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How To Open a Beer Without an Opener

howtodothings.com — Everyone has been there. Holding a cold beer in one hand while searching through drawers hoping to find anything that will work as a bottle opener. Well here are some great tips on how to avoid the panic and keep on drinking.

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  • NewsFeed, on 05/21/2008, -0/+11The belt one is helpful for sure. I won't even get into how many times that one would have come in handy. I don't think i like the idea of opening a beer on another beer cap. Then you have to leave it sitting for a few minutes so it won't explode everywhere.
    • ErikHarrison, on 05/21/2008, -0/+2You may get your ass kicked for "trying to show your junk". Just be careful...
    • qwertydvorak, on 05/21/2008, -2/+5this is the only beer opener you need:
      http://mightygoods.com/archives/2005/02/bottleopen
      • diggduggjoe, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1Nice, but $22!!! They should include an engraving for that price.
    • seanc6610, on 05/21/2008, -0/+2i have a hurley belt with a bottle opener built into the back of the buckle. it's a little beat up, but it's come through in the clutch so many times.
    • radicaledvard, on 05/21/2008, -0/+2As long as you do it in one smooth motion there is no problem with the second beer "exploding" when opened. You just have to practice to get the hang of it.
    • ertz, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1i do it with my teeth
      • firstpost, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1Your dentist must love you
      • subliminalurge, on 05/21/2008, -0/+2I used to do that. Had no problems with it for years, then one night it cracked half of my tooth off.
  • WordsnCollision, on 05/21/2008, -0/+45Inside of a door jamb always works - y'know, the place the doorknob's bolt slides into. Insert, lever, you're done!
    • Burento, on 05/21/2008, -0/+6Thats actually a great idea.. i have to remember that one too
    • ErikHarrison, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1I use that all the time, the only problem is that you do lose some beer. It is for a worthwhile cause though.
      • doogly, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1not if you do it properly, just enough to bend the cap a little, then remove the bottle and twist off the cap.
    • Coffeedemon, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1Thats a good one. I tore my index finger up pretty good opening a non-twist off with my room key when I was on travel and needed a beer to accompany the NHL Playoffs.
    • unravelled, on 05/21/2008, -1/+2I always use the handle to my silverware drawer, it's like it was made for opening bottles. I have worn a notch in the wood below the handle which makes me proud.
    • stealthalbino, on 05/21/2008, -0/+2One thing to keep in mind with this method is make sure it's done in a quick motion. Door jambs vary and the angle at which they bite the bottle cap may mean a more horizontal tilt to the bottle is necessary for proper cap removal. Party fouls may result.
  • jordankasteler, on 05/21/2008, -0/+77Cigarette lighters do wonders.
    • insanebrain, on 05/21/2008, -0/+4yeah. . that's the only thing I have used for the last 10 years.
    • stainsteelcrown, on 05/21/2008, -1/+0In Colorado you can make Corona pop like champagne using a lighter.
      • pocketman, on 05/21/2008, -0/+0My friends and I have made many of circles in the drop ceiling over the years with Corona's. Good times they were. Also, I am in New York and have have done it from Maine to Florida.
      • masterm1nd, on 06/08/2008, -0/+1I don't think it's limited to Colorado or Corona, but I know what you're talking about and enjoy doing it ;)
    • masterm1nd, on 06/08/2008, -0/+1Be careful because over time the caps chip away at the plastic of the lighter, assuming it's a disposable. Not cool when the lighter blows up in your face when you're drunk and belligerent.
  • faceless323, on 05/21/2008, -0/+4my favorite way is using the lip on a water/soda bottle
  • ThePenrod, on 05/21/2008, -1/+66Personally I always loved using the edge of a coffee table or bar, by slamming my hand down on top of the cap. Granted, that was when I was in college and didn't care if my furniture had chips and scratches all over it.
    • DeskFlyer, on 05/21/2008, -0/+13Be careful with that one. One time I did that the top of the bottle shattered; I was lucky I didn't end up sticking the jagged bottleneck into my hand. Guess I was doing it wrong. :)
      • ThePenrod, on 05/21/2008, -1/+14I've tried more than ten times to visualize how that is possible and I still have yet to come up with how you broke the bottle.
        • DeskFlyer, on 05/21/2008, -0/+18Anything is possible if you are as dumb as I am.
        • uncool, on 05/21/2008, -0/+7Don't beat yourself up about it. We're all that dumb when we drink :)
        • jamesdew, on 05/21/2008, -0/+0ye i've done that too. It's pretty easy to do for beers 1and 2 getting progressively more dangerous with each beer you drink.
        • radicaledvard, on 05/21/2008, -0/+4If you hit the edge with the bottle instead of placing the cap at the edge there is a risk that you hit the glass lip just under the cap. That will sometimes break the neck of the bottle. Same result if you put the glass lip on the edge and hit the bottle in an arc so that you press the bottle into the edge and down.
        • PabloMac, on 05/21/2008, -0/+4It can happen when you place the lip of the bottle against the table edge, rather than the bottle cap itself. Don't ask how I know this.
      • spoogieking012, on 05/21/2008, -3/+1ur doin it rong!
  • allaboutdatiki, on 05/21/2008, -0/+3I've always been a fan of the key method ...
    • jkleinfeld, on 05/21/2008, -1/+2I just got myself a really useful bottle opener key ring in urban outfitters for about $7. perhaps one of the best investments of my life

