Beer, Wine, Spirit

Beer, wine, and spirits are packaged primarily in glass bottles, with aluminum beverage cans growing rapidly in beer and ready-to-drink categories, and aluminum bottles serving premium and outdoor-occasion formats. Closures range from metal caps to plastic and composite designs. Evergreen supplies all of these formats, in stock profiles and custom designs.

Stock bottles offer faster lead times and no tooling investment, while custom bottles create a proprietary silhouette that competitors cannot replicate — often the deciding factor in premium spirits. Many brands launch in stock glass and invest in custom molds once volumes justify it. Evergreen offers an extensive stock portfolio alongside custom tooling development.

Beer bottles are amber because the glass blocks the UV light that degrades hops and causes "lightstruck" off-flavors, while green and flint glass offer less protection and rely on packaging or distribution to limit light exposure. Color is therefore a product-protection decision, not only an aesthetic one. Evergreen supplies beer bottles in amber, green, cobalt blue, and flint glass.

Premium spirit bottles rely on glass quality and weight: high-clarity flint glass, a heavy base or punt, thick walls, and embossing molded directly into the glass all signal craftsmanship on the shelf. Distinctive custom silhouettes complete the effect, which is why most established spirit brands invest in proprietary molds. Evergreen supplies high-clarity spirit bottles in stock profiles and develops custom molds through its tooling program.

A ROPP (roll-on pilfer-proof) cap is an aluminum closure that starts as a smooth-sided shell and is formed onto the bottle's threads during capping, with a perforated band that breaks visibly on first opening to show tampering. Because the threads are rolled on at the filling line, the seal conforms precisely to each bottle finish. ROPP caps are now standard for wine and increasingly common in spirits.

Aluminum bottles suit venues and occasions where glass is restricted — pools, beaches, stadiums, and festivals — while offering a premium, resealable alternative to cans. They are shatterproof, lightweight, and fully recyclable. Evergreen supplies pure aluminum extrusion bottles compatible with standard beverage closures.

Pure aluminum extrusion bottles are heavier and more rigid, with the solid, structured feel of a reusable water bottle, while aluminum alloy bottles are lighter and lower cost but flex with handling. That rigidity and weight read as premium the moment the consumer picks the bottle up. Evergreen offers pure aluminum extrusion bottles, including a matte finish option for an ultra-premium look.

Beer, wine, and spirit packaging can be decorated with silkscreen printing on both glass and metal, litho printing and matte lacquer on metal formats, and embossing, frosting, and spray coating on glass. Embossing is molded into the bottle itself, adding no per-unit cost once tooling is complete. Evergreen manages decoration and tooling together, from design through production.