Easter Keg Cage



= About =

The Easter Keg Cage was built by Augusta Sitney (2008-2013) on April 20, 2011. The keg cage was built as a protective apparatus for a beer keg. It was used for the first time on April 24, 2011 during Hampshire's Easter Keg Hunt. Sitney constructed the cage after her beer keg was stolen two years in a row during Easter Keg Hunt by other Hampshire students. With theft prevention in mind, the keg cage includes a steel-minicage, which is placed around the keg spout to prevent looters from tapping the keg, but its effectiveness has been debated. However, the keg cage itself is believed to render a keg untappable due to the steel bars at the top. Sitney believes the cage should not be moved and hopes it will become "a part of Hampshire tradition." It was cut and welded from solid steel at Lemelson. It is currently located 2250 feet northeast of the Hampshire tree and 1165 feet west/northwest of the northwestern corner of the soccer fields. It can be seen on the Hampshire woods map. It is currently padlocked to a tree.