      that, and my fake ID
  • AuburnTigers, on 05/21/2008, -7/+41Teeth for me.
    Yes I know it's stupid and can potentially be very expensive if your tooth pops off instead of the cap, but still it looks cool.

    Asks self: So why do I do it when I'm by myself?
    • hadak, on 05/21/2008, -2/+2I do the same thing. It hurts like hell, but if you can do two at once...you're getting laid.
      • jamwil87, on 05/21/2008, -0/+5You're not getting laid you're going to the dentist.
    • MacMasore, on 05/21/2008, -1/+4If it hurts you're doing it wrong, it only tastes bad.
    • Samurai77, on 05/21/2008, -0/+6Yup I cracked a tooth doing that, but didn't know it until later...way too late. $1600 root canal Yikes!

      I had done it for years too.
    • Surferess, on 05/21/2008, -0/+7Honestly, you guys are freakin' nuts! Do you know how much it costs to fix that? $1,000 at the dentist at least!
      • Speed, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1Is there no health insurance with dental benefits in the United States? Hell, I get 80% dental coverage at Superstore (the grocery store I work at) and 80% through university.
    • jamwil87, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1I once knew a guy who would rip the entire top off a beer can with his teeth and drink out of it like a cup.
      • ParanoydAndroid, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1My friends and I do that when we drink Guinness in cans, so we can get the wiffle ball out of it when we're done. It's actually relatively easy as long as you know just where to bite the can, my ex would bite and twist it through his mouth and the top of the can would come off with a smooth edge like a can opener, it was a little crazy.
    • asskicker32, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1the key is to go slow with the teeth. Going fast ***** up your mouth. Take your time and you will have no issues.
  • danomagnum, on 05/21/2008, -5/+119Just put the bottle in a box, and then the cap is both on and off at the same time.
    • Burento, on 05/21/2008, -15/+2Huh?
    • actionscripted, on 05/21/2008, -0/+17Ahh...the Schrodinger method. Good call.

