54 Gift Ideas For the Beer Snob in Your Life
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There is no bond stronger than that between a human and their favorite beer—be it the most micro of microbrews or the most straightforward, no-fuss twelve-pack. Chances are you've got someone—a husband, a wife, a brother, sister, whomever—on your list who you can define as a grade-A beer drinker. Chances are you want to get them a great gift that feeds into the beer theme.
You're in shopping luck, because here at Esquire know a thing or two about serious gifting, and we definitely know about beer. We're not just for the wine-snobs and whisky lovers, we represent the common man just as well. We've done all the heavy lifting for you and found 54 of the best beer-inspired gifts out there. Some high-tech keg gadgetry, some beautiful home products, and everything in between. Cheers!
Rambler Colster
Yeti's stainless steel koozie can withstand even the sweatiest, most humid summer day. It's a must for backyard drinking, poolside drinking, and campfire drinking. Also available for tallboys.
Cold Beer Coats
The cutest little koozie out there.
Bottle Opener Key Ring
Keep that thang on 'em.
Pabst Lighter
A simple Pabst lighter with a Western cowboy design on the back, it's the perfect stocking stuffer.
Malbon x Budweiser Beer Sleeve Cooler
There's nothing quite as transcendent as a beer on the back nine. This golfer's beer sleeve holds a six-pack which should last them and a partner at least til the dogleg on 11.
Fleece Crewneck
The whole Malbon x Budweiser collab is just too good. I'm fucking in love with this crewneck, man.
Rapid Beverage Chiller
Tossing a beer in the freezer works, but why not get them a luxury gadget dedicated to quick chilling drinks?
Rambler Beverage Bucket
They probably have a favorite cooler, but they definitely don't have a favorite (Esquire Endorsed) beer bucket. Fits a six-pack at a time, the perfect table accessory.
Classic Insulated Pint Tumbler
For tailgates, camping drips, and beach days, this is a bit more refined than a koozie.
Coaster Round 6 pack
Good looking protection for all their delicate beer-setting surfaces. They'll appreciate it.
Vintage Pub Coasters
If they like something with a little more character, you can always buy random selections of vintage pub coasters. I like this lot from user VintageGenX (pictured), but Etsy is a gold mine for this stuff. This will always be an affordable win.
Pebble Leather Coasters Set of 4
But this is a gift after all! You should get them the best stuff out there. This leather coaster set, with a beautiful polished brass holder, from CB2 is as good looking as coasters get.
Hofbrauhaus Oktoberfest Glass Beer Stein
A replica of the iconic stein from the most famous Oktoberfest tent. If you aren't getting them tickets to Munich, this is the next best thing.
Chalice 2-Pack
At the pub. Pint of Stella in the chalice. Come on lads. England forever. Bosh!
Craft Beer Posters
Customizable by size and color, these prints are for the tasteful, ever-so-hipster beer lover.
Monthly Subscription
This one's easy: Just sign them up for a craft beer subscription. Craft Beer Club introduces them to four beers every single month, ensuring they'll always have a new microbrewery or style to get amped about.
Campfire Beer Caramelizer
Here's an old tradition: sticking a rod in a campfire, and then sticking that rod in your beer after it's heated up to bring out the caramelized flavors. It works on cocktails, too.
Miller High Life Old Style Hat
Yeah, we've said you should drink champagne like you drink beer. But that doesn't mean they'll want to stop repping the Champagne of Beers.
Oktoberfest Candle
Even if they've never been, Oktoberfest is at the top of any beer snob's bucket list. Channel it at home with a themed candle.
Peach Berry Punch Home Brew Kit
Female-owned, NYC-based brewery TALEA teamed up with Brooklyn Brew Shop on this kit that lets you make one of TALEA's fruited sours. Brewed with peach, strawberry, and pink guava, this is going to be a great beer for the summer. Gift them this reusable kit now, and they'll have the process dialed in by the time it barbecue season starts.
Beer Hot Sauce
Swag Brewery made these three flavors—Asian Sriracha, Garlic Serrano, and Roasty Chipotle—by infusing hot sauce with beer. Can't beat it.
"The Comic Book Story of Beer"
For the history nerd, this book traces the tale of beer from 7,000 B.C. to today... in the form of a graphic novel. Cool stuff.
Stainless Steel and Nylon Tumblers
If we're pouring up campfire brews, best believe we're taking these easy to pack and thermoregulating tumblers. Backcountry luxury!
Vintage Steel Belted Cooler
"I used to have one just like that!" - Dad, Certified Beer Snob
Tundra 45 Hard Cooler
The cooler preferred by professional fishermen and rich dads in Charleston. Beers don't stand a chance.
