A container system (10) for producing a. beverage from a beverage concentrate, the container system including a container for holding a liquid volume, the system having a mounting system coupled thereto for holding at least one carrier (20-1), wherein each carrier has multiple compartments (21) comprising the beverage concentrate, the system further having a cutting system coupled thereto for piercing at least one of the multiple compartments (21), wherein, when the at least one of the multiple compartments (21) is pierced the beverage concentrate is commingled with the liquid volume to produce the beverage within the container (10).