Beverage maker

A beverage maker comprising

• a beverage brewing package including a cup formed to include an interior region and a panel coupled to the cup to cooperate with the cup to define the interior region,
• a cup support configured to support the beverage brewing package,
• an inlet cannula configured to pierce the panel and admit pressurized water into the interior region, and
• an outlet cannula configured to puncture the cup and discharge a brewed beverage from the interior region,
• wherein the cup comprises a floor and a side wall coupled to the floor and arranged to extend upwardly from the floor and around a central axis that is generally perpendicular to the floor,
• wherein the side wall is formed to include a series of side-wall stiffeners arranged to extend radially inwardly toward the central axis and into the interior region of the cup and lie in spaced-apart circumferential relation to one another around the side wall and the series of side-wall stiffeners are configured to provide reinforcement to the side wall against radially inward forces exerted on the side wall so that the cup can substantially maintain its shape when punctured by the outlet cannula.