Best Craft Beer Clubs

Keen on testing out new breweries and beers? The Craft Beer Club started back in the early days of the craft beer boom, when the now-founders of the club started connecting with craft breweries around the country. Now, they leverage those connections to bring hard-to-find brews from independent  producers and pack them up in a monthly shipment.

Each box pairs two different breweries from two different regions, be it Portland versus Brooklyn or California versus Florida. Each order comes with a full newsletter featuring stories about the breweries and interviews with brewmasters. Newsletters will also feature everything from pairing recipes to trivia to craft brew award coverage. There are two different boxes: one that features 12 beers (four varieties in each) or 24 beers. 

The only downside? The choices are often so niche that if you fall in love with a particular bottle, you’ll have a hard time getting your hands on more. 

• $47.95 a month for 12 bottles (4 styles, 3 of each)
• $95.90 a month for 24 bottles (4 styles, 6 of each)

While there are clubs that offer well-curated surprises and clubs that offer high-end beers, this club is dedicated to, well, you. New members are asked to select three to five of their favorite beer styles depending on the plan you choose. Beer Drop will then curate their first custom box to include their flavor profiles of choice. 

Customers can also pick from three different subscription levels. At the affordable entry level, there’s the six-beer plan, which starts at $33 per month and includes two servings of three types of beer. Take a step up and you have the eight-beer plans (around $40 monthly) which includes two servings of four different beers. There's also the 10-beer plan, which is $44 per month and includes two servings of the five unique beers.

Shipping is $7.99 for all membership levels. Memberships can be changed at any time.

• 6 Beers: $33/month
• 8 Beers: $40/month
• 10 Beers: $44/month
  

The original U.S. Microbrewed Beer of the Month Club offers a curated selection of craft, all-American options: 12 bottles with four brew varieties from two different distilleries. The club costs $35.95, plus $16 shipping.

• U.S. Micro Beer Club: $35.95/month
  

Not only does Half Time Beverage offer a stellar Beer of the Month Club, but you can also curate the offerings based on your taste. There’s an IPA club, a stout and porter club, a German beer club and even an East Coast beer club. Or, put your beers in the hands of an expert and let Half Time curate your crate for you. 

Dig the beer? The online web shop is thoroughly stocked with plenty of options, from standard craft beer to niche products like gluten-free, mead, and non-alcoholic options.

And, if you’re shopping for a friend, Half Time offers plenty of pre-selected and themed boxes. All offer a variety of the best beers in certain categories, from sours to pastry stouts to crisp cans of session brews.

• Around the World: $52.50/month
• German: $57.50/month
• Variety: $57.50/month
• IPA: $80/month
• Stouts and Porters: $80/month