A large, commercial-style glass-door merchandiser that dwarfs the home units on capacity, built for high-volume drink storage where display and bulk matter.
Bars, offices, garages, and small businesses that need to store and display a large volume of bottles and cans behind a lit glass door.
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Capacity 12.5 cu ft
Configuration Standard Depth
Installation Freestanding/Build-In
Doors 1
Defrost Automatic
Cooling Compressor
Priced 38% above the category median ($649.99 across 47 tracked models)
Capacity of 12.5 cu ft - larger than 94% of the 47 models we track
Shelves of 5 - higher than 74% of the 47 models we track
Pros
Large 12.5 cu ft commercial capacity for bulk drink storage
Compressor cooling holds steady temperatures under heavy use
Soft LED display lighting shows off inventory
Five adjustable shelves reconfigure for cans or bottles
Automatic defrost with freestanding or built-in placement
Cons
Large floor-standing footprint demands real space
Heavy at 100 pounds and not easily moved
Single zone, so all drinks share one temperature
Freezerless, with no frozen storage
Our scorecard
4.2/5overall
Owner rating4.3/5
4.3 average across 126 owner ratings
Value for money4.6/5
$72 per cubic foot, below the category median
Popularity3.5/5
126 owner reviews, more than most models here
Storage space4.7/5
12.5 cu ft, roomy for this category
The overall score is owner satisfaction weighted by how many reviews back it, so a high rating from few reviews counts for less. The bars below show where this model stands against the other refrigerators and freezers we track in this category on price, popularity and size. Context, not marks against it, and our read of the data, not a lab test.
Overview
The BODEGA SC-380FC is a commercial beverage refrigerator that operates on a different scale than the home coolers around it. At 12.5 cubic feet, it is an upright merchandiser with a glass door, soft LED display lighting, and five adjustable shelves designed to show off and store a large quantity of drinks.
Compressor cooling handles the heavy lifting, providing the steady, deeper cooling needed for a high-capacity cabinet that gets opened constantly in a bar or office setting. It defrosts automatically, supports both freestanding and built-in placement, and uses a reversible-leaning right-opening door to fit common layouts. The adjustable shelves let you reconfigure for cans, bottles, or mixed inventory.
Within a best beverage fridges roundup, this is the commercial heavyweight: at 100 pounds and 12.5 cubic feet, it is a floor-standing display unit rather than a tucked-away cooler. Its 4.3 rating is solid for a large merchandiser, where buyers weigh display quality and capacity against the space it demands.
Specifications
Capacity
12.5 cu ft
Configuration
Standard Depth
Installation
Freestanding/Build-In
Doors
1
Defrost
Automatic
Cooling
Compressor
Shelves
5
Temp control
Yes
Door
Right
Color
Black
Weight
100.0 lb
Voltage
115
Performance notes
Compressor cooling paired with 12.5 cubic feet is the defining combination: it supports steady temperatures in a high-traffic, frequently opened cabinet that smaller thermoelectric units could never keep up with. The five adjustable shelves, automatic defrost, and soft LED lighting are built around display and bulk storage on 115-volt power. As a 100-pound upright merchandiser, treat it as a stationary commercial-style unit, run at a single drink-chill temperature.
What buyers say
Buyers using it as a display or high-volume cooler tend to praise the capacity, the bright LED-lit presentation, and the steady compressor cooling under constant use. The trade-offs most often noted are the large footprint and heavy weight, which make it a commitment of floor space rather than a discreet home cooler.
