big task at all. No faffing required.
It's not designed to cool your beers down, it gives you the facility to have a freshly poured beer at home and keep it cool, at a decent price IF you use it every now and again.
I've really enjoyed mine to be honest mate, I paid less than this but was prepared to buy at full price and got lucky at National Beer Week promotions a little while back.
In order for your comparison to work, you'd have to include the cost of your own fridge too wouldn't you?
Parfy to JusticeForThe96
26 Sep 17#41
Not really as the fridge is used for more than just cooling beer and isn't bought specifically for this purpose.
JusticeForThe96 to Parfy
26 Sep 17#44
So not a fair comparison then.
I'd say it was a preference, and the usage of the item would be a more important factor rather than comparing apples and pears.
JusticeForThe96
26 Sep 17#31
This is well worth the money in my opinion, and as usual the financial nit picking comes from people who don't even own the device, as is usual on here.
Stick a few Torps in the fridge and load whenever you fancy a beer. Simple.
Once you've purchased the machine it's great value for money.
The fact the Torps hold just under 4 pints is a good thing in my opinion, as I wouldn't sink 10 pints in the house, i'd have a few at the weekend watching the footy or a movie, and I don't want to leave it on constantly.
For full disclaimer, I paid £69 for the Red Sub, a full £100 lower than this one at the time, and it looks amazing in my kitchen, and provides a talking point whenever people are round.
Loads of selection on the site, ever expanding selection and decent deals on bulk orders.
Give it a bash if you fancy it folks.
paulj48 to JusticeForThe96
26 Sep 17#36
what are the bulk deals? I cant see them on the site.
JusticeForThe96 to paulj48
26 Sep 17#37
They seem to change all the time, but i'm sure my last one was 6 Heineken, 2 Sol and 2 Amstel Radler (my holiday lager!) for £50 odds, which worked out alright, plus as it was just over £50 it was delivered for free.
paulj48 to JusticeForThe96
26 Sep 17#39
how often do they do deals, is it a case as there's always something on offer? I'm on the fence about buying one, don't want to invest and then I'm paying full price from now onwards.
JusticeForThe96 to paulj48
26 Sep 17#43
I've just had two orders mate, and both times I got a deal.
I'd say the rough guide for the existing deal (14 Heineken Torps plus 6 glasses) would equate to around £1.60 a pint, which is a good deal considering you're getting a premium beer on draught in the comfort of your own home.
I've reached that calculation by subtracting £15 from the £95 price to remove the glasses, and dividing £80 by 49 (49 being the number of pints you would get from 14 Torps, roughly 3.5 per Torp)
I should have added earlier, I also got £10 Quidco on my orders as well, so make sure and check that!
Well you can count me in with that crowd, but that's mainly down to ignorance and a curious fascination as to what it does that a can in the fridge doesn't do. It certainly looks cool. Is it one of those things you don't really need but like to have, if beer is your thang? Like my coffee machine when there's perfectly ok instant?
JusticeForThe96 to ScroopEgerton
26 Sep 17#49
Absolutely, spot on.
I'm no mega beer aficionado by any strength, but it's much nicer than supping from a can.
Ironically, when out for a beer, I prefer a bottle at my local, but this is a nice gadget to have if you like the odd beer and can afford it.
ScroopEgerton to JusticeForThe96
26 Sep 17#50
Sod it then, hot from me. Especially as it looks like it's been pushed out of the back of a spitfire.
pauljanet
26 Sep 17#32
Did someone call this premium beer? Lol
badasschris
26 Sep 17#33
I am still tempted to get one and put in the living room, then again I could just put a small fridge in the living room and fill with beer hmmmm
oliverreed
26 Sep 17#35
I like mine but I wish I'd bought a more generic machine like this...
The sub is good at what it does but the 4 pint limit and the volume of beer I drink feels like faffing about.
