Swiss Beer Abo

What's in the box: Six 33cl bottles from one small Swiss craft brewery, with three to six different beers up to 6.9% ABV and the brewery's story.

Swiss Beer Abo is a prepaid craft beer gift run by Bier Factory Rapperswil, a brewery operating since 2010. Each box is about a single small Swiss brewery. You get six 33cl bottles covering three to six different beers, plus the brewery's story. Every beer is capped at 6.9% ABV, so don't expect heavy imperial stouts or strong barley wines. There are four packs. Starter costs CHF 129 for three monthly boxes. Seasons costs CHF 165 for four boxes spread across a year. Every Other Month costs CHF 245 for six boxes over twelve months. Full Year costs CHF 479 for twelve monthly boxes. Shipping is included with every pack. If you order by the end of a month, the first box ships on the 10th of the next month, and you can track each box online without an account. The best thing about it is the structure. It is prepaid and simply ends after the last box, so there is nothing to cancel and no surprise renewal. Each pack also comes with a gift message and an instant PDF certificate, which makes it a practical last minute present. On the downside, you can't choose the beers or styles, and the service is built around gifting more than ongoing personal use. Because boxes ship on a fixed date each month, you may wait several weeks for the first one.