Rare Beer Club

I didn’t know we were rating these kinds of things under places now. Ambiance is based on website. Decent service. Selection is pretty good as far as the rare beers. I have seen some on shelves in the US, but still pretty good. This is a little expensive, however my wife likes to do this, because after you have 30 shirts what else do you need. I will do this from time to time. Keep in mind if you select the wrong beer, you cannot send them back.

A pretty solid online monthly subscription-based beer store. Good way to get your hands on uncommon and out-of-market beers. Two different beers offered per month in quantities of 2, 4, 6 with the option to purchase more. Nice thing is you can skip each month’s shipments if nothing interests you or for whatever other reason, there’s no limit to do so. They occasionally have special offerings for members outside of the monthly selections. Well-packed boxes with the hard cardboard-like molded bottle shippers. Have only contacted customer service once to update payment method and they were friendly with quick assistance. A bit pricey but a decent value with at least 4 bottles.

Ambiance: Hard to rate a mail-order service and/or website. However, the website (though I’ve barely used it) is navigable, and the fact sheets that come with each shipment are informative and relatively upscale. Service: Absolutely incredible service. I’ve been a member for over 2 years, and I’ve had maybe 2 issues with shipments containing leaking or spoiled bottles. Each time, an email to customer service received a personal response in less than 24 hours and in each case the beer was replaced gratis (once they even included a bonus bottle). Also, the monthly notifications regarding upcoming shipments are informative and offer the chance to switch out for previous offerings if you don’t like what’s coming, or even to skip that month’s selections. Selection: Hard to rate this accurately. The selection is basically whatever they are sending you that month. However, as I noted earlier, you can swap out for previous offerings (if in stock). The key here is that many of the beers are indeed rare, hard to find, or limited releases. Value: Hey, it’s a little pricey, but not beyond what you’d expect for the service and the ability to have rare beers delivered to your door. Overall: I consider this a luxury service, but it’s a fun one. Also makes a great gift for a friend who’s into craft beer, and you can give it in monthly increments. I’m on a plan where I just get shipments every month and can cancel whenever I want. It’s pretty awesome.