64 oz Growler White
Their favorite local brewery lets them bring their own growler. Get them one that'll last forever.
City Skyline Beer Glasses
The thing about beer snobs: The love their local brews. Help them rep their city even more.
Beer Aerator
This space age looking contraption actually creates the perfect foam head using ultrasonic vibration. Mind blowing stuff.
Beer Chilling Coasters
Make sure your beer stays cold with the help of these beer chilling coasters. They're made from reclaimed New Hampshire granite, meaning they're sturdy, sleek, and super cool. Plus, they have foam on the bottom of each one so they won't scratch the table.
Beer Cap States Wall Art
Want to make their man cave complete? This creative beer cap wall art will do just that. They can fill it with their favorite craft beer bottle tops.
IPA Craft Beer Kit
Let's see how well their homebrewed IPA stands up to the likes of Dogfish Head and Harpoon.
uKeg Go Tungsten
Nothing beats drinking freshly poured, delightfully carbonated beer. Except, of course, drinking that freshly poured, delightfully carbonated beer wherever and whenever you want it. This portable keg makes it so.
Cool Bar Outdoor Patio Furniture
If they're a big backyard BBQ host, this hybrid cooler-table situation holds 7.5 gallons of ice, so rest assured the beers will stay cold.
T-Shirt
Get this Coors tee to join the Coors beer in their regular rotation.
The Draft Top® 3.0
This ingenious tool smoothly cuts off the entire top a beer can, transforming it into a glass so all those good beer smells can be enjoyed.
Double Wall Beer Stein
They can stash this glass in the freezer to pull out at any time for a super-icy beer. That double-walled glass keeps the exterior walls from being too cold to even hold.
Beer Tasting Kit
If he's a true snob, he'll know every brew is enhanced by its proper glass. These six glasses will cover just about anything he pours up.
Sudski Shower Drink Holder
Shower beer: a grievously overlooked method of brightening a bad mood.
Vintage Beer Can Candle
How could these scented candles housed in a retro Augsburger, Schell's, Rhinelander, or Kingsbury can not appeal?
Monthly Subscription
If they're picky about the beer they like, they'll appreciate this personalized subscription box where they can fit their own hoppy, lager, or ale needs.
Black & Tan Layering Tool
A sloppily layered Black & Tan? Your beer drinker won't stand for it. This tool will help them get the frothy Irish beer-on-beer just right.
Classic Small Collapsible Backpack Cooler
Available in four different sizes (i.e. four different beer can payloads) and six different hues, the IceMule backpack is a marvel of chilling that any beer-drinking adventurer would want to bring along.
Beer + Cigarettes Bar Soap
This is a vibe—bumming cigarettes outside the bar before heading back to sit shoulder-to-shoulder over pints. This soap, inspired by but not as astringent as that smell, pays homage.
Big Busch Sasquatch Tee
Busch, the number-one beer choice of overgrown gorilla men. Obviously.
All You Need Is Love Little Playmate Cooler
The Yellow Submarine seemed like a pretty cool place to be, but it would've been even better with beers on board.
Golden Beer Can Towel
For the next summertime, peel the gold foil off a Coors and sip it oceanside. This towel team-up between Slowtide and Coors Banquet thus makes perfect sense.
8 Trill Pils Limited-Edition Pint Glass
This isn't any old pint glass (although, any old pint glass is still better than no pint glass). It's merch for an initiative from L.A.-based, Black-owned brewer Crowns and Hops that aims to make craft brewing a more inclusive space. We'll drink to that.
Open Sesame Bottle Opener
Appropriately, this is what their face looks like before they pop open the top on their first beer after work.
Guzzler Drinking Helmet
And you thought these only existed in bad college movies. Bring that rowdy tailgate party vibe home.
Craft Beer Flight Sampler
This flight set makes it easy to create a craft beer testing experience at home, with, most importantly, no limit to the number of beers tested.
Beer Pong iPhone Case
OK, who wouldn't like this? It's funny.
Mia Craft Beer Glasses
If they're drinking their favorite brews out of promotional plastic cups from the '98 World Series, consider this worthy upgrade: Two glasses made from recycled materials that'll make any beer look like liquid gold.
Infinity Thanos Gauntlet Glove Beer Bottle Opener
A Marvel-themed gift—for the kind of person who, given all the unfettered power in the universe, would probably just summon themselves a beer.
Two Hearted Ale
When all else fails, get them a case of America's most popular craft beer as voted by thousands of homebrewers: Bell's Two Hearted IPA, with citrus, floral pine, and caramel malt flavors.
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