The 2021 Holiday Gift Guide for Beer Lovers

Happy Holidays, beer buds! Anyone else feel like the 2021 holiday season snuck up on them? Maybe it’s the never-ending global pandemic, or maybe we’ve finally hit our annual beer limit, but we can’t believe we made it. With supply chains as messed up as Russell is after drinking a double-digit ABV barleywine, we’ve compiled some new recommendations and solidified our mainstay favorite gifts for the beer lover in your life. Whether your shopping list is full of craft beer newbies or connoisseurs, The Beer Travel Guide’s 2021 gift guide for beer lovers has something for everyone and for every budget! So without further ado…

FEATURED ITEM: Limited Edition Newair Anniversary Series 100 Can Beverage Fridge

NewAir turns 20 this year! While we’ve enjoyed our years with our NewAir beer fridge, this new limited edition fridge has found a way to improve upon the original. Use the above link and the promo code “BEER.ANNIVERSARY” and earn a whopping *twenty percent* off the sticker price! Keep your beer code and get a great deal– what’s better than that? ($240 with promo code) (affiliate link)

Beer Travel Guide Pint Glass

The Beer Travel Guide pint glass is a favorite in our home. Its classic design makes it the perfect vessel for your next craft beer– and buying one is a great way to support a small business (ours!). Gift it with a can of a local hazy IPA to complete the gift. 10/10– can’t recommend enough! ($14)

Shirts on Tap Gift Card

Russell loves receiving a custom brewery shirt each month (and all the special coupons and stickers!). Your Shirts on Tap subscription is completely customizable – choose the city (Denver! San Diego! Chicago! and more!) and the style (t-shirt, tank, long sleeve, baseball tee, or hoodie, depending on the season). You’ll get a shirt every month that you’ll wear for years– and if you order using our link, you can get a FREE “Drink Local Craft Beer” t-shirt– two for the price of one! ($25-$250) (affiliate link)

Tavour Stout Gift Box

This gift box contains 14-16 independently brewed stouts, perfect for those cold winter evenings. We love cuddling up on the couch in December with a graham cracker and marshamallow stout or toting a barrel-aged coffee stout to our annual Boxing Day celebration. We’re sure your hard-to-please cousin who loves everything craft beer will be just as pleased as us with Tavour’s incredible craft selection. ($99) (photo courtesy of Tavour)

The Bruery 12 Days Collection (or Barrel-Aged 12 Days Collection)

Holy shit. This limited edition collection includes a 2019 version of all twelve of The Bruery’s original 12 Days of Christmas Series releases. Those geniuses took the original recipes and created a fresh version for you to taste in this collectible box. This release is extremely limited and available only once, every 12 years, making it the perfect gift for the beer lover who has everything. ($200) (photo courtesy of The Bruery)

Beer Travel Guide Tote Bag

We can’t count the number of times we’ve struggled leaving a brewery with arms full of cans (it’s a good problem to have). We now keep this tote in the car for all emergency can hauls. Consider using this tote for carrying beer, for wrapping another fantastic item on this list in an eco-friendly way… and for supporting our business. 🙂 ($10)

Unique Pretzels Ultimate Variety Pack

An oldie but a goodie, this gift needs no explanation. The good people at Unique Pretzels make the best pretzels in the world, and a bag of pretzels is the ideal companion to basically any beer. We prefer the extra dark Splits– we introduced these to our family, and now they’re all hooked, so we know you will be too! ($34.25)

Cellador “Infinity Barrel” Cropped Racerback Tank

This cropped racerback tank was Emily’s favorite beer-related purchase of 2021. It’s incredibly soft, surprisingly flattering, and perfect for every occasion — seriously, Emily has worn it hiking, working out, traveling, beer hopping, and more. Bonus — you’d be supporting one of our favorite sour breweries in the world, Cellador Ales. ($18) (photo courtesy of Cellador)

Estelle Stemless Glassware

Okay, so we know these aren’t technically beer glasses. But we have been coveting these stemless wine glasses ever since they’ve been popping up all over Emily’s Instagram. A warm, spiced winter stout would look divine in the blue hand-blown glass. An effervescent pale ale would look so refreshing in the mint green glass come spring. These heirloom-quality pieces are sure to please your beer loving loved one with the highest of brows. ($30 each or $160 for 6) (photo courtesy of Estelle)

Beer Advocate Extreme Beer Box

We have attended several Extreme Beer Fests — we barely survived one here in Los Angeles in the pre-Beer Travel Guide days, and Russell trekked all the way to Boston for another (see our coverage here), . It’s always a fantastic time with the craziest, most flavorful — dare I say extreme — brews out there. Keep the holiday season going by gifting this beer gift box that will ship in January to ensure maximum freshness. This gift box is ideal for the most adventurous beer drinker on your holiday gift list. ($124.99) (logo courtesy of BeerAdvocate)

A final plug to please also consider picking up cans or growlers from your favorite local craft brewery for your holiday festivities — a fresh hoppy IPA pairs well with a bowl of Christmas Eve chili, and a toasty stout perfectly complements a Hannukah brisket. As an alternative, purchase gift cards so your favorite craft beer lover can pick out their own four-packs or merch!

Let us know in the comments — what beer-related gifts are you gifting this year? What beer-themed gifts are you hoping to receive? Emily is wink-wink-nudge-nudging for those Estelle stemless glasses. Russell is eyeing that Bruery 12 Days Collection for our annual Boxing Day celebration with friends. Hope you have a great, safe, and beer-filled holiday season!