A keg coupler (sometimes refered to as a keg tapper) connects to the keg valve and both the CO2 & beer hoses run to the coupler. As you may or may not know, not all brands of beer use the same keg coupler system. There are around six main styles of keg couplers used for tapping kegs.
Maybe you drank all your homebrew or you are having a party and don’t want to share your good homemade brew with unappreciative party-go’ers or maybe you just have a favorite beer that you like to keep on tap, one of these commercial keg coupler systems will work for the type of beer you are shopping for.
Special thanks go out to our website sources for this article offering a wide range of prices on these keg couplers and a large wealth of kegging information. KegMan.net, Northern Brewer, MicroMatic & Kegworks. You may also download an MS Excel spreadsheet of all of the beer brands found below and their associated keg coupler system.
| (A) System Keg Coupler – German Slider | |
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This German Slider type “A” keg coupler will fit most German Beers but not Beck’s or Saint Pauli Girl. To the right is a list of beer brands that this German “A” keg coupler will fit.
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Ayinger Altbairisch Dunkel Ayinger Bräu-Hell Ayinger Bräu-Weisse Ayinger Celebrator Ayinger Frühlingsbier (Springtime Beer) Ayinger Jahrhundert-Bier Ayinger Kirta-Halbe (Pint of Country Fair) Ayinger Liebhard’s Kellerbier Ayinger Premium-Pils Ayinger Ur-Weisse (Traditional Wheat) Ayinger Winter-Bock (Winter “Buck†Beer) Bitburger Pilsner Fischer Franziskaner Hefe-Weisse Hacker-Pschorr Weisse Hobarden Hoegaarden White Isenbeck Krombacher Kronenbourg 1664 Paulaner Hefeweizen Paulaner Lager Paulaner Pilsner Paulaner Salvator Spaten Lager Spaten Oktoberfest Spaten Optimator Spaten Pils Staropramen Victoria Bitter Warsteiner Dunkel Warsteiner Pils |
| (D) System Keg Coupler – American Sanke | |
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For sure the most popular keg coupler used in the USA. To te left you will also see a “Low-Boy” or “Low Profile” D-style keg coupler which is the same tap but it is just shorter to fit into a smaller friidge with less verticle space. To the right is a list of beer brands that this American Sanke “D” keg coupler will fit:
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Abita Amber Abita Golden Abita Light Abita Purple Haze Abita Turbodog ACME Brown Ale ACME IPA ACME Pale Ale Alaskan Amber Alaskan ESB Alaskan Pale Ale Alaskan Smoked Porter Alaskan Stout Alaskan Winter Ale Alexander Keith Anderson Valley Belks Bitter Anderson Valley Boont Amber Anderson Valley Hop Ottin IPA Anderson Valley Poleeko Gold Bad Frog – BAD Light Bad Frog Golden- Amber Lager Bad Frog Micro-Malt Bay Hawk Chocolate Porter BayHawk Amber Ale BayHawk California Pale Ale (CPA) BayHawk Hefeweizen BayHawk Honey Blonde BayHawk OC Lager BBC Long Beach Crude BBC Marathon BBC Strawberry Blonde BBC Top Sail Black Dog Blanche de Chambly Blue Moon Breckenridge Brooklyn Brown Ale Brooklyn East India Pale Ale Brooklyn Lager Brooklyn Pennant Ale 55 Brooklyn Pilsner Brooklyn Post Road Pumpkin Ale Brooklyn Weisse Bruin Pale Ale Bud Dry Bud Ice Bud Ice Light Bud Light Budweiser Budweiser Select Busch Carlsburg Carlton and United Breweries (CUB) Castle Maine Celis Cider Jack Columbia Brewing Coors Coors Light Corona Custom Brewcrafters Deschutes Black Butte Devil Mountain Dos Equis Amber Dos Equis Lager El River Brewing Ellicottville Fat Tire Firehouse Firestone Double Barrel Ale Firestone Lager Firestone Pale Ale Firestone Walker’s