The best gift to buy the beer lover in your life is obviously beer. You knew that. But what kind? They could be a craft connoisseur or a domestic diehard. Perhaps both. Or maybe an international option is more of a treat. There are a lot of choices. It’s probably wisest to leave the beer buying to the actual beer drinker and gift them something else.
So consider what’s essential when drinking a beer. It has to be cold. Freshness is preferred. Company and location matter too, because beers in the backyard, on the beach and at the bar each offer something different. With those ideas in mind, we found the best gift ideas for every kind of beer drinker you know, including monthly subscriptions to rare beers, coolers to maintain just the right chill, glassware to accentuate every tasting note and more.
If a beer drinker had to pick one glass to drink from for the rest of their life, this would probably be it. It brings out the best taste and aroma in any beer, from IPAs to sours and everything in between.
Every beer lover has stared into the cooler at a store and been frozen by the plethora of brews from which to choose. This subscription, which lets members pick their favorite styles and cancel at any time, helps alleviate the overwhelming decision by sending award-winning craft beers to their door.
Drinking from a cup is superior to drinking from a can. The airflow improves, and the brew's aroma is more easily enjoyed. This little device safely lifts the top off any can without leaving any sharp edges behind, meaning any can can become a cup.
This pup was trained well. Each time it removes a bottle cap from your beer, it keeps the cap in its mouth until you're ready to throw it away.
A warm beer is a worthless beer. Our favorite soft-sided cooler can help avoid such a travesty with space for 30 cans. It won in our testing because it boasts the compactness and portability you'd expect, but in a durable frame usually reserved for bulky hard-sided coolers.
Name a better duo than a warm soft pretzel and a cold beer. This box of puffy pretzels includes four varieties of salt — truffle, cheese, chili lime and traditional — to pair with whatever your beer lover is sipping.
Part glassblowing studio and part craft brewery, the Pretentious Craft Co. based in Knoxville, Tennessee, is an internet favorite for its unique glassware. Its online shop has plenty of different shapes perfect for beers, but I'm especially drawn to this wobbling glass great for just about any drink.
Yes, it's a splurge. But beer lovers tend to drink in numbers, and there's no hosting flex quite like serving from a kegerator. This model can fit multiple Cornelius kegs or one half barrel keg.
These flight boards are perfect for bringing the brewery experience home. Choose from mini pub-style glasses or mini tulip glasses, and submit a design to get your board customized.
Spirits, bitters, citrus and soft drinks are commonly used in mixology, but don't sleep on beer's ability to elevate a cocktail. This hardcover book contains more than 50 recipes that combine beer with the likes of gin, whiskey and much more.
If your beer lover prefers Guinness, then you probably know the Irish classic has to be served right. This tool that ensures a proper pour is technically only compatible with particular cans that aren't yet sold in the US, but look hard enough online and you'll find a hack to utilize it on any Guinness nitro can.
Black and Tan, Black Velvet or Snakebite — any of these drinks are easily layered with this tool. Pour your bottom ingredient, place the disc on top of the glass, then pour the top layer and let it slowly drip through the holes.
Pick from any of the 50 states for this plywood cutout designed to house your bottle caps. It's a clever solution for anyone collecting keepsakes from their favorite local brews. Plus, each cutout has additional holes to easily hang your display on the wall of a man cave.
Hand-crafted by a father-son duo in Oklahoma, this bottle opener performs the job with one crucial caveat: it won't bend or damage the cap in any way. It's a must for collectors.
This is the ultimate koozie. It fits 16-ounce cans and 12-ounce cans, accompanying the latter with a freezable gel pack, and will even house a poured pint with its leakproof lid our editors love.
Does your beer lover need hand-stitched coasters? Probably not. But will one of these sets from Smathers & Branson absolutely take their beer cave decor to another level? You bet.
I was gifted one of these mini jackets years ago, and it has remained my go-to koozie even as my collection has grown. It's hilarious, it keeps my drink cold and its sleeves actually work as handles as I sip. Bonus: Puffin has tons of other styles, including leather jackets, spacesuits and raincoats.
The idea of home brewing sounds fun, but it can be a lot of work. Pinter attempts to simplify the process by giving you all the ingredients in a packet they call a Fresh Press. Just dump it into the Pinter and add water, and after a few days you have 12 pints of beer on tap.
There's plenty of great drinkware that looks cool and keeps beer cold, though rarely is it as portable and storage-friendly as these stackable pints from the brand behind the world's most famous water bottle.
A shower beer simply hits different. This silicone can holder sticks to any shower wall without additional adhesives or mounts. (The brand also makes some of our favorite shower organizers.)
This complex wall art traces the origins of every beer style back to lagers and ales. It's fitting decor for any home bar — and a useful explainer for anyone tired of having to tell their friends about the difference between an IPA and a stout.
If their beer takes up too much room in the fridge, this highly rated beverage cooler can give those six-packs a home away from all the groceries. Its glass door looks great and its shelf arrangement and temperature can be adjusted to preference.
Your recipient will be covered any time they need to pour an IPA, stout, wheat or barrel-aged ale with this set of four glasses designed to bring out the best in each style of beer.
Depending on where your beer lover lives, a ride home from a night out at the bar might be more expensive than their tab. An Uber gift card can go a long way toward making sure everyone gets home safely and doesn't go broke doing it.
Northern Brewer has homebrewing starter kits ranging from $50 to $700, and this particular set occupies a great middle ground. It includes everything a beer lover needs to start brewing and bottling at home, including the ingredients for a Kama Citra Session IPA.
The best place to drink a beer is in the nosebleeds of your favorite ballpark on a warm summer evening. These pint glasses, available with the design of 30 MLB parks, give beer lovers the next-best thing any time they have a glass at home.
Growlers are often the way to go if they want to bring home beer from a brewery that hasn't been bottled or canned. This wooden tap, ideal for sharing a few pints with friends, comes with a 64-ounce glass growler and is a breeze to clean — just run warm water through it after each use.
We've tested a lot of coolers, and this one remains the best. It's a gift that will keep on giving summer after summer because of its durable hard shell and capacity to hold 28 cans with lots of ice.
The Original Craft Beer Club is all about highlighting the variety of beers found across the country. Each shipment features your choice of 12 or 24 beers curated from two US breweries and includes tasting notes on the brews within. Giftable memberships start at three months.
For those who truly love beer for the taste and not the buzz, one of our favorite non-alcoholic beers is worth the try. Our reviewer has seen friends mistake its hoppy, citrusy taste for the real thing — it's that good.
