Beer subscription service
Discussion
KhabibSmesh said:
Hi all, has anyone signed up to a beer subscription service? How do you find it? Interested to hear people's thoughts on this.
I am reluctant to name in case it is viewed as advertising but so far so good for me!
I've been tempted before but head has ruled heart as they often work out around £3 a bottle which is a lot. What offer have you got?I am reluctant to name in case it is viewed as advertising but so far so good for me!
Personally I'd choose a brewery rather than a distributor. Honestbrew and their like have a place but I found the selection to be lacking and almost too 'safe' - too much IPA.
I tried the Brewdog one for a couple of months but found it had too many very average beers.
I'm now four months into the Northern Monk Patron's Society subscription (it's £36 for 9 beers per month, or £30 if you pretend it isn't £6 for delivery). I am very impressed. Follow their webshop on insta/ twitter for notifications about joining as they only seem to allow new subscribers periodically.
I tried the Brewdog one for a couple of months but found it had too many very average beers.
I'm now four months into the Northern Monk Patron's Society subscription (it's £36 for 9 beers per month, or £30 if you pretend it isn't £6 for delivery). I am very impressed. Follow their webshop on insta/ twitter for notifications about joining as they only seem to allow new subscribers periodically.
p4cks said:
I tried Beer52 for a few months, some of the beers were bloody awful.
Turns out I’m not that into ales as I thought I was.
I’ll stick with my blondes from now on
I thought beer52 was pretty decent, nicely packaged with the mag and snack. I got a bit jaded with it when I learned that many of these hipster breweries are just people who create a brand and get the product contract brewed. Didn’t sit well with me at the prices charged. Turns out I’m not that into ales as I thought I was.
I’ll stick with my blondes from now on
Jag_NE said:
I thought beer52 was pretty decent, nicely packaged with the mag and snack. I got a bit jaded with it when I learned that many of these hipster breweries are just people who create a brand and get the product contract brewed. Didn’t sit well with me at the prices charged.
That's really poor, do you have an example?p4cks said:
I tried Beer52 for a few months, some of the beers were bloody awful.
Turns out I’m not that into ales as I thought I was.
I’ll stick with my blondes from now on
I tried Beer52 for a few months. Turns out I don't drink that much at home and ended up with several boxes to get through, so cancelled.Turns out I’m not that into ales as I thought I was.
I’ll stick with my blondes from now on
When I've caught up I've seen Flavourly have promo's like 20 beers and two glasses for £20 inc delivery.
https://www.flavourly.com/l/SLDT12/
Type R Tom said:
Jag_NE said:
I thought beer52 was pretty decent, nicely packaged with the mag and snack. I got a bit jaded with it when I learned that many of these hipster breweries are just people who create a brand and get the product contract brewed. Didn’t sit well with me at the prices charged.
That's really poor, do you have an example?Gribs said:
Type R Tom said:
Jag_NE said:
I thought beer52 was pretty decent, nicely packaged with the mag and snack. I got a bit jaded with it when I learned that many of these hipster breweries are just people who create a brand and get the product contract brewed. Didn’t sit well with me at the prices charged.
That's really poor, do you have an example?devnull said:
I was gifted a subscription to honestbrew.
I liked it, but it was pretty expensive!
And i must say, once you've drunk a lot of the craft beers, the only thing that really differentiates the beers is how fancy the label is and how catchy the name is...
Clearly you haven't drunk a lot of craft beers then. There is massive difference between many beers of the same style. There is also lots of different types of beer. I liked it, but it was pretty expensive!
And i must say, once you've drunk a lot of the craft beers, the only thing that really differentiates the beers is how fancy the label is and how catchy the name is...
Another former Beer52 subscriber.
I thought it declined massively. When I started they used to send interesting beers from interesting breweries. Over time the quality dropped and it was more and more of their own beers (which were one offs, so if you liked them you'd never be able to get them again) and they were pretty average.
A friend has cancelled with BeerHawk, as they found they often got fairly bog standard beers that they could pick up in the supermarket for cheaper and that was quote frequently near the expiration date.
If you want a subscription style box, I think you're better off going to a local bottle shop (if you're lucky enough to have one near you) and seeing what they can do -am sure they'd be happy to help as most in my experience are run by enthusiasts. Give them your budget and tell them what you like and they'll do the rest. May mean you have to collect rather than getting it delivered. Although I know if you speak directly to https://hoptimism.co.uk they will create boxes for you. But personally I prefer to support a local business and have some good shops near me so it's not a hardship - plus I get to sample a few beers when I'm picking the box up!
I thought it declined massively. When I started they used to send interesting beers from interesting breweries. Over time the quality dropped and it was more and more of their own beers (which were one offs, so if you liked them you'd never be able to get them again) and they were pretty average.
A friend has cancelled with BeerHawk, as they found they often got fairly bog standard beers that they could pick up in the supermarket for cheaper and that was quote frequently near the expiration date.
If you want a subscription style box, I think you're better off going to a local bottle shop (if you're lucky enough to have one near you) and seeing what they can do -am sure they'd be happy to help as most in my experience are run by enthusiasts. Give them your budget and tell them what you like and they'll do the rest. May mean you have to collect rather than getting it delivered. Although I know if you speak directly to https://hoptimism.co.uk they will create boxes for you. But personally I prefer to support a local business and have some good shops near me so it's not a hardship - plus I get to sample a few beers when I'm picking the box up!
Not a subscription, but Beerwulf aren’t bad value and if you order before 4pm, you can get next day delivery. If you order 16 bottles/cans, delivery is FOC.There’s a decent enough range to go at.
https://www.beerwulf.com/en-gb
https://www.beerwulf.com/en-gb
Another Beer52 subscriber done about a year but keep forgetting to cancel.
The beer is average at best. The brewery near me told me the prices beer52 pay per can/bottle to the brewery and there’s no way you can get good beer for that price. Breweries are either making poor beer to meet the cost or taking the hit to gain exposure.
As has already been mentioned far better to find a local shop to spend £20/30 a month in or tour your local breweries.
The beer is average at best. The brewery near me told me the prices beer52 pay per can/bottle to the brewery and there’s no way you can get good beer for that price. Breweries are either making poor beer to meet the cost or taking the hit to gain exposure.
As has already been mentioned far better to find a local shop to spend £20/30 a month in or tour your local breweries.
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