      Related: I can't believe a nerdy comment like this is getting buried on Digg.
    • Onyxblaze, on 05/21/2008, -10/+2Not quite... The cap would still be on. There is no reason for it to come off.
      • Tiphys, on 05/21/2008, -1/+5Well...the Geiger counter, Uranium-238, and opening method are a given :-P
        • inkyblue2, on 05/21/2008, -0/+13***** cat keeps drinking my beer.
    • exomni, on 05/21/2008, -1/+3That's not really true. It would be in a state of hyper-whatsitcalled. So it would actually be in all possible configurations and none, until you looked at measured it.
    • thegenome, on 05/21/2008, -1/+2I think youd need a random bottle opening device in with the bottle
    • doogly, on 05/21/2008, -2/+8Yes, Schrödinger's cat: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger%27s_ ...
      Brilliant
      • jamwil87, on 05/21/2008, -0/+4I read the first bit of that, then my head imploded.
    • SteaminTmann, on 05/21/2008, -4/+6The only reason why I understand this reference is because I saw it on "The Big Bang Theory" this week....
    • djsku82, on 05/21/2008, -4/+9Big Bang Theory is awesome, I love that show.
    • PabloIV, on 05/21/2008, -0/+12Actually you would need to put a device in the box that would or would not open the beer at an unspecified time.
      Then, you would truly have Schrodinger's Beer
  • obliviousfool, on 05/21/2008, -3/+9I can't believe they didn't mention the edge of the kitchen counter.
    • slapded, on 05/21/2008, -0/+2you must not have corian.
      • obliviousfool, on 05/21/2008, -2/+1I have six bottle openers in my kitchen, so it doesn't matter what *my* kitchen counters are made of. :P
    • incognit0, on 05/21/2008, -1/+5Most people don't really enjoy damaging their counters for the sake of opening a bottle.
      • obliviousfool, on 05/21/2008, -2/+3The metal in the caps is fairly soft. Kitchen counters are usually very durable. If you do it right, you're not going to damage anything. If you're really concerned about it, rip off a piece of the beer carton and put it between to cap and the counter. You wouldn't have scratched it anyway, but this will put the women in the room at ease.
      • Speed, on 05/21/2008, -1/+1You've never met an alcoholic (or Canadian), have you?
  • karmazon, on 05/21/2008, -1/+23Girlfriend's teeth. Mine are too precious.
    • briguymaine, on 05/21/2008, -1/+5I bet your girlfriend has a flat spot on top of her head.
    • PaisleyTeal, on 05/21/2008, -1/+1 . . . and if nothing else, at least she can't bite mr. happy.
    • efitz11, on 05/21/2008, -0/+4so basically you're saying you don't drink beer
  • MarkusX, on 05/21/2008, -1/+4I knew the lighter trick. But the fact that you can fold a piece of paper hard enough for that same trick is amazing... and very useful, since I quit smoking over a year ago.
  • Emma1989, on 05/21/2008, -4/+3I knew just a few possibilities to open a beer. Most of my friends do that with a lighter. I think I will test the unusual possibilities on my birthday with some of my friends. Since I am a girl, I need Dude`s who know more than one opportunity, just in case of... :)
  • EffYoo, on 05/21/2008, -0/+69"5 - Dog Collar"

    Or just put a detachable keychain bottle opener on your dogs collar and call him whenever you need it...
    • enclaved, on 05/21/2008, -0/+15brilliant
    • nbcaffeine, on 05/21/2008, -0/+9OMG, someone please award this man with a nobel prize or something. That has to be the most awesome thing ever.
    • prezzy, on 05/21/2008, -0/+2win, thanks for the tip man. Im gonna go put one on my boxer.
  • bobalien, on 05/21/2008, -1/+2cell phones work too; you look like a bad ass but don't expect to not damage the phone
  • liuite, on 05/21/2008, -1/+12how to open wine without corkscrew
    http://www.wikihow.com/Open-a-Wine-Bottle-Without- ...
    • dpcamp, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1"When pushing the cork in, a small amount of wine will spray out due to the pressure built in the bottle. Point the bottle away from you if possible."

      yeah figured out that one the hard way.. pushed the cork through and got a jet stream of wine into my eye.. of course being drunk already my reaction time was slow to get out of the way.
  • such007, on 05/21/2008, -1/+2The little "not for climbing" carabiners that everyone uses to hold their keys tend to work well. And many drawer handles...
  • stevennutz, on 05/21/2008, -1/+8 "how to bring down a server in under 200 diggs"
  • Mie42, on 05/21/2008, -0/+3610. Carry a bottle opener on your keys.

