Beale, you may like to know that you can actually grow carrots in a Walmart bag or a bucket - I know a fella here who grows carrots all winter long in 5 gallon buckets. The bag I think would help to keep em from drying out in the wind, if you do keep it watered.
I also planted some carrots in the fall in my greenhouse containers, and they got pretty dry but wow they have taken off the moment they got some water. It's hot and cold in there now so they may or may not be fit to eat - heat is not good for carrots. We'll see...
Worth, I like the idea of bitter beer and carrots, but I would add honey all the same.
My fave is to throw a bay leaf in some olive oil in a small pot, add chopped carrots and stir for a few minutes, then sprinkle with salt and stir in a dollop of honey, cover them for just one minute and they're done in their own juice... yum. Even better add some peas just before covering.. yum yum.