Event rentals
Jockey Box Rental
Pour cold draft beer at your party, wedding, or block party. Our 4-tap jockey box comes clean, with the CO2 included, and we clean it again when it comes back.
4-Tap Jockey Box
Friday to Sunday — Pickup or Drop-Off
A jockey box lets you pour draft beer anywhere you can set up a table. There's no fridge and nothing to plug in. You fill the cooler with ice, hook up your kegs, and the beer gets cold as it runs through steel coils on its way to the tap.
Ours is a standard-size cooler with four taps and a separate coil for each one. That means you can pour four different beers at once. Since we clean draft systems for a living, the box goes out clean and comes back to us for a full cleaning before the next rental.
- 4-tap coil jockey box, one coil per tap
- Filled CO2 tank and regulator, set before you get it
- Gas lines and keg couplers for standard US kegs
- Simple setup sheet so you're pouring in minutes
- Full line and faucet cleaning after you return it
Pricing
Simple Weekend Pricing
You pick it up
$150Friday to Sunday
Grab the box from us in Philadelphia on Friday and bring it back Sunday. We'll send the pickup address and set the exact times when you book.
We drop it off
$200Friday to Sunday
We bring the box to you, show you how it works, and come back for it after your event. Delivery covers anywhere within a 30-minute drive of City Hall.
How it works
Coil Box vs. Cold Plate Box
There are two kinds of jockey boxes. Both chill beer with ice as it pours. The difference is what's inside the cooler.
What we rent
Coil Jockey Box
Each tap is fed by a long coil of stainless steel tubing sitting in a bath of ice and water. Because the beer spends more time in the cold, a coil box can chill a keg that isn't ice cold and keep up when a crowd is lined up at the taps. That makes it the better pick for outdoor events and long days. It does use more ice, and it needs higher CO2 pressure to push beer through the coils. We set that for you.
The other kind
Cold Plate Jockey Box
The beer runs through a metal plate with tubing built into it. Ice sits right on top of the plate, and the melt water gets drained off. A cold plate box is lighter, uses less ice, and sets up fast. The catch is that your kegs have to be cold already. A warm keg on a cold plate box will pour foam, so it works best for short events where the kegs stay on ice.
Step by step
Renting a Jockey Box
Book It
Fill out the form below or call us. We confirm your weekend, take payment, and keep your card on file.
Get Your Kegs
Buy your kegs from any Pennsylvania beer distributor. Ask for cold kegs if they have them. Pouring an import? Let us know so we can check the coupler.
Pickup or Drop-Off
Grab the box from us Friday, or we bring it to you. Someone 21 or older needs to be there with a photo ID.
Set Up
Put the box on a sturdy table with the kegs on the ground next to it. Fill it with ice, add water to cover the coils, tap the kegs, and open the gas.
Pour
The first pour pushes out a little water from the coils. After that, it's cold beer. Keep the box and kegs in the shade and add ice as it melts.
Return It
Dump the ice water and bring it back Sunday, or we pick it up. No cleaning needed. We handle that.
The fine print
Rental Rules
- The person renting must be 21 or older and show a valid photo ID at pickup or drop-off.
- The rental fee is paid when you book. We keep your card on file for the length of the rental.
- You're responsible for the equipment from pickup or drop-off until it's back with us. If anything comes back damaged or missing, we charge your card on file for the repair or replacement cost.
- Rentals run Friday to Sunday. We set the exact pickup and return times when you book. Need it longer or on a weekday? Ask us.
- Drop-off and pickup cover anywhere within a 30-minute drive of City Hall. Someone 21 or older has to be there both times.
- Keep the CO2 tank standing up and strapped or propped so it can't tip over. Don't leave it in a hot car.
- Don't change the regulator setting or take the box apart. If something isn't pouring right, call us.
- Use the box for beer and cider from standard kegs.
- Drain the ice water before you return it. You don't need to clean the lines.
Request a Jockey Box
Tell us your date and whether you want pickup or drop-off. We'll confirm within one business day.
Need Kegs?
We rent the equipment. You buy the beer from any Pennsylvania beer distributor. Most domestic and craft kegs use the same coupler, and that's what comes with our box. If you're pouring something like Guinness or a German import, tell us in the form and we'll check what you need.
Have a Bar or Brewery?
We also clean draft lines for bars, restaurants, and breweries every 14 days, as Pennsylvania law requires. See our cleaning services or read about beer system installation.
Questions
Jockey Box Rental FAQ
A jockey box is a cooler with taps on the front and metal tubing inside. You fill it with ice, hook up a keg and a CO2 tank, and the beer gets cold as it runs through the tubing on its way to the tap. It lets you pour cold draft beer anywhere, with no fridge and no power.
Our 4-tap jockey box is $150 for Friday to Sunday if you pick it up, or $200 if we drop it off and pick it up. Delivery covers anywhere within a 30-minute drive of City Hall. The CO2 tank, regulator, and cleaning are included in both prices.
No. Every rental comes with a filled CO2 tank and a regulator that we set before you get it.
No. We rent the equipment only. Buy your kegs from any Pennsylvania beer distributor. The box comes with couplers for standard US kegs, which covers most domestic and craft beer. If you are pouring an import like Guinness or a German beer, tell us when you book so we can check the coupler.
Up to four. Each tap has its own coil, so you can pour four different beers at the same time, or put the same beer on two taps to move a line faster.
Our box uses coils, which can chill a keg that is not ice cold. Still, cold kegs pour better and with less foam. Keep your kegs in the shade, and if you can, set them in a tub of ice.
Start with two or three bags of ice, then add cold water until the coils are covered. Keep a few more bags nearby and top it off as it melts. Long days in the sun use more ice.
No. We keep your card on file and only charge it if equipment comes back damaged or missing, up to the cost to repair or replace it. If everything comes back in good shape, nothing else gets charged.
No. Dump the ice water and bring it back. We clean the coils, faucets, and couplers after every rental with the same pump and cleaner we use on bar draft systems.
We drop off and pick up anywhere within a 30-minute drive of Philadelphia City Hall. If your event is farther out, you can still rent the box and pick it up yourself.
Pickup or drop-off in Philadelphia
Reserve the Jockey Box
Weekends book up in summer and around holidays. Send a request or call to check your date.
(267) 282-1002