    What kind of alcoholic are you if you don't?
  • fahrvergnuugen, on 05/21/2008, -1/+4Take two beers, one in each hand and hook the edges of the caps together, then pull.
    Only problem with this method is that there is no way to open the last beer :)
    • uncool, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1And if you're not careful you might open the wrong one.
    • Banda, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1Just put the cap back on the first bottle after you finish it you can then still use it the open the other one. (And you only need to do that if you run out of beer which should never happen.)
      • jamwil87, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1I don't know why someone dug you down this works well.
      • outlaw686, on 05/22/2008, -0/+1that sucks. well guess we're gonna have to get more beer!
  • technogenius, on 05/21/2008, -4/+16-Ring-a-ding-ding
    I use my wedding band all the time. As long as it's a strong metal like titanium it works just fine :)
    • Surferess, on 05/21/2008, -0/+3OK guys - Don't do this! It is bad and will piss your wife off something fierce!
      • technogenius, on 05/21/2008, -1/+2Unless it's your wife's beer you're opening ;)
    • Speed, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1Out of curiosity: why would you go with a titanium ring? What if your hand swells or something so you can't pull it off. If your ring then gets caught on something, they won't be able to just cut it off.
      • technogenius, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1It's lightweight and doesn't get deformed like gold. It's relatively inexpensive. If you go to the emergency room they will be able to cut it off, it's a myth that they wouldn't be able to. If your hand swells you can use dental floss to get the ring off by winding it on your finger to compress it. It actually can save your ring finger from getting smashed in a door, because it doesn't bend so easily.
  • mrmorris, on 05/21/2008, -8/+5It can also be done by using a newspaper. Fold it a few times, dip it in water and let it dry in the Sun. Soon after you will have a perfectly fine bottle opener. I've found that Americans in particular are easy to impress with these bottle cap tricks, as they are used to sissy twist caps.
  • retawd, on 05/21/2008, -3/+3If you smoke when you drink (I do), then a Bic lighter is always an option. Use the bottom of the lighter to pop the top of the bottle.
    • ParanoydAndroid, on 05/21/2008, -0/+3That's a great tip, I can't believe they didn't bother to include that in the article. ... Oh wait, they did.
  • BoredyCordy, on 05/21/2008, -9/+1I've heard of girls opening beers in between their titties... it might've been twist off tho, and most certainly implants
  • mydigglogin, on 05/21/2008, -0/+44http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyIrXH-ITw4

    @ 1:41
    • Skelly11, on 05/21/2008, -0/+2You think thats good, you should see how we open them in Middlesbrough!
  • IHaveIssues, on 05/21/2008, -0/+3Any self-respecting hockey-playing Canadian can open a bottle with his skates.
  • h3lx, on 05/21/2008, -1/+11Insert the bottle into your belly button (healthy beer gut required), flex your ass cheeks and pull on the bottle. It's like a Jesus miracle but without all the fish and crap.
  • Oztog, on 05/21/2008, -5/+0I once tried to use my anus, only bad thing it wasn't a twist top.
  • exomni, on 05/21/2008, -1/+13Dugg for the domain name "howtodothings.com"
  • doogly, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1I've always used the strike plate of the door as a perfect bottle opener (the metal thing in the door frame). It even catches your cap for you! (learned this courtesy of Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook)
  • metfan630, on 05/21/2008, -0/+2lighter or metal spoon are my two fave ways. teeth is by far the least favorite...
  • briguymaine, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1I used the handle of a fly swatter in college once.
  • TomPlansMedia, on 05/21/2008, -1/+10ream men use their eye socket
    • awtripp, on 05/21/2008, -0/+8actually i would assume that "ream men" use something else.
      • panteradactyl, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1no, "ream" men do completely different things with the bottle all together...
    • freebase, on 05/21/2008, -0/+10wow, that typo gives the comment an entirely different and scary meaning.
  • Nickdotnet, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1brilliant.
  • RandomLog1c, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1Wow, it took a website for people to figure this out? We have competitions called "anything but the bottle opener", I've seen, cell phones, NES controllers (which are built like ***** tanks btw), Ceiling beams, keys, other bottles of beer. and the list goes on.

