[Belgium] Crate Of Beer Vending

Some foreigners go nuts learning that Japan has vending machines that dispense cans of beer. Well, Belgium just made that technology look positively quaint with a drop-you-under-the-table-quick contraption: a vending machine that sells entire crates of bottled beers. The mighty invention, located in West Flanders, is the first of its kind in the world, according to Het Nieuwsblad. It is a pilot project from brewing giant AB InBev. The machine was made in Italy and has some sort of ID-checking system to prevent fun-loving teens from piling up around it. An AB InBev spokeswoman said the machine is meant to serve a "rising consumer demand for chilled beer at any time of the day or night."