I tried refilling a sub, it didn't work well, not unless flat lager is your thing.
jamhops
26 Sep 17#40
I thought this was dispenser and pints for £99 which i was on the fence about @ £194 :dizzy_face: Kegator is more interesting in this case.
bbentley1980 to jamhops
26 Sep 17#47
How much is a kegerator?
bbentley1980
26 Sep 17#42
There's usually just one deal on at a time and it changes every now and then to different torps.
darrenshelly1
26 Sep 17#45
My locals just got Heineken in , asked how much a pint is -£4.75
colourpie
26 Sep 17#46
Nice arguing from both sides as per hukd tradition. Seems pretty daft to me the main reason being it surely won't be long until they stop selling the beer in those "torps" hence completely useless machines left over and all straight to the dump.
danwel
26 Sep 17#52
HMMMM, absolutely no need for me to own this but being a man and drinking the occasional beer i am very very tempted as i think it is cool so just giving it a coat of looking at
916nick
26 Sep 17#53
Common sense is telling me I don't need this and all the comments along the same lines are exactly right. I have a fridge and I can keep beer in it. So why do I keep looking at this and thinking how good it looks and that the beer would probably taste better than out of a can?
R0adRat to 916nick
26 Sep 17#57
I'm right there with you...the fact I'm skint this month should make it an even easier decision but yet I'm still here hovering!
LaterUK
26 Sep 17#54
Been looking at this all day and finally went for it.
Just a heads up on the cashback for people looking to buy the TORPS too. I only got it on the actual device, didn't get any cashback on the 14 Heineken TORPS + 6 Heineken Star Glasses offer.
tonyspoons
26 Sep 17#55
How are people voting this hot?
Sub machine: £99 'Amazing value' bundle 14 torps: £95
Works out £4 a pint. By which time you'll be bored and realise your local breweries produce far superior bottle conditioned beers for far cheaper.
Have. A. Word.
Edit: buy another 14 torps, now £2.93 a pint. For Heineken. In your own house. Enjoy it, and use your 'high quality' pod machine coffee to get over your hangover.
bbentley1980 to tonyspoons
26 Sep 17#58
Because we're the boyos Tony. Get over it.
hoverdonkey
26 Sep 17#60
Why not keep the sub in the fridge? It will get twice as cool twice as quickly!
Also, are there cheaper compatible torps available? I guess they might not last as long though. And maybe they'll clog the nozzles?
bbentley1980 to hoverdonkey
26 Sep 17#62
Where can you buy the compatible torps?
halpy78
26 Sep 17#63
Only from the main site as far as im aware. They r a bit of a gimmick but I think mine is great. They also do export strength and not the watered down versions you get in the UK.
halpy78
26 Sep 17#64
Best to wait for the 20% off torps they do from time to time.
BigCheeseGlenni
26 Sep 17#66
Get yourself a Fizzics waytap & there’s no need to thank me later,no need to be tethered to a dozen torps
paulj48 to BigCheeseGlenni
26 Sep 17#71
Doesn’t this chillthe beer?
bbentley1980 to BigCheeseGlenni
26 Sep 17#72
It costs more and doesn't chill the beer, how is it better than the Krups Sub?
mentalmike to bbentley1980
27 Sep 17#73
I the point he's trying to make is that you can put any bottle or can in for any type of beer rather than the selection that torps has so you have the outlay at the start but can buy the beer for normal can/bottle prices
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Once in THE SUB, cooling down a TORP takes 10 to 16 hours (depending on starting temperature of the TORP). When your beer is chilled to the right temperature, the light on the front of THE SUB will turn green.
To speed up the process, set your fridge at the lowest temperature and store the TORP on the lowest shelf (this is the coldest area) for 6 to 10 hours, or until the cold indicator on the TORP turns dark blue.
uk.the-sub.com/ser…ce/
I personal usage tip i can give is to put the torp for 1 hour in the freezer. Dont forget to take it out :-) the torp is directly ready for usage!
The sub is basically a tube shaped fridge, front opens and the sub is basically a 2 litre plastic pressure bottle with a tube/nozzle built in. Beer wise, the draft is decent enough providing you've given it time to chill. From room temperature took around 4 hours to get to temp. If you're thinking of a session of more than 4 pints, stick a couple more subs in the fridge.
