Tailgating has gone to a whole new level with the TapGATE

Columbus, OH -- (ReleaseWire) -- 08/01/2014 -- AriesGate will once again be the life of the party at the 2014 Carlisle Truck Nationals this weekend. They will be bringing consumers yet another superior product to entertain friends and family for those who like being the life of the party and enjoy cold craft or domestic draft beer. AriesGate will be attending the 2014 Carlisle Truck Nationals in Carlisle, Pennsylvania August 1st - 3rd at the Carlisle Fairgrounds, located at 1000 Bryn Mawr Road.

The weekend is a must-attend event and has been the epicenter for all things truck since 1991. Besides coming to see the new patent pending TapGATE offered by AriesGate, the show at the Carlisle fairgrounds will have a great array of lowered mini trucks, lifted 4x4s, chromed out big rigs, SUV's, custom vans and the perfectly restored classics. During the action filled weekend, the new TapGATE will be officially unveiled, with this new invention tailgating just got a whole lot more interesting.

Greg Solt, CEO of AriesGate, is excited about this weekend because AriesGate can demonstrate innovation in some of the modular attachments. "We are excited to have gotten invited to the Carlisle Truck Nationals by the Light Truck Accessory Alliance of SEMA to demonstrate all the capabilities of the patent pending AriesGate tailgate. We are also pumped to unveil the new TapGATE tailgate officially. We hope this new product will revolutionize the tailgating industry. We are huge draft craft beer fans at AriesGate, in fact we even had a Rams Head double IPA brewed for us by The Lost Bottle Cap brewery out of Columbus, Ohio, for the inaugural testing and tasting. We love that this concept is the marriage of both things dear to our heart." Simply insert a TapGATE modular insert onto the patent-pending AriesGate modular tailgate platform and configure for 6 to 8 kegs, and you are off and pouring.

Game or concert goers don't have to stop there! Use the TapGATE inserts for other tailgating purposes by adding a grill insert for the ultimate pre-concert or pre-game party. Tailgaters can also serve up hot dogs, hamburgers, and brats, and in current product development is a new insert that will allow for you to play Miniature Beer Pong on the Mini Pong Insert.

Don't deny your coffee-holding-kid-transporting-semi-office-joy-riding chariot of a fine accessory of this magnitude. No tailgating event or family reunion should ever be without one. It may not change your personality, but it'll certainly change the way your tailgate party will go.

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Columbus, OH -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/14/2014 -- AriesGate has partnered with Todd Perkins Design to bring to market a new tailgate. The partnership between AriesGate and Todd Perkins Design is the formalization of a working relationship that was developed over several years of research and development. The strategic partnership between these two companies allows each to focus on their strengths while utilizing local resources to grow each of their companies.

AriesGate Founder, Greg Solt said, "Working with Todd is a pleasure. Todd Perkins Design has brought a depth of engineering knowledge and mechanical design to the project that is above and beyond our expectations. Todd has been able to take our original concept and turn it into something that is, not only easy to adapt and change, but extremely efficient to manufacture."

Designer Todd Perkins said, "I love translating the creative genius that an entrepreneur has brewing in their mind. The experience is doubly rewarding for me when I get to work on one of those Apple-esque ideas. A product that has the potential to transform some ordinary aspect of life into a mufti-dimensional experience; this is what I see with AriesGate." When asked about the creative process, Todd added, "As Greg expresses his vision to me, I am mentally sifting through prototyping, beta testing, production, and retail sales. Ultimately, we want customers to snap in a loaded insert frame onto AriesGate, thinking, 'How did I ever live without this?' From there I enter my "CAD workshop" and try to paint a picture for the rest of the world to see and understand."

Working with local companies is a priority for the AriesGate Founder and veteran. Greg also said, "We want as many parts of the process to be, not just 'Made in America', but made here in Columbus. In addition to working with Todd, we will be manufacturing the product locally with Buckeye Metal Works." AriesGate can now offer custom inserts for the modular tailgate system with the design expertise and creativity of Todd Perkins Designs. These two Columbus, Ohio entrepreneurs are innovating and keeping business local.

For interviews or press inquiries, contact Greg Solt at greg@ariesgate.com.

About AriesGate
AriesGate is a modular tailgate system that was designed and is manufactured in Columbus, Ohio. Founded by US Army Veteran, Greg Solt, the patent-pending tailgate is a platform to allow truck owners and commercial fleets to user their utility vehicle for a variety of applications, from sports tailgating to emergency response. To learn more about AriesGate, visit www.ariesgate.com.

About Todd Perkins Design
Todd Perkins Design (TPD) is an industrial design boutique based in Columbus, Ohio. Founded by entrepreneur and designer Todd Perkins, TPD's mission is to un-Earth and explore the incredible potential of human existence, and to proactively participate in steering the course of our society towards greater purpose. We do this through design. To learn more about Todd Perkins Design, visit www.toddperkinsdesign.com.

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AriesGate collaborates with the Ohio Tap Room, the Columbus Idea Foundry, and Todd Perkins Design to launch Mobile Taproom.

Columbus, OH -- (ReleaseWire) -- 05/02/2014 -- A few local business owners have been working together to make the idea of a mobile taproom become a reality. Greg Solt, founder of AriesGate, John Evans, owner of the Ohio Taproom, Todd Perkins of Todd Perkins Design, and Alex Bandar, CEO of The Columbus Idea Foundry, will showcase their work at The Columbus Idea Foundry's official ribbon cutting for their new location. The event will be held at 421 State Street on Friday, May 30th at 3pm. An Open House will follow on Sunday, June 1st, 1pm-4pm.

AriesGate, a Central Ohio truck accessory manufacturer, manufactures an innovative and flexible tailgate system that deploys "drop in modular tailgate inserts" that allow the truck and tailgate to be customized and used in new ways. The Ohio Taproom is a local business that centers on Ohio-crafted goods, first and foremost being craft beer. The Ohio Taproom sells various goods, from jerky to barbeque sauce, but specializes in beer growlers. They offer Ohio-made craft beer to take home to enjoy with family and friends. The Columbus Idea Foundry is Ohio's premier Makerspace. It is a community workshop, learning center, and creative space that provides training on and access to tools and technology from the conventional to the high-tech. Together the three business collaborated to create the Mobile Taproom.

The Mobile Taproom is the first of its kind and will allow for craft beer to be available at events around Columbus. "We are bringing the tap room experience directly to the consumer at some really neat events around town. We are excited to work with the collective cooperation, and prototype design and development provided by the very talented group at The Columbus Idea Foundry" said AriesGate founder Greg Solt. "The goal for the Mobile Taproom is to facilitate bringing Ohio-craft beer to more people - whether at a festival, event, private party, or the like. We won't brew beer, but will celebrate what the craft brewers of Ohio are doing, by helping get their beer out to more people" said owner of Ohio Taproom, John Evans. "As a community that enjoys having fun as much as being productive, we feel that the mobile tap facility is a perfect combination of local business, local manufacturing, local beer and local fun" said Alex Bandar of the Columbus Idea Foundry.

This group hopes to make the Mobile Taproom available starting in June. It will only carry craft beer from Ohio, including local breweries like 7th Son, CBC, North High, or soda from Rambling House Soda and all of the other local breweries, along with breweries from all around the state, like Jackie O's from Athens, Mad Tree and Rhinegeist from Cincinnati, Findlay Brewing, Warped Wing from Dayton, or Father John's from Bryan, OH. If it's crafted in Ohio, it will find a home on the Mobile Taproom.

For more information about the companies, visit http://www.ariesgate.com, www.columbusideafoundry.com, and www.theohiotaproom.com

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