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AUGUST PRIZE: WHAT BEVERAGE WOULD YOU PUT IN YOUR WATERMELON KEG?



picIt’s a not-so-well-known fact that early explorers used hollowed-out watermelons as canteens to hold water while they were off doing explorer stuff. Considering that watermelons are 92 percent water, using an empty watermelon to store some tasty beverages seems like a perfectly reasonable idea.

These days, you can transform your own watermelon into a beverage dispenser with the help of this month’s prize – the watermelon keg kit ($22.99 on Amazon). The kit includes a faucet with a handle, a shank (I’m not 100 percent sure what that is, but it sounds important), a coring tool and installation instructions. Bonus: The kit can also be used with pumpkins for fall celebrations.

According to the product’s description, all you need to do is “follow the fool-proof instructions and in no time flat you’ll have a watermelon cocktail keg that will be the envy of all your guests. It’s fun. It’s unique. It’s a surefire hit at any fun time event!”



What beverage you fill your watermelon keg with is up to you. Maybe you’ll be tempted to fill it with beer (I know I would), but you might also choose to make a watermelon-based drink from any of the recipes found on the National Watermelon Promotion Board website. After my wife steered me away from filling it with beer, I’d probably opt for a simple yet refreshing drink like watermelon agua fresca.

Leave a comment below with what YOU’D fill your watermelon keg with if you won this prize. I’ll choose one comment at random from all the comments left on the blog this month as the winner. Cheers!

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Comments

  1. sheryl s says:

    I love the watermelon smoothie pops!

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  2. vickie says:

    Vodka,pineapple juice,apple pucker,& ice!!!!

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  3. Yolanda Laverde says:

    Watermelon, lemonade and tequilla!! My own invention of a good summer drink!!

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  4. Karen says:

    Watermelon ice tea!

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  5. Barbara Maggiacomo says:

    Sangria sounds perect.

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  6. Marissa Mariah Garza says:

    Watermelon Wine Spitzers

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  7. Cristina says:

    http://21st-amendment.com/beers/hell-or-high-watermelon/

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  8. Cramer vs Kitchen (Melanie Cramer) says:

    Melon-Shine: Watermelon juice, Moonshine, fresh mint leaves, slices of orange
    (Spoken in my native Massachusetts accent) ‘Wattuhmelon Mahhhgahrita’: Watermelon juice, Patron Silver tequila, ice-cubes of fresh lime juice, Cointreau, and frozen cubes of watermelon… Dont forget the mahhhgahrita-salt!

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  9. Melissa Hunter says:

    I would put Captain Morgan Parrot Bay Pineapple in mine….

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  10. Liz says:

    I would make it Watermelon mojito keg…..yum

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  11. Misty Hanke says:

    Would maybe try vodka! Would try any of the other recipes tho too! How cool!

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  12. Gayle Turner says:

    Vodka would go very nice in the keg!!!

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  13. Karen Gurtler says:

    Chunky Watermelon Lemonade!!!! I know the kiddos would love it as well!

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  14. Alec Wasson says:

    I think it was from one of your posts long ago, but I tried this with Shock Top and it was soooooooo good. We emptied it out, and put the watermelon balls back in the beers, and then also had watermelon margaritas. Now there’s a dangerous idea. Fill that whole thing with margi’s.

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  15. jessie machell says:

    I’d fill it with Watermelon Daiquiris…g’luck y’all!

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  16. Heather says:

    A Margarita would be great!!

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  17. Robyn says:

    Watermelon sangria!!!

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  18. Donna Lipscomb says:

    My mind immediately goes to lemonade! And I love the fact that it can be used in fall too, so my fall drink would be cider

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  19. Eva Jados says:

    I would fill it with good old Fashion Lemonade with Honey… Simply and Natural !

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  20. Roberta Guindon says:

    I would make my famous homemade
    lemonade and fill’er up! 🙂

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  21. Leah says:

    I would love to do this for my daughter’s birthday. All of my kids love watermelon so I think it would be fun to blend the watermelon up and mix it with some type of lemon-lime soda.

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  22. Debi says:

    What a fun prize! A keg tap for watermelon…how do you find these things? I think a nice watermelon infused grind would be what I would fill my watermelon with. Thanks so much for an opportunity to win this prize!

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  23. Jim Long says:

    Watermelon margaritas of course.
    That is really a cool item. I need that for a picnic later this month.

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  24. The Watermelon Guy says:

    Congrats to Karen G. She’s the winner of our August prize!

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