7 Best Beer Club Boxes That Deliver Right to Your Door
The gift that keeps on giving all year!
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If the pandemic got you and your besties so accustomed to having everything delivered that you can’t bear the thought of actually venturing out for your beer buying, you’d probably love a beer fairy to delivery it to your doorstep. And you can — with a beer club box.
Whether you fancy the funkiest Flemish sours, a malty gift designed to pair with Hanukkah gelt or even a bundle of non-alcoholic hazy IPAs, there’s a beer delivery service out there for you. Though our top picks center around just a few suppliers, the majority of our chosen companies have been in business for decades curating the best beers from around the country or world to suit their customers’ specific palates with an array of themed options.
Some source from under-the-radar cities and take you on a tour with maps, visitor guides and stickers, and others pair up with cult breweries to offer beers brewed exclusively for members or make certain foreign-brewed brands available in the U.S. for the first time. Still others bring the gustatory journey to life with virtual tastings with brewers.
While not every state or zip code allows for all or any alcohol deliveries (and you should expect to sign for it as an adult of legal drinking age if you live somewhere that does), more and more are accepting direct-to-consumer shipments. That’s delicious news for suppliers, drinkers and your favorite package delivery person, as the options for customizing your delivery contents and frequency keep growing along with the number of breweries out there.
Are you a self appointed beer snob? Or maybe you know someone who is? Founded by beer and whiskey writer Michael Jackson, this club brings together some of the world’s top beer professionals to blind taste rare international selections before shipping them out. All beers come in 750 ml — like Jolly Pumpkin’s Lupulo de Hielo, an oak-aged spiced and blended ale — are brewed exclusively for members. The club prizes aged and ageable rarities like Fantôme Chocolat, a Belgian saison brewed with cocoa powder and chili pepper; the club enjoys adding variety from new-world craft brewing nations like Brazil, and some beers are available in the US to members only. A description arrives before the actual beers do so recipients can decide whether they want to switch up the offerings or skip any box altogether. A+ rated by the Better Business Bureau so you can sip with trust.
Claiming themselves as the “original craft beer club,” they consistently hit the top of lists for quality and value. Each shipment contains three beers from each of four different styles brewed by two craft breweries in distinct parts of the country. Most beers span between 5-7% ABV, and come from everything from OG breweries like Milwaukee’s LakeFront Brewery (founded 1987) to relative new kids on the block like Texas’ Texas Leaguer Brewing Company (founded 2017). Membership options range from monthly to quarterly to ongoing, and some boast bonus gifts, so you can choose what works best for you and your drinking habits.
Tavour puts beer from 600 independent American breweries literally at your fingertips. Just download the app, create your box (or have them create it for you based on your tastes) and wait eagerly by your doorstep. This winter drinkers can access yummy warming stouts like Listermann Don't Lay A Finger Imperial Pastry Stout from Cincinnati and The Bruery’s Hold The Spoon Black Chocolate Cake Imperial Stout from San Diego, plus any other style you desire. The company offers flat rate shipping per box, and ongoing subscribers get shipping free.
From the company that brought you City Brew Tours comes sister business Brewvana. Their year-round Brews Less Traveled club explores a new “under-the-radar” city like Pittsburgh, San Antonio or Knoxville every month. The box includes eight beers from four breweries, a brewery map, stickers, a local visitor’s guide and other merch. As a bonus, drinkers get to taste the beers alongside the brewers in a weekly virtual tasting.
Wish you could take a trip around the world, sampling beers and learning about different styles but don’t have the time or funds? The International Beer Club has the affordable answer. With this offering from MonthlyClubs.com you will receive two different beer styles (six beers each) from foreign breweries as well as a newsletter that tells you about each style, its origin and even some pairing suggestions. The same panel of brewers and judges have met since 1994 to select the best bocks from Germany, pilsners from the Czech Republic, dry stouts from Ireland and many more. Their motto? “We drink a lot of bad beer … so you don’t have to.”
Looking to try some new local beers from cities around the country? Look no further than this monthly box. Each month, you'll get eight beers from a city's top breweries, tasting notes, a city visitor guide and more.
There are so many delicious beers to try throughout the country, and they don't have to contain alcohol. Each month, you will receive five pairs of alcohol-free beer (for 10 total) with informational cards. This club mixes it up between beers from purely NA breweries like Ceria, co-founded by the original brewer of Blue Moon, and one-offs like Harpoon Open League and Two Roads NA Juicy IPA. The subscription allows you to sign up for one, two, three or six months at a time.
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