Multi-use beverage system

A beverage system comprising:

• a beverage container having a sealed region encompassing a beverage material within a pressurized internal space, the sealed region configured to maintain the beverage material in the pressurized internal space in response to exposure to direct sunlight;
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• a beverage appliance configured to receive the beverage container and produce a non-carbonated beverage or a carbonated beverage from the beverage material, the beverage appliance comprising a precursor supply and a cooling system, the cooling system comprising at least one of a fan, a heat sink, heat pipes, or a thermoelectric device configured to remove heat from the precursor supply and maintain the precursor supply above a freezing temperature;
• the beverage container comprises an enclosure that fits over a membrane, wherein the enclosure includes a piercing feature defined by an elongated protrusion having a sharp end portion disposed in the elongated protrusion and the beverage appliance comprising an anvil that causes the piercing feature to penetrate the membrane to release the beverage material, the piercing feature comprising an inlet path and an outlet path, the inlet path comprising a recess disposed on an outer surface of the piercing feature configured to direct a supply of gas to the pressurized internal space, and the outlet path defined through a body of the piercing feature configured to direct the beverage material from the pressurized internal space.