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With the holidays coming, we’re highlighting some of this season’s more interesting craft beer gift ideas for that beer lover on your list. And this year we’ve so many suggestions that we’ll be running this series almost daily. So stay tuned to Planet ACB for the best craft gift ideas of the season.
Serious Craft Beer Glassware
Spiegelau has been working with glass since the 1600’s and they are acclaimed world-wide for their glassware. And they recently put together sets of glasses specifically designed for the craft beer aficionado – a brilliant commercial idea.
This year they are offering Spiegelau Craft Beer Glasses Tasting Kits in sets of three, four, and new this year, sets of eight glasses. They also offer glassware specifically designed for the IPA and special glasses for barrel-aged beer.
Each and every glass is incredibly thin and light in the hand. They are crafted using non-lead crystal and sport rims specifically designed heighten a beer’s mouth-feel, flavor and aromatics. And unlike many fine glasses – these things are dishwasher safe and super durable.
The Spiegelau Craft Beer Glasses Tasting Kit is a wonderful mashup of old-world craft and modern design. They’re glasses guaranteed to enhance any drinking experience and who doesn’t want that?
A Trophy Bottle Opener
Bottle openers are essential tools and a part of beer’s many rituals.
And like the lighters that smokers become fond of, or the drug paraphernalia if that’s your thing, one can get personally attached to just the right opener.
Now YETI, the acclaimed Texas-based manufacturer of outdoor lifestyle product, has introduced a limited edition designer bottle opener that we have to admit, is impressive as it is artful.
Built to deliver an impressive ¾ lb. of cap-popping might (because as they humorously explain, 1 lb. of pound of power would be overkill) YETI Brick Bottle Opener is a classic cast stainless steel testament to “having just the right tool,” that’s sure to please any craft beer lover.
Winter Seasonal Beer Bucket
It was only a matter of time before the gourmet gift basket industry tapped the popularity of craft beer and started building artisan gifts specially targeted at its millions of fans. And a perfect example of just how smart these gourmet food and brew collections have become is the Winter Seasonal Beer Bucket.
Designed by GourmetGiftBaskets.com, a family-run company based up in New Hampshire, the winter seasonal package is just one of beer gift ensembles that they offer and the beers that they include are primarily notable New England based craft breweries. Okay we’re not talking beers from The Alchemist or Hill Farmstead here, but a Winter Session Ale from Peak Organic or Sick Day, a hoppy Brown Ale from Long Trail are both appropriate to the season and far from naïve.
And in addition to the locally crafted Bavarian-style sausage, artisan cheeses and peppered flatbread crackers, they’ve also included a bottle of Trösten a special edition smoked black lager from Von Trapp Brewing in Stowe, Vermont that was totally unexpected and totally welcome.