    Also these are the good, pop-top bottles, not that ***** you get with twist off caps.
  • EntropyFan, on 05/21/2008, -1/+4The metal tab on your cars seat belts works well also
    • wignasty, on 05/21/2008, -0/+7Doesn't go to well with open container laws though does it?
      • carnage, on 05/21/2008, -1/+1as long as the drivers not drinking the other ppl in the car can have open containers here (NC)

        its working out pretty well so far, i'd recommend it.
  • Corr0sive, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1you can also use the bottom part of the door of your car. Pretty much follow the same directions as the bumper, but use the door.
  • zenbiont, on 05/21/2008, -5/+8n00bs
    If your learning this stuff off the internet, YER DOIN IT WRONG!
    LOL
  • jhpope, on 05/21/2008, -0/+6i always liked this one

    open a beer bottle with another beer bottle

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG4ztixR2KM
  • MikeFallopian, on 05/21/2008, -0/+8Any hard surface with a 90-degree angle (countertop, table, rock, etc.). Just put the lip of the cap over the edge, and hit downwards. If you're going to do it on your buddy's new $1000 coffee table though, make sure he's not in the room.
  • jsh1972, on 05/21/2008, -0/+2roll up the car window almost all of the way, put the lip of the cap on the top of the window, roll it up the rest of the way, presto! really cool, in that it can be done whilst driving. (not that you'd need to open a beer bottle whilst driving, lol)
  • Zippo, on 05/21/2008, -0/+23I met a girl who lost her leg to cancer when she was 10... she used her prosthetic leg to open her beer bottles.
    • aladrin, on 05/21/2008, -2/+210's a little young to be drinking that heavily, don't you think?

      (Yes, I understood what he meant. It's a joke... It uses the ambiguity of the first sentence to my favor.)
    • system5y, on 05/21/2008, -0/+6is she single?
  • galvo, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1A Bic lighter is all you need. Luckily, one of my belts has a bottle opener on the back of the buckle.
  • Jesst3r, on 05/21/2008, -1/+3I've always enjoyed using a knife. You'll likely need a glass after, but here's what you do:

    Take a regular butter knife, and in fairly quick succession using the blade edge hit the cap, then bottom, then cap, and then instead of hitting the bottom, upswing and hit the edge of the cap. It should pop about an inch of the neck right off in a clean break.

    This is a similar idea
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX_7G6PrbOE
    • ubuwalker31, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1Or, if you have a very strong knife, with a good tip, you can just puncture the poptop and pour it out, slowly, through the hole. Or use the knife tip to pry it off.
  • kingramo, on 05/21/2008, -0/+3If you're drunk enough, this is not even an issue!
  • TecK415, on 05/21/2008, -2/+1Lighter always works... And if I feel super manly then I just use my teeth.
  • PabloIV, on 05/21/2008, -1/+2My High School graduation ring has been exactly the same for the last 56 years. The first thing they teach people to do with it is open beer bottles. Something about the design makes it perfect for opening bottles. Many people wear it decades after graduating, they say for school spirit, I say handy bottle opener without looking like an alcoholic.
  • Heiminator, on 05/21/2008, -0/+13i learned to open beer with the frontpage of a newspaper a few years ago,probably the best use for tabloid papers like the sun or the daily mail :-)
    simply fold the paper until you get a really hard edge and open your beer,one page is enough
    also a friend of mine won a bet and went straight to hospital after he opened a beer with the bone right above his eye (dont know the english word,but its the one below your eyebrows),he bled like a pig but had won 50 euros and became a local legend :-)
    • burjzyntski, on 05/21/2008, -1/+3*feels face*
      WHAT?!

      that's nuts, man.
  • hathewj, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1The bic lighter (or anything small with an edge like it) takes practice, but I can pop off a corona cap and make it shoot across the room. Grasp the top of the bottle with your thumb and forefinger, rest the bottom of the lighter between the lip of the cap and the edge of your finger, and use the edge of your finger like a lever. I lost a lot of lighters before I could do it right. Butane spewing everywhere!
  • Dealjobber, on 05/21/2008, -0/+0Any of the metal hooks on any doors that latch onto a loop to hold it open works fine.

    Also the groove of a sturdy chain lock works fine.
  • lester1024, on 05/21/2008, -0/+0My dad taught me the Wedding Band trick when I was a kid with IBC Creme Soda bottles. Now I use mine to open beers. Thanks Dad!
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