Printed carriers that hold four bottles upright with a divider between each one and a handle on top. Made for craft soda, kombucha, cold brew, hot sauce and small batch beer. Built in paperboard or corrugated, with low minimums and free US ground shipping.
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Four bottles, one handle, no clinking. That’s the job of a 4 pack bottle carrier, and it’s harder to get right than it looks. Glass is heavy, condensation from a cooler softens board, and a handle that’s even a little weak will let go at the worst moment, usually in a parking lot.
We make these for craft breweries, kombucha makers, cold brew roasters, small soda brands, hot sauce companies and gift shops putting together sampler sets. The common thread is glass bottles that need to travel together and look good on a shelf while they wait.
Picture an open basket with a handle up the middle, all folded out of one sheet, and dividers keeping the four bottles apart. Some folks drop the dividers to save a few cents. Then a month later they call us, because the bottles clack every time somebody picks the carrier up and the glass is chipping at the shoulder (labels rubbing white too). So yeah, we’d keep them.
The handle is where strength lives. We reinforce the handle panel with a double layer of board and round the hand hole so it doesn’t dig into fingers. A full 4 pack of 12 ounce glass weighs around five pounds, more with bigger bottles, so we spec board weight to match your actual bottle rather than guess.
Fully enclosed carriers are also possible. They cover the bottles completely, which keeps light off the product (good for beer) and gives you four full side panels to print.
Here’s the real-world problem. Bottles come out of a cooler, sweat, and the moisture soaks into plain paperboard until the base goes soft. For drinks sold cold, we use coated SBS paperboard or a moisture-resistant board, and gloss lamination on the outside helps too.
Kraft looks great for craft brands and ages nicely, though it’s more absorbent unless coated. Corrugated, usually E-flute, is the strongest and handles heavier bottles like 16 ounce or 750ml. Not sure which wall thickness you need? Our guide on single, double and triple wall corrugated explains it plainly.
The carrier’s side panels are basically a small billboard. What we see a lot is the flavor name printed huge on the side and a thin strip of tasting notes under it, then the logo up on the handle, since that’s the bit a shopper looks down at when they open a cooler door. Five flavors? Same layout, swap the color. Easy.
Inks are soy-based and water-based, and on top you can go matte or gloss lamination, maybe spot UV or a bit of foil if the budget’s there. Our team does the dieline and the artwork layout for free (they’ll also catch a low-res logo before it hits the press), then you get a digital proof. Ask for a physical sample and load it with your real bottles. Honestly, that’s the best test there is.
Shipping bottles to customers rather than to stores? A custom beer box with inserts protects glass better in the mail. For checking dimensions on different pack sizes, our beer box dimensions post is helpful.
Send us your bottle height, diameter and weight full. Minimums are low, often around 50 carriers depending on the style, and price per carrier drops as you order more. Production is 10 to 12 business days after proof approval, with rush on request, and ground shipping is free anywhere in the USA. You’ll find related styles under bottle packaging boxes, or ask for a quote directly.
With coated board and lamination, yes, for normal use. Uncoated kraft will soften if it sits in ice water, so tell us if your bottles will be iced.
Yes. We size each carrier to your bottle, and taller or heavier bottles usually get corrugated board and a reinforced handle.
For glass, we’d always say yes. They stop bottles knocking together and protect your labels.
Not sure which size you need? Our guide to wine box dimensions lists the common ones and how to measure.
Similar options include 150 ML bottle packaging, 100ml bottle boxes and 50ml bottle packaging. Browse all of them in bottle packaging boxes. For measurements, see beer box dimensions.
