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A beer koozie is a fabric or foam device that is designed to keep a beverage can or bottle cold.
Overview
The beer koozie, cozy[1], coosie[2], hugger, or huggie, is a misnomer since it is not always used for an alcoholic beverage. Other names are can cooler, "beer sleeve", stubby holder. It began as a marketing tool. The primary use of a beer koozie is to keep one's hand warm while keeping the beer cold. Many different companies have used the koozie as a promotional giveaway because it is not only inexpensive to manufacture, but its frequent use is more likely to bring the company's name to a household presence. Originally this logo or image was screen-printed on a round foam cylinder with a foam base (generally a hole is provided in the base to alleviate creation of a vacuum). A koozie can be made from many materials like neoprene, polyester or open cell foam.
Materials and Styles
The beer koozie has evolved in both material and style. The materials the beer koozie has been made from include plain foam to also include neoprene and a foam variant of neoprene that, while looking very similar, replaces the expensive neoprene foam with cheaper and lighter weight closed cell foam. Some companies create koozies for 40oz bottles of malt liquor. The material utilized to construct the koozie tends to be one which will keep the hand warm.