Three Reasons to Buy Beer by the Carton

Three Reasons to Buy Beer by the Carton

08 May 2021

by Mick Wust

The craft beer movement has seen the rise of people buying beer by the 4-pack and 6-pack, and even single cans. But cartons are becoming popular again, and for good reason.

1. You save money

We all know it, but we still forget: you get more beer for your buck when you buy by the carton.

It’s common for a carton to cost about the same as three 6-packs of the same beer. By that logic, you're getting your fourth 6-pack thrown in as a gift. And what a lovely gift it is!

Or perhaps you like to look at the price per unit; beers in a carton cost about two thirds of the price as buying single cans.

However you do the maths, buying a carton works out to better value. That’s either more money saved to spend on the other things in life, or more beer for your money.

2. You’re always prepared

You're invited to your cousin’s partner’s birthday party. You don’t know this person at all… but you should probably take a gift anyway to be polite. Surely a 6-pack of dark beer from a local brewery wouldn’t go astray - and what do you know, you just happen to have this carton full of 6-packs.

Your colleague invites you around to her house for dinner, and insists that you don’t need to bring anything - she’s got it all covered. But at the last minute she messages you, asking you to bring something to drink with nibbles beforehand. Good thing you’ve got a couple of 4-packs of pale ales cold and ready to go.

You mention to your neighbour that your kitchen tap has a leak and you can’t work out how to fix it. But your neighbour tells you not to bother calling a plumber - before you know it, he’s come over, fixed the tap, and saved you the plumber’s fee in the process. So you open the fridge and grab out a 6-pack to give him as a thank you. It’s the least you can do.

It’s amazing how often it pays to have a carton on hand.>

3. You really get to know a beer

Have you ever had the chance to spend a lot of quality time with a friend - perhaps on a week long holiday, or you moved in together for a while - and found that the extra time together helped your friendship grow stronger?

That's what it can be like when you buy a whole carton of a beer. It becomes familiar. You get to know what aromas to expect when you first crack the can, and what combination of flavours that first delightful sip will bring. You start to look forward to the clean and the crisp feel, or the bitterness and the bite.

>It becomes your comfort after a hard exercise session; your consolation after a bad day at work; your companion as you sit on the couch watching Netflix.

Slowly working your way through a carton of beer is a good way to turn a good friend into a great friend. (The ‘friend’ in this case is the beer you bought a carton of… but it’s a good way to spend time with your real friends, too!)

But I want to drink different beers all the time…

Sounds like the Fresh Beer Club is for you.

Go with the Fresh Beer Box to receive a mixed pack delivered directly from one of the independent breweries in the Only Craft Beer family. With a different brewery featured every month, you’ll get to taste your way around Australia.

Or there’s the Laid Back Box - 12 different beers from 12 different breweries, complete with tasting notes. It’s a beer festival in a box every month.

There’s a special kind of excitement you get when a carton of independent Aussie beer shows up on your doorstep. So get on board - cartons are back!