Nothing says “I love you” like the gift of Beer…
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Like me, you probably have many friends and loved ones on your Christmas list that are tough to buy for… Chances are that one of them may also be a beer lover, or even a beer geek! I have come up with a failsafe list of “beer geeky” items that will put a big sudsy smile on the face of the beer geek in your life.
I present to you the 2007 “Beers to You” Holiday Shopping Guide…
Subscription to BeerAdvocate magazine- This is a great magazine for anyone interested in the American Craft-beer movement. It contains lots of pretty pictures of beer and stories about drinking it… (www.beeradvocate.com)
Michael Jackson’s Beer Companion – This is the Beer Geek’s bible… It is currently out of print and is selling for well above sticker-price. It can be found here…
“Beers to You” custom-selected “Mix Pack” – That’s right! If you send me a nice email, describing some of your loved one’s favorite beers, I will put together a list for a special 6-pack or 12-pack that you can take to one of our local beer retailers; kind of like a “Beer Prescription”. (rireland@suddenlink.net)
“The Brewmasters Table” by Garret Oliver- This is an essential book for the beer geek library. Click here for my review.
Here are few gifts that require a bit of effort, but go the extra mile…
A trip to Munich’s Hofbrauhaus (well, almost…) - After a short 3.5 hour drive, you will soon find yourself snapping that photo of your favorite beer geek, grinning ear to ear whilst holding a 1 liter stein of real German beer and staring at a plate of authentic German food. The Hofbrauhaus in Newport, KY (across the river from downtown Cincinnati) is an official brewery and restaurant outpost of its well-known German namesake. Lederhosen optional… (www.hofbrauhausnewport.com)
A $200 bottle of Sam Adams – I know… You think I am crazy! At upwards of $200 per bottle, Samuel Adams Utopias is a limited release and is a hard find. This is the strongest beer in the world at 26%abv. Utopias is to be sipped like cognac or brandy. If you buy this as a gift, make sure you steal a taste before you wrap it, because once you give this to a beer geek, you will never even get a whiff of it again… www.beeradvocate.com/news/1039677
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December 10th, 2007 at 6:21 pm
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December 11th, 2007 at 12:26 pm
great post rich!! please feel free to send me your perscription beer mix!! send it slightly cool please! LOL!!!!!
great holiday ideas by the way!!
glenn
December 11th, 2007 at 4:44 pm
Humbug! Where do you think you are, Canada? We don’t fill free prescriptions here at “Beers to You!
Anyway, thanks for reading Glenn and have a Merry Christmas…
BTW, you would be able to fill a much stronger prescription in Virginia than here in CRW…
December 11th, 2007 at 7:46 pm
The mix ‘n match deal at The Wine Shop in The Capitol Market is a great gift idea, too. When you buy six different beers, you get a ten percent discount on your purchase. It’s good way to sample different beers without buying a whole six pack, and giving it as a gift is a good way to introduce macro-lager drinkers to good beers that they may never try otherwise.
December 11th, 2007 at 8:26 pm
I just wish they could keep the beer cold and out of the light…
December 12th, 2007 at 11:06 pm
Ahh yess, Sam Adams Utopia,… For that special someone who has everything else.