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Beverage Centre Buying Guide

Why Buy a Beverage Centre?

Have you ever entertained at home and had to run back and forth between the backyard and the kitchen to fetch drinks for guests from an overflowing fridge?

Have you ever bought a 24-pack of soft drinks and had little room for the rest of your groceries?

Have you ever had to slot in your work lunch between the stacks of energy drinks, bottles of milk, and water bottles?

If you love to entertain at home, like to be well-stocked with your favourite drinks, or you simply keep running out of room in your main fridge, then a beverage centre may be an ideal upgrade for you.

A beverage centre is a compact and convenient appliance that gives you a separate space to store your drinks. It can be placed away from the kitchen and in another part of the house where access to ice-cold drinks is handy, such as a patio, a home office or in a gazeebo outside.

Best Placement

Kitchen

For a small-to-medium household, a small capacity beverage centre provides plenty of room to store everyone’s favourite drinks. If you have children in your household, a fridge with a lockable door can help keep your beers and wine securely stored. For wine connoisseurs or craft beer enthusiasts, a multi-zone or dedicated beer or wine beverage centre is a great way to keep your collection preserved in ideal conditions. A model with a glass door and uniform LED lights will attractively display your curated stock to impress guests at your next dinner party.

 

Workplace

A beverage centre for the office or lunch room helps to separate drinks from a refrigerator that is overflowing with work lunches. Consider getting a model with a lock system if you have a shared office space, so the beverages end up in the right hands. For work break rooms that are tight on space, a model with a sliding door may be the best choice. Noise may be an issue if the beverage centre is going to be located near work desks. Models below a decibel range of 45 is ideal, while anything below 40 decibels is considered a quiet model.

Best Features and Placements By Fridge Door Style

Single Door

Multi-Door

Sliding Door

Self-Closing Door

Kitchens, garages, under counters or rumpus rooms

Garages, rumpus rooms, alfresco, offices or workplaces

Alfresco areas, offices or workplaces

Anywhere

Easy to clean and organise

Plenty of room for large families and small-to-medium offices

Easy access to your beverages

Ensures your beverages never go warm when a door is left ajar

Suitable for most families and households

Can be organised by alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages

Reduced risk of bumping someone when opening the door

Ideal for busy entertainers and multitasking chefs

The compact size means the beverage centre can fit in small areas at home

Cans and bottles can be separated for easy organisation

Suitable for locations with space restrictions

Allows you to grab and go with your drinks

Optimal Serving Temperatures

One of the benefits of owning a dedicated beverage centre is being able to set the ideal temperature for serving your drinks. Your main refrigerator needs to be set at a lower temperature than what is suitable for certain beverages. This helps to keep perishables such as vegetables, meat, and dairy products from going off. With a separate beverage centre, you can adjust the temperature to give you the optimal drinking experience.

Soft Drinks 

The carbonation in fizzy drinks is refreshing and thirst-quenching. Low temperatures of 3°C to 5°C helps to enhance the effervescence.

Juices 

A cold temperature helps to keep the juice fresh. A temperature range of 8°C to 10°C lets you relish the fruity flavours.

Beer & Cider 

Carbonated Cider & Lighter Beers at 3°C to 8°C

Standard Lagers & Pale Ales at 5°C to 10°C

Cloudy Ciders & Darker Beers at 10°C to 13°C 

The general rule of thumb for beer is that lighter beers are best served at lower temperatures while darker, more complex beers are best served at a warmer temperature to better appreciate their flavours.

Wines

Champagne and Sparkling Wines at 4°C to 10°C

White Wines and Rosé at 6°C to 12°C

Red Wines at 15°C to 18°C

The complexity of wines makes them more susceptible to quality changes due to temperature. Some wine labels state the best drinking temperature but, in general, bubbly wines and champagne are best served chilled. White wines, rosé, and lighter red wines are suitable to serve around 10°C, while full-bodied red wines are best served just under room temperature.

Volume & Capacity

Important features to consider when purchasing a beverage centre are volume and capacity. The suitable capacity depends on the size of your household or workplace, and how many guests you usually entertain for dinner parties and workplace gatherings.

Small: 46L - 170L / 38 - 150 cans

Small Capacity 

  • For small-to-medium families, a small beverage centre can keep just over 150 cans. This gives you plenty of room to keep your family’s favourite variety of soft drinks and alcoholic beverages. This lets you free up more space in your main refrigerator for food.
Medium: 171L - 250L / 150 - 240 cans

Medium Capacity

  • For medium-to-large families, a beverage centre with around 200L of capacity may be suitable. At this volume range, you can store just over 200 cans and beer bottles. This also makes it a great option for households who love to entertain, providing ample room for drinks to serve to your guests. So whether you are a serious entertainer or a serious craft beer collector, a beverage centre with a medium capacity will provide plenty of room for your thirst-quenching needs.
Large: 251L - 330L / 250 - 350 cans

Large Capacity

  • This range provides the most generous capacity, with a selection of beverage centres that can store around 300 cans. This is an excellent option for very large families or households who like to keep plenty of beverages stocked up. You will not run out of drinks at your next big barbecue or dinner party because this range is designed for those who love to regularly entertain. 
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