I bought one for a somewhat odd reason: I build 80's style arcade machines and thought it'd be good to have a beer tap built into the front of one. It certainly does the job in that respect :grin:
Obviously the beers are limited to the Heineken et al - personally can't stand Heineken but Tiger on the other hand is very drinkable.
Bit gimmicky, but decent enough if you're just having a couple of quiet drinks rather than an epic session. You can get the larger kegs for things like perfect draft, but unless you're drinking a lot or more regularily I prefer the sub for keeping things fresh
If you cool from room temperature it'll take up to 6 hours realistically to cool down to the 2 degrees. Just keep them in the fridge and it doesn't take that long.
Do you thinks it's even worth the money ?
Am I missing the "Deal" or is it just because it's discounted from a ridiculous RRP
So the Sub and what appears to be 1 torp (3.5 pints) £99.99 - £28.56 per pint
Theres also: uk.the-sub.com/tas…tml
For 139.99 (14 pints) - 9.99 a pint
Whilst theres some interesting beers in the torp range the interesting ones are £8-9 per torp being ~£2.57 a pint
Sorry but buying the more interesting bottled ones, the offers from most supermarkets can keep up with this pricing.
I'm with the comments above, a kitchen gadget that'll be used initially only for it to be left unused.
Your better off getting a mini fridge and buying cans and/or bottles.
What am I missing, here?
It's not designed to cool your beers down, it gives you the facility to have a freshly poured beer at home and keep it cool, at a decent price IF you use it every now and again.
I've really enjoyed mine to be honest mate, I paid less than this but was prepared to buy at full price and got lucky at National Beer Week promotions a little while back.
In order for your comparison to work, you'd have to include the cost of your own fridge too wouldn't you?
I'd say it was a preference, and the usage of the item would be a more important factor rather than comparing apples and pears.
Stick a few Torps in the fridge and load whenever you fancy a beer. Simple.
Once you've purchased the machine it's great value for money.
The fact the Torps hold just under 4 pints is a good thing in my opinion, as I wouldn't sink 10 pints in the house, i'd have a few at the weekend watching the footy or a movie, and I don't want to leave it on constantly.
For full disclaimer, I paid £69 for the Red Sub, a full £100 lower than this one at the time, and it looks amazing in my kitchen, and provides a talking point whenever people are round.
Loads of selection on the site, ever expanding selection and decent deals on bulk orders.
Give it a bash if you fancy it folks.
I'd say the rough guide for the existing deal (14 Heineken Torps plus 6 glasses) would equate to around £1.60 a pint, which is a good deal considering you're getting a premium beer on draught in the comfort of your own home.
I've reached that calculation by subtracting £15 from the £95 price to remove the glasses, and dividing £80 by 49 (49 being the number of pints you would get from 14 Torps, roughly 3.5 per Torp)
I should have added earlier, I also got £10 Quidco on my orders as well, so make sure and check that!
You get 12% off that if you go through TCB.
It certainly looks cool.
Is it one of those things you don't really need but like to have, if beer is your thang?
Like my coffee machine when there's perfectly ok instant?
I'm no mega beer aficionado by any strength, but it's much nicer than supping from a can.
Ironically, when out for a beer, I prefer a bottle at my local, but this is a nice gadget to have if you like the odd beer and can afford it.
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The sub is good at what it does but the 4 pint limit and the volume of beer I drink feels like faffing about.
I tried refilling a sub, it didn't work well, not unless flat lager is your thing.
Just a heads up on the cashback for people looking to buy the TORPS too. I only got it on the actual device, didn't get any cashback on the 14 Heineken TORPS + 6 Heineken Star Glasses offer.
Sub machine: £99
'Amazing value' bundle 14 torps: £95
Works out £4 a pint. By which time you'll be bored and realise your local breweries produce far superior bottle conditioned beers for far cheaper.
Have. A. Word.
Edit: buy another 14 torps, now £2.93 a pint. For Heineken. In your own house. Enjoy it, and use your 'high quality' pod machine coffee to get over your hangover.
Also, are there cheaper compatible torps available? I guess they might not last as long though. And maybe they'll clog the nozzles?