 Hey, it's Jake with The Verge and we're back with more alcohol. This is the Cynic. It is a home beer dispenser. It basically lets you put a beer tap on your countertop that will refrigerate two growlers worth of beer and keep it good for up to 30 days. So we're going to try it out. Wait a second. First we've got to get the beer. Now first we need the bag to put the beer in. So Cynic has these single use recyclable bags you have to bring to a bar to get filled up. We were able to find a place pretty close by our office that supported Cynic bags, but your mileage is definitely going to vary based on where you live. They've partnered with supposedly over a thousand places so far, but not all of them are actually set up just yet. Once you get there, they should be able to fill up your bag and send you on your way. Okay. Now we have our beer and we just have to hook it up somehow. I think this goes into, okay, that's working. There's beer flowing out of it. This diagram does not totally match up. Oh God. It smells like beer now. Okay. Oh God. Okay. Beer is leaking. Maybe I should have done this one first. It doesn't say that there's an order. I don't think beer explosion can be that bad. So let's see what happens. And a different angle, maybe like upside down, up into the right. Do I have these chords in wrong? This diagram is inaccurate. We have different ideas of what's right right now. Okay. Absolutely. Absolutely. So we definitely, we definitely put the beer in right. Now we're very lucky. Oh my God. We have beer. Okay. We did it. I'm pouring beer right now. That's warm, but actually very good. Here are the benefits. Number one, this is going to keep the beer refrigerated at the exact temperature that you want to. Number two, you have the tap, which obviously is kind of cool. And number three, it's supposed to keep the beer fresher for longer. Obviously if you just get it straight out of the tap and put it into a bottle, it's not going to stay fresh for quite as long. We haven't had a chance to test whether their CO2 system actually keeps the beer fresh for longer, but sounds reasonable. So there are some downsides, including one we found out about right after shooting this. We're setting Cynic up again for happy hour and this happened. That's the CO2 tank exploding out of the fridge because we didn't set it up just right. Now remember that if you're going to be drinking and setting up the CO2 tank, you might have a similar experience. That's definitely something to keep in mind. Also the Cynic costs $329, which is $329 that you could be spending on beer. You're also going to have to keep buying Cynic bags and bringing those bags to these specific places that can fill them up. If you're okay with that level of hassle, then maybe the Cynic is for you. It's shipping now, but you're probably going to want to be a pretty serious beer drinker. Maybe. Guys. Put this back here. I'm just going to start over.
 Hey, it's Jake with The Verge and we're back with more alcohol.
 This is the Cynic.
 It is a home beer dispenser.
 It basically lets you put a beer tap on your countertop that will refrigerate two growlers
 worth of beer and keep it good for up to 30 days.
 So we're going to try it out.
 Wait a second.
 First we've got to get the beer.
 Now first we need the bag to put the beer in.
 So Cynic has these single use recyclable bags you have to bring to a bar to get filled up.
 We were able to find a place pretty close by our office that supported Cynic bags, but
 your mileage is definitely going to vary based on where you live.
 They've partnered with supposedly over a thousand places so far, but not all of them are actually
 set up just yet.
 Once you get there, they should be able to fill up your bag and send you on your way.
 Okay.
 Now we have our beer and we just have to hook it up somehow.
 I think this goes into, okay, that's working.
 There's beer flowing out of it.
 This diagram does not totally match up.
 Oh God.
 It smells like beer now.
 Okay.
 Oh God.
 Okay.
 Beer is leaking.
 Maybe I should have done this one first.
 It doesn't say that there's an order.
 I don't think beer explosion can be that bad.
 So let's see what happens.
 And a different angle, maybe like upside down, up into the right.
 Do I have these chords in wrong?
 This diagram is inaccurate.
 We have different ideas of what's right right now.
 Okay.
 Absolutely.
 Absolutely.
 So we definitely, we definitely put the beer in right.
 Now we're very lucky.
 Oh my God.
 We have beer.
 Okay.
 We did it.
 I'm pouring beer right now.
 That's warm, but actually very good.
 Here are the benefits.
 Number one, this is going to keep the beer refrigerated at the exact temperature that
 you want to.
 Number two, you have the tap, which obviously is kind of cool.
 And number three, it's supposed to keep the beer fresher for longer.
 Obviously if you just get it straight out of the tap and put it into a bottle, it's not
 going to stay fresh for quite as long.
 We haven't had a chance to test whether their CO2 system actually keeps the beer fresh for
 longer, but sounds reasonable.
 So there are some downsides, including one we found out about right after shooting this.
 We're setting Cynic up again for happy hour and this happened.
 That's the CO2 tank exploding out of the fridge because we didn't set it up just right.
 Now remember that if you're going to be drinking and setting up the CO2 tank, you might have
 a similar experience.
 That's definitely something to keep in mind.
 Also the Cynic costs $329, which is $329 that you could be spending on beer.
 You're also going to have to keep buying Cynic bags and bringing those bags to these specific
 places that can fill them up.
 If you're okay with that level of hassle, then maybe the Cynic is for you.
 It's shipping now, but you're probably going to want to be a pretty serious beer drinker.
 Maybe.
 Guys.
 Put this back here.
 I'm just going to start over.