Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on July 2011

Prepare yourself for the hot summer BBQ season with some cool beer accessories from Tokyu Hands, ever the emporium of things-you-never-knew-you-needed-but-suddenly-have-to-have. There, you can find some beer supplements to convert your measly cans into foamy works of art. These draft-beer-on-the-go contraptions come in different guises (and prices). The Beer Smoother (¥735) is a nozzle that clamps onto your can and enables some creamy pour. More upmarket is the Bubble Master (¥2,980), which magically squirts bubbles into flat beer to froth it up good. Tomy’s Throat-Smoothing Beer Foamer (¥1,995) looks like an industrial stapler and wraps round the can in order to work its bubbly magic. Finally get one- or two-liter beer kegs and administer the golden stuff with the Beer Party Value Set, for just two bills (¥1,995). All available from Tokyu Hands.