Top 4 compared
The best drinks fridges
Cold beer, wine and cans on show behind a glass door, leaving the kitchen fridge free for food.
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The top 4 at a glance
A drinks fridge is a small fridge with a glass door and wire shelves, so cans and bottles are on show and easy to reach. Table-top models sit on a worktop or a home bar; taller ones are sized to slide under a kitchen worktop. The coldest settings suit lager and soft drinks, the warmest red wine and ales.
Fridges have carried an A to G energy label with no plus grades since 2021, but the kWh a year is the more telling figure for something that runs day and night. The EUHOMY is frost-free, with a fan that stops ice building up.
What matters
- A climate class that suits the room, especially a cold garage.
- Shelves that lift out, so wine bottles can stand upright.
- A door that rehangs to open from either side.
- A temperature display on the front, readable without opening the door.
#1Subcold Super50 LED Beer Fridge (46L)
£150–£200
A table-top beer fridge, 53cm tall, that takes 55 cans behind a double-glazed glass door, with an LED light and a lock. It comes from Subcold, a firm based in Livingston in Scotland, and uses 66kWh a year.
What owners say: Owners mention the quality of the finish and how many cans it swallows for its size, about two and a half crates of small pop cans.
Heads up: Subcold rates it for rooms between 16°C and 32°C (climate class N), so a kitchen, bar or office suits it better than a cold garage in winter.
A closer look: Three chrome wire shelves lift out, so wine bottles can lie on the floor of the cabinet with cans stacked above. The door rehangs to open from the other side, which helps on a corner worktop, and the warmest setting, 18°C, stops red wine and ales getting too cold.
- Lock with two keys
- Compressor cooling
- Reversible door
- LED light
Best for: Cans and bottles on a worktop
- Capacity
- 46L, 55 cans
- Temperature
- 3–18°C
- Energy
- E, 66kWh a year
- Size (H x W x D)
- 53 x 44 x 47cm
- Shelves
- 3 wire
- Glass door
- Double-glazed
#2Subcold Super85 LED Beer Fridge (85L)
£200–£300
The Super50’s bigger sibling: 85 litres behind a dual-glazed glass door, 84.8cm tall to slide under a worktop, with room for 80 cans and five bottles of wine. It runs from 0°C for lager up to 18°C for reds, on 78kWh a year.
What owners say: Owners like the LED display and how quickly it chills, and find it extremely quiet and roomy enough for beer and wine together.
A closer look: Lift out a shelf to stand wine bottles upright, or keep all four in for rows of cans. At 39dB it’s quiet enough for a games room or an office, and the door rehangs to open from the other side.
- Runs at 39dB
- Digital thermostat
- Lock with two keys
- Reversible door
Best for: Games rooms and home offices
- Capacity
- 85L, 80 cans + 5 bottles
- Temperature
- 0–18°C
- Energy
- 78kWh a year
- Size (H x W x D)
- 84.8 x 47.5 x 43.5cm
- Shelves
- 4 wire
- Glass door
- Dual-glazed
#3COMFEE’ 93L Drinks Fridge (RCZ99BG2(E))
£150–£200
Twice the Super50’s size at 93 litres and 84.5cm tall, made to stand under a worktop, with room for 115 cans. A Low-E glass door keeps the cold in while the LED light shows what’s inside, and six settings run from 2°C to 15°C.
What owners say: Owners find it holds a surprising number of bottles and cans and stays cold through hot weather, with easy controls and a door that can be swapped to open either way.
A closer look: Lift out a shelf to stand wine bottles upright, or leave all three in for rows of cans. Set it near 2°C for lager and soft drinks and towards 15°C for wine, and after a big restock give it a few hours to settle before judging the temperature.
- Two-year warranty
- Lock and key
- Reversible door
- LED light
Best for: Kitchen drinks from lager to wine
- Capacity
- 93L, 115 cans
- Temperature
- 2–15°C
- Energy
- E, 81kWh a year
- Size (H x W x D)
- 84.5 x 47 x 44cm
- Shelves
- 3 wire
- Glass door
- Low-E glass
#4EUHOMY 126-Can Drinks Fridge (JC-90VEL-F)
£200–£300
Frost-free, with a fan to spread the cold evenly and no ice to clear, plus a digital display for setting it anywhere from 0°C to 16°C. Its four removable shelves take up to 126 cans, or bottles of wine.
What owners say: Owners like the blue-lit display after dark and the amount of room inside, and find it a capable chiller for drinks.
A closer look: The display sits on the front, so the temperature can be checked without opening the door and letting the cold out. At 79cm it’s the shortest of the tall fridges here, handy under a lower worktop or on a home bar. EUHOMY’s cooling figures are for a mild room, so keep it out of direct sun and away from the oven.
- Fan spreads the cold evenly
- Shelves take wine bottles
Best for: Home bars and low counters
- Capacity
- 90L, 126 cans
- Temperature
- 0–16°C
- Energy
- F, 100kWh a year
- Size (H x W x D)
- 79 x 47.9 x 44.3cm
- Shelves
- 4 wire
- Glass door
- Triple-glazed
How they compare
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| Feature | #1Subcold Super50 LED | #2Subcold Super85 LED | #3COMFEE’ RCZ99BG2(E) | #4EUHOMY JC-90VEL-F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall | Best under-counter | |||
| Picked Rating | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.8 |
| Price | £150–£200 | £200–£300 | £150–£200 | £200–£300 |
| Capacity | 46L, 55 cans | 85L, 80 cans + 5 bottles | 93L, 115 cans | 90L, 126 cans |
| Temperature | 3–18°C | 0–18°C | 2–15°C | 0–16°C |
| Energy | E, 66kWh a year | 78kWh a year | E, 81kWh a year | F, 100kWh a year |
| Size (H x W x D) | 53 x 44 x 47cm | 84.8 x 47.5 x 43.5cm | 84.5 x 47 x 44cm | 79 x 47.9 x 44.3cm |
| Shelves | 3 wire | 4 wire | 3 wire | 4 wire |
| Glass door | Double-glazed | Dual-glazed | Low-E glass | Triple-glazed |
| Best for | Cans and bottles on a worktop | Games rooms and home offices | Kitchen drinks from lager to wine | Home bars and low counters |
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