If cats can tweet, why can’t taps? We created an apparatus that tweets each time a beer is poured – and reminds you when it’s time to refill the keg.

This is the story of a tap, who – by the grace of technology – has finally been granted a voice. For centuries he has been humankind’s silent servant, swiftly and adeptly fulfilling our need for cold, frothy refreshment. But no more. We set out to devise a digital bartender of sorts – a tweeting tap that would amuse us with his witty banter, let us know when the keg was getting low and remind visitors to tip their bartender…

At approximately 4 p.m. on May 19, @TweetingBar uttered his first words – and the world will never be the same.

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