A container for beer and other beverages has a plastics material body (2) closed by way of an end closure (10). When the container is opened by removing the closure (10), the body member (2) defines a drinking vessel having an unrestricted mouth opening (6). This obviates the need to dispense the contents of the container into a further vessel. In order to contain beer and other carbonated beverages, the body member (2) is made of nylon and PET laminated together. A shrink wrap label (16) may be applied externally of the body member (2) to identify both the contents of the container and to bear customised information as to the occasion at which the containers are provided.