These beer lovers gift ideas
Craft Beer Glass Gift Set
This Libbey six piece set of beer glasses
Glass Type (size) - description and purpose:
Pilsner Glass (15. 25 oz.) - used to serve many types of light beer, but designed and named specifically for Pilsners. Tall, slender and tapered meant to highlight the clarity and effervescence as well as maintain a full head.
English Pub (imperial pint or 20 oz.) - also called a nonic glass. This style has a curved lip two inches or so below the lip and is typically used for serving English ales and lagers.
Belgian Ale Glass (16.5 oz.) - this stemmed glass has a tulip shaped bowl which flares out at the top to promote and support large foamy heads.
Craft Pub Glass (20 oz.) - the most common beer glass in the U.S. Its cone shape is perfect for American lagers. Also called a shaker glass.
Porter / Stout Glass (14.75 oz.) - this snifter shaped style helps trap the aroma with its narrow opening tapered to a smaller diameter from the base. Allows for vigorous swirling which agitates and releases the volatiles.
Wheat Beer Glass (23 oz.) - Weizenbier, German for wheat beer, is what this hourglass shaped vessel is meant to serve. Ideal for containing the airy heads and showcasing the color.
Be sure to stock dad’s home bar with a few craft beers for Father’s Day to go along with this gift so he can raise a toast after opening his present. If his glassware is limited, these glasses might just bring out the beer connoisseur in him.
Beer Tender Taps Refrigerated Mini Keg
The BeerTender pairs the leaders in small appliances and imported European beer, Krups and Heineken, together for draught beer. If you don’t have a full sized home bar or enough room elsewhere for a kegerator, this compact mini keg refrigerator will let your dad enjoy draft beer on tap almost anywhere. And since you’re giving him this great Father’s Day gift, he’ll probably pour you a cold one too.
The Krups Beer Tender system is designed specifically for use with Heineken’s Mini 5 Liter Draught Keg available for Heineken and Heineken Premium Light beers as well as Newcastle Brown Ale. Every time the tap is pulled for pouring, a little CO2 (carbon dioxide) is released into the keg’s reservoir which keeps the remaining beer crisp and fresh for up to 30 days.
Changing kegs takes only a few seconds. Just swap out and hook up the plastic tube which connects to the tap handle. This high tech unit uses a Peltier heat pump to cool the beer keg. Its a solid state refrigerator or thermoelectric cooler which is sort of like a thermocouple in reverse and has no moving parts. It does take time to chill a new keg though if its at room temperature.
Tip - try chilling the keg at your house before bringing it over to your dad’s place on Father’s Day so you can celebrate without the wait.
Brew Your Own Beer Kit
If you can make oatmeal, you can make beer. Or so says Brooklyn Brew Shop about their Beer Making Kit.
Who knew, dad could brew? If not before Father’s Day, then this gift is the way.
This easy DIY setup comes complete with beer making mix (grain, hops and yeast), glass fermentation container, airlock, thermometer, racking cane, tubing and clamps, screw cap stopper and sanitizer packet. Strainer, funnel, pots and bottles are not included.
The kit makes about one (1) gallon of beer or nine to ten 12 ounce bottles and is reusable. You can brew additional batches at less than half the cost of the original equipment and ingredients. Just purchase additional mixes and sanitizer packets. Beer varieties include Everyday IPA, Chestnut Brown Ale, Smoked Wheat, Grapefruit Honey Ale and Chocolate Maple Porter.
Beer Butt Chicken Roaster
The Norpro Vertical Roaster cooks your bird with tender loving care and infuses flavor and moisture from within. This stainless steel unit centers around the drip tray’s folding loops which interlock to hold up to an eight pound chicken upright.
Inside the pan is a smaller container which holds the beer goodness or any other flavor you want to infuse into the meat and a perforated cone shaped lid to to let the juices flow. This stable design helps prevent the chicken from falling over on its beer butt like some can and cavity methods which cry foul.
Great gift for Father’s Day grilling too if there’s enough headroom under the lid. Make sure Dad gets the big piece of chicken.
Barina Craft Beer Lovers Gifts
For Oktoberfest and all the other times when a pint glass just won’t do. Barina Craft’s ceramic beer stein holds a full 22 ounces of your favorite brew.
Thermos Can Cooler keeps cold ones cool. With double-wall vacuum insulation this high tech beer koozie keeps summer out and winter in. Great for tailgate parties, outdoor activities and indoor entertaining. Works for all standard beverage cans.
More Father’s Day Gift Ideas Dad Will Love:
Two Shots To Celebrate Father’s Day - on the golf course and behind the bar.
Home Bar Tending Tools - most beer lovers enjoy cocktails and wine on occasion too.
Glacial Gadgets & Gizmos - ice cold contraptions keep drinks cold without diluting with water from melted ice.