Gifts for Beer Lovers

The beer lover in your family may be interested in home brewing, classic memorabilia and accessories for beer consumption.

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Breweries in the United States sell their microbrews and seasonal products to customers pending legality in particular states.

No matter the gift, you can find a handful of online stores that cater to shoppers in search of great gifts for beer lovers. 

Genres of Beer Gifts

Your search for beer gifts will take you down several avenues of product genres.  The majority of your gift-giving experience will be spent looking at beer varieties available around the world.  Breweries in the United States sell their microbrews and seasonal products to customers pending legality in particular states.  You can also look to companies that offer monthly beer clubs to beer enthusiasts.  Gift recipients who love to make their own beer may appreciate brewing kits offered by online retailers.  In choosing beer and brewing kits, you have to know your gift recipient’s flavor and regional preferences.  You may not want to give a present of dark ales from Ireland if your friend or family member loves lighter flavors. 

Another genre of beer gifts available through online retailers is beer paraphernalia.  You can find beer mugs and steins that are customizable with the recipient’s name at affordable prices.  Your loved one may want neon lights from breweries around the world to adorn a basement or game room.  The Internet is also a vibrant marketplace for antique beer cans, bottles, signs and promotional materials.  Beer suppliers also offer T-shirts, hats and clothing accessories adorned with brewery logos.  You can go above and beyond your friend’s expectations by booking tours at regional breweries through their websites.  It is important to consider what your friend or family member already owns before choosing beer paraphernalia. 

Beer Taps®

Gift givers looking for beer products should start with Beer Taps® http://www.beertaps.com.  This Brooklyn-based company specializes in bar accessories and decorations adorned with major beer labels.  Beer Taps® states that every order is shipped from its headquarters within 48 hours.  As you shop through the company’s website, you can contact a toll-free number to answer questions about products and shipping costs.  Beer Taps® publishes a monthly newsletter to past customers that features upcoming sales, new items and important information on the company. 

You will find a plethora of unique gifts for beer lovers as you flip through Beer Taps®.  The website lists dozens of unique bar tap handles with logos from beer companies like Amstel®, Budweiser® and Spotted Cow®.  Your gift recipient can decorate his home bar with beer mirrors and lights from Beer Taps®.  Beer pong enthusiasts find tables at multiple price points at the Beer Taps® website.  If you have a sizable budget for your beer gift, Beer Taps® offers some great keg coolers useful to beer lovers who entertain friends frequently. 

Beer of the Month Club®

Beer of the Month Club® http://www.beermonthclub.com allows gift givers to solve the problem of finding the right beers for their friends and family.  This club carries beers from eight breweries throughout the world to provide variety of recipients.  These breweries include companies in England, Belgium, Turkey and the United States creating various flavors of beer.  Club recipients get four bottles of beer per month with memberships ranging from two months to a full year.  To save on your Beer of the Month Club® membership, you can sign up for E-Promos to get discount codes and sales information. 

You have four gift options when you buy through the Beer of the Month Club®.  A popular choice for gift givers uncertain about recipient preferences is the Domestic & International Variety Beer Club.  If your friend loves handcrafted beers, you can opt for the Original Microbrewed Club for an upcoming birthday or anniversary.  You can also convince your family member to try new types of beer with the International Beer Club.  Beer of the Month Club® also features a Rare Beer Club with seasonal and limited-run brews from breweries around the world. 

Beer on the Wall®

Beer on the Wall® http://www.beeronthewall.com makes it easy to find gifts for beer lovers in your family.  You can click on the Beer Shop logo to find a long list of beers available by the bottle.  This list features everything from Alaskan IPA to Stone Smoked Porter priced for a single bottle.  The Beer Shop also features T-shirts and other accessories that make great gifts for beer lovers.  You can also learn everything you need to know about choosing and shipping beer at the website’s Shop Rules. 

Once you are ready to buy, you may want to opt for a monthly shipment of beer from Beer on the Wall®.  This beer club allows you to choose a six-pack or a dozen bottles of beer to be sent to your recipient each month.  Beer on the Wall® handles monthly shipment requests between two months and a full year.  You may want to choose a gift basket of assorted beers if you don’t want to commit to a monthly club.  These baskets pair similar flavors, regional origins and colors to appeal to beer enthusiasts. 

TasteYourBeer.com®

Wine connoisseurs have seemingly sprang up from nowhere in the past decade as wine prices have decreased.  These enthusiasts have been joined by beer drinkers interested in the finer points of brewing.  Beer lovers may get gifts of monthly beer clubs, brewing kits and accessories every Christmas and birthday.  You can set your gift apart by heading to TasteYourBeer.com® http://www.TasteYourBeer.com today.  This company offers the Beer Tasting and Hops Appreciation Kit for $39. 

This tasting kit features samples of 13 hops varieties to show the origins of beer.  Recipients also get Hops Cheat Sheets to connect these grains to specific types of beer.  The Beer Tasting and Hops Appreciation Kit also features an aroma palate cleanser so that a user can have a clean palate after testing out a beer.  TasteYourBeer.com® also attaches access to premium online content to every purchase of this beer tasting kit.  Every recipient of the Beer Tasting and Hops Appreciation Kit gains log-in access to a color chart, beer database and beer glossary through TasteYourBeer.com®.