Ale Flying Dog Foster’s Full Sail Amber Ale Full Sail Pale Ale Genesee George Killian’s Irish Red Goose Island Gordon Biersch Hefeweizen Gordon Biersch Marzen Grant’s Green Mountain Cidery Hamms Hard Core Cider Henry Weinhard’s High Falls Holy Cow Red Hornsby’s Hudson Valley Humboldt Hemp Ale Humboldt IPA Humboldt Pale Ale Humboldt Red Nectar Ale Ice House Killarneyv Killian’s Irish Red Kirin Ichiban Kokaneev Labatt Blue Leinenkugel Little Kings Lost Coast Alleycat Amber Lost Coast Apricot Wheat Lost Coast Downtown Brown Lost Coast Great White Lost Coast Raspberry Brown Lowenbrau (US) Mad River Jamalca Red Ale Mad River Steelhead Pale Maudite Miami Trail Brewing Michael Shea’s Michelob Michelob Amber Bock Michelob Light Michelob Speciality Michelob Ultra Mickey’s Middle Ages Miller Miller Genuine Draft Miller Lite Milwaukee’s Best Modelo Molson Canadian Moosehead Natural Ice Natural Light New Amsterdam New Zeland Steinlager North Coast Old Rasputin Stout North Coast Pranqster Belgian North Coast Red Seal Ale North Coast Scrimshaw Nor’Wester O’Doul’s Old Milwaukee Old Vienna Papst Blue Ribbon Pete’s Seasonals Pete’s Wicked Ale Porter & Summerfest Portland Mactarnahan’s Amber Portland Oregon Honey Pyramid Hefeweizen Pyramid Seasonal Razors Edge Red Ale Red Dog Red Hook Blonde Red Hook ESB Red Hook IPA Red Hook Seasonal Red Wolf Rogue Dead Guy Ale Rogue Hazelnut Brown Rogue Red Rolling Rock Rouge-Mogal Sam Adams Boston Lager Sam Adams Seasonal Saranac Saxer Brewing Schmitt’s Shiner Bock Ship Inn Shipyard Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Sierra Nevada Seasonal Sleemans Southpaw Spanish Peaks Black Dog Starr Hill Brewery Steinlager Strohs Tecate Thomas Kemper Trois Pistoles Unibroue Wasatch Weidmar Weinhard’s Whitbread Ale Widmer Hefeweizen Widmer Seasonal Woodchuck Dark & Dry Cider Wyder’s Apple Cider Wyder’s Peach Cider Wyder’s Pear Cider Wyder’s Raspberry Cider Yuengling Zebra |
| (G) System Keg Coupler – Grundy / Bass Ale Tap | |
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This “G” keg coupler will fit most Bass Ale, Rouge, Anchor Brewing, Boddingtons & Fuller’s kegs. Below is a list of beer brands that this German “G” keg coupler will fit. Abbot Ale |
| (HS) Twin-Probe Keg Coupler – Hoff-Stevens Tap | |
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Previously the most common keg coupler style in the USA but now phased out for the more popular Sanke keg taps. Below is a list of beer brands that this older Hoff-Stevens Twin Probe keg coupler may fit (on this list though check with your distributor or keg supplier to be sure). JW Dundee Honey Brown |
| (M) German Slider Keg Coupler | |
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Newly introduced intot he USA markets, this coupler is the same as the “A” German Slider but with a slight variation on the probe. Below is a list of beer brands that this “M” style tap / keg coupler will fit. Aventinus |
| (S) European Sanke Keg Coupler | |
  Wing Handle “S” Style European Sanke Coupler  |
Most likely this is the second most popular style of keg coupler fitting most European brand beer kegs. Very similar to the American Sanke coupler with the difference being the stems are about 1/4 inch longer on this Euro tap. Below is a list of beer brands that this “S” style keg coupler will fit. Amstel |
| (U) U.E.C. Guinness Keg Coupler | |
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This keg coupler takes its name from the manufacturer UEC. . Below is a list of beer brands that this “S” style keg coupler will fit. Abby White |
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