Craft Cartel Liquor is bringing Australia a worldโs first customisable craft beer vending machine subscription service. That sentence alone is enough to spark joy for anyone carving out a man cave or any particularly loose office, especially because thereโs only going to be four of these beer subscriptions floating around. Itโll just cost you $10,000 per year.
Not content on just stocking 99-can slabs, Craft Cartel Liquor launched this ambitious option as part of a new series of membership offerings. The craft beer vending machine subscription obviously represents their most expensive option, but thereโs also a range of new options like 8-beer โThe Hit Manโ from $59 per month, or the $99 per month โThe Wise Guysโ, which is Craft Cartelโs first personalised Beer Club membership.
Youโre obviously here for the big guns though. That $10,000 craft beer vending machine subscription scores you the โEl Patronโ โ said machine, which can be completely customised and dispenses craft beers from local and independent Aussie breweries like Brisbaneโs Ballistic Beer Co., Newcastleโs Foghorn Brewing, and Melbourneโs Jetty Road. El Patron can hold 400 beers at a time and is refilled to capacity every quarter throughout the yearly membership period. If you donโt feel like doing the maths, thatโs 1,600 beers per year churned through the vending machine alone.
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If youโre going for the $10,000 per year option, youโll also get a private tasting and tour at a selection of local breweries, access to Craft Cartelโs premium concierge service, 10 welcome packs valued at over $2,000, and a Brewery Bucks program with various bar tabs set up at select breweries across Australia.
Honestly, not a bad deal if youโve got a group of mates to chip in. Between 10 people, the craft beer vending machine subscription works out to just under $20 a week โ worth it if youโre downing indie frothies on the regular.
Although anyone wanting to forego the fee and grab the craft beer vending machine for free would be wise to enter Craft Cartelโs competition. Theyโre giving away one of the $10,000 memberships to one winner, as well as up to $5,000 worth of beer vouchers over on their website.
