The 26 Best Christmas Gifts for Beer Lovers
Up here in Boston, the weather is getting colder, and the days are growing shorter. As a craft beer lover and avid homebrewer, there isn’t a time I love more than the winter holidays...and for completely selfish reasons I might add. There are so many amazing gifts that you can purchase for someone in your life that loves beer, so I narrowed it down for you! Sure, it might just be my Christmas wish list...I might even be sending it to my family and girlfriend right now...but for now I’ll just call it the 26 Best Christmas Gifts for Beer Lovers. Cheers!
State Bottle Opener
Kicking off the list is a sweet looking bottle opener in the shape of your state of choice. The wood definitely gives this gift a rustic feel, and is the perfect price for a small gift. We’re definitely getting one for our shop!
Wooden Beer Style Sign
Sticking to wood, this next one elegantly shouts out the various beer styles that us beer lovers have come to know and love. This sign would make an excellent addition to any bedroom, den or (if you’re lucky enough) man cave.
Stoneware Growler
So at first the actual weight of the growler turned me off, but that thought was swiftly replaced by wanting one just based on how cool it looks. I found out that these clay-based growlers also keep your beer insulated, and therefore colder for a longer period of time. An awesome gift for someone who homebrews and spends lots of time outdoors.
Box Brew Kits Beer Making Kit
Shameless self promotion? Yes. Completely off topic? Not at all! The “Taster” beer making kit is our smallest and best-selling kit that’s perfect for someone in your life that’s always wanted to take a crack at homebrewing. Add on one of our 8 different recipes to your kit and it’s still under $100.
Belgian Witbier Beer Soap
If you’ve ever had an Allagash White or Blue Moon Belgian White, you know that the first thing you sense is how citrusy and spicy it smells. Just imagine that in your soap. “You smell like beer” will soon be the highest compliment you can achieve.
Beerspresso Coffee
You had me at Beerspresso. This package comes with a blend of malted and roasted barley and espresso beans to create a creamy, full-bodied coffee that makes any beer drinker’s morning just a little bit better. This truly is the perfect stocking stuffer.
Create Your Own 6-Pack
Okay, so this one looks cool. If you’ve lost your “normal” friends because you “won’t shut up about beer...seriously though, please stop talking about it”, then you hopefully have new ones that can tolerate your obsession. This gift is for them. You can hand-pick the beers you think your friend would like and have them sent right to their door.
DIY Wooden Beer Caddy
So we got bored in our woodshop one day and started making something we’d been thinking of for a while--a wooden beer caddy that looks cool, and doesn’t cost a lot to make. It’s pretty simple to build as well, and nothing says “Happy Holidays” more than a handmade beer caddy filled with 6 of their favorite beers.
Silicone Beer Caps
You want to savor your beer. So when you get that 22oz. 13% ABV Russian Imperial Stout, you want to drink it fresh, and drink it slow. With these silicone beer caps, you can pour yourself a small glass now, and keep the rest fresh for later. Any craft beer lover will truly appreciate (and continually use) this gift.
Beer Shampoo & Conditioner
Oh this is too good. Beer conditioner? You don’t drink it, which is literally the ONLY downside I see. For the person that thought beer soap was end of the road, this will blow their pretty little mind just one more time. Plus, it’s reasonably priced enough to be a truly unique stocking stuffer.
Diagram of Beer Poster
Over 100 styles of beer and over 600 specific beers dot this striking poster, giving any craft beer aficionado an exact style to many of their favorite beers. We have one up in our shop, and consult it on a weekly basis to give us inspiration on what to brew!
Easy DIY Chalkboard Beer Labels
This was another experiment of ours that ended with a terrific result. We painted the “chalkboard” onto the bottles, let it dry, and voila! We had our awesome labels. Definitely a must-do for anyone in your life that brews their own beer, wine, cider, kombucha and anything else fermentable.
Don’t Worry Be Hoppy T-Shirt
We all have that one friend who is obsessed with IPA’s. Well, now they can wear their obsession too. This is a great gift for any IPA lover in your life.
Mini Oak Barrels
This takes homebrewing and craft beer enjoyment to a new level. For any beer lover that partakes in barrel aged beers, or any homebrewer that has wanted to try this advanced technique, this is the gift for them! These barrels come in sizes from as small as 1L to as big as 100L, and everywhere in between.
Brew Journal
A must have for any aspiring or novice homebrewer! Bound in warm vegan "leather," this handsome journal includes engaging infographics, handy tables, and systematically structured log pages to guide your zymurgical pursuits.
Silly Beer Mug
Okay, so this might not be as creative as the other ones, but it’s so perfectly cheesy, I just had to put it up here. This would be an awesome white elephant gift, as it’s something you could actually use, even though it’s quite ridiculous.
Wooden Bottle Opener Signs
Every home needs a bottle opener. And not the ones that come on your keychain--a really nice one that accents your kitchen or den. These handcarved bottle opener signs are gorgeous and are perfect for the house that’s missing a wall mounted bottle opener.
Hop Ball Christmas Tree Ornament
This gift is one you might have to give out the night before Christmas. This hop ball is handmade, and contains inside the reason that keeps the beer lover happy, lots and lots of hops! And at only $14, this is a great Christmas present for anyone that loves beer.
DIY Beer Flight Holder
For any homebrewer, having a tasting flight is a must when having friends and family taste what all your hard work went into. For the homebrewer that doesn’t have one yet, this is a quick (and fairly easy) DIY beer flight to complement their homebrew.
United States of Beer Tasting Map
If your beer lover also likes to travel, this beer cap map is the perfect gift. Every time they have a beer from a different state, or IN a different state, they can place that cap in that state’s slot, and write in what they had. Beer doesn’t erase memories, it creates them!
Just Brew It T-Shirt
Another gift for the homebrewer that you know. If they don’t have any beer t-shirts, this is a great one to start with. Simple and to the point. Plus, it looks soft as hell.
Custom Beer Coasters
If there’s been a special event in your, or someone else’s life, this is a very nice way to commemorate it. You can upload your own pictures, text and even change background colors.
DIY Beer Cheese
Our team is going to make sure this beer cheese recipe is legit by making a 5 gallon batch of it and then housing it all in one sitting. Make the recipe by using their favorite IPA to give the cheese a spicier flavor. The best part is, this gift is basically free!
The Complete Beer Course
So they know all the beer styles. They know what temperature to serve them at. But do they know how to differentiate biscuit malt from cracker malt? What beer goes with what type of food? If they’re looking to expand their beer palate, this is the book for them this holiday season.
Brew Candles
All around, this is a really cool gift. The candle is made out of soy wax, the candle holder is a recycled 22oz. beer bottle, and the smell is based off of pleasant-smelling beer styles. What more could any beer lover want?
Craft Beer and Snack Basket
If you don’t think any of the gifts above will work, then this one definitely will. No one in the history of forever has EVER turned away a cold craft beer and maple bacon popcorn. You can quote us on that.