Holiday Gift Guide: What to Gift the Beer Lover in Your Life

Hilliards Chocolates Craft Beer Collection. Courtesy of Hilliards Chocolates

What to do with that craft-beer person in your life?

We’ve got a few suggestions:

Beer, of Course

Right. We start with the most obvious, but this doesn’t mean pick up a six-pack and be done with it. (Though some of us may be pretty happy with that, in fact.) A number of brewers have special limited releases, and if you can get your hands on a rare beer, that’s pretty special in itself. But standing in line—or camping overnight—at a brewery might not be feasible. An easier option is to look for gift packs.

Coveted Imports

Consider the Traditional Pub in a Box from the venerable Sam Smith Brewery in the UK, which comes with three of their best beers—Nut Brown Ale, Taddy Porter, and Oatmeal Stout—along with a branded pint glass ($15). Similarly, Belgian brewer Lindemans puts four of its fruited lambic beers together with a branded stemmed glass ($24). Available from MerchantDuVin.com