Top 10 Holiday Gift Ideas for the Maine Craft Beer Lover on Your List

10 - Proper Glassware

We are not stuffy people at all, but did you know that there is suggested glass styles for each style of beer? With six types of glassware in various shapes, this beer tasting kit offers the right glass for the right pour. Pilsner, porter/stout, wheat, nonic, stange, and tulip glasses round out the set, while stainless steel cork-backed coasters give your drink the pedestal it deserves. A complete beer tasting guide helps amateurs and aficionados alike profile their drafts while sipping like kings and queens, we love this set from Uncommon Goods for $29!
http://www.uncommongoods.com/product/13-piece-beer-tasting-set

9 - BeerME Magnetic Bottle Opener

There are many, even countless beer openers, but very few that only require use of one hand-Keep that hand full of pretzels right where it is! If you haven't seen the magnetic bottle openers yet, they are pretty great. They attach to a wall, require only the hand holding the beer, and collect the bottle cap at the end. We love the BeerME Magnetic Bottle opener put out by LiveME. Their products are known for their quality and what we like about this opener besides all of the great features, is that is made right here in Maine like the beer you enjoy! Available online or at LiveME popup locations for $48.
https://livememaine.com/collections/beerme/products/beerme-premium-magnetic-bottle-opener

8 - Cooking with Beer Cookbook

A lot of different options here, but what goes together than beer and food, only making it to share...maybe! We like "The Craft Beer Cookbook", but again there are many out there to choose from. We'd like to see you support your local book store with your purchase, but if you need a gift in a pinch, it is available on amazon for about $13!

7 - Growler Car Seat

Do you have someone on your list who loves to get their beer in growler form? Chances are if they do, they have suffered from a sudden stop and a 32oz or 64oz container of beer rolled to the floor, or worse when they open the door it falls to the ground. Help them stop that with a Growler Car Seat. These cool contraptions hold up to three full size growlers, prevent beer from rolling and sustaining their proper carbonation levels. KegWorks has them on sale right now for $34.99
https://www.kegworks.com/kegworks-growler-on-board-beer-growler-carrier-red-holds-3-growlers

6 - Homebrew Kit

These come in a variety of styles, sizes and components! Stop into your local home brew shop (we love the folks at Central Street Farmhouse) and talk to them, they'll hook you up! Prices vary.

5 - Bouy Local Gift Card-Maine's Gift Card

Like the person, but not well enough to know what breweries or beer they like? Give them a gift card that can be used at a variety of breweries and local brew stores! Gift cards can be purchased online or in person at any Bangor Savings Bank Branch.
https://www.buoylocal.com

4 - Growler Bus Tickets

Perfect for a local or someone coming to visit! The Growler Bus allows you to travel in style, safely brewery to brewery and enjoy brews along the way. They offer a variety of tours or you can book them for a private party. Most individual tour tickets are just $39!
https://www.thegrowlerbus.com

3 - Brewery Art Posters

While this is slightly specific to a brewery, we are going to roll with it. Brewery art is something that we enjoy seeing everywhere we go, and many breweries (including Orono Brewing Company and Geaghan's) offer posters for sale. These posters are great for adding some color and personality to a wall in a "man cave", basement bar, or someone's office. These can range in price from $5-$20 depending on the size and style of the posters.

2 - Maine Beer Trail

Ok, don't judge us, we are a little sentimental when it comes to the holidays and love nothing better than giving the Gift of Time. Giving someone the Maine Beer Trail is doing just that. The item itself is free and can be picked up at pretty much any brewery or brewpub in the state and makes a great stocking stuffer. Making the commitment to visit a brewery or two, or ten, or all together is what we like to call PRICELESS! Can't stop into a brewery or brewpub? Download the Maine Beer Trail at http://mainebrewersguild.org/maine-beer-trail/

1 - Maine Craft Beer Advent Calendar

Ok, we think we saved the best for last, but you better start working on it now! We all remember those chocolate advent calendars when we were kids, right? Each day we got to pop open a day and enjoy a new piece, well here is the adult version. You can get crafty or just wrap the cans and bottles in festive paper numbering them 24-1. The fun starts on December 1st and the last one is to be enjoyed on Christmas Eve. You might even feel extra generous and through in an extra for Christmas itself! You can do this with any beers, but how awesome would it be to give the gift of 24 (or 25) local Maine beers? Do you want to add us to your gift giving list? Hop on Pinterest and type in DYI Beer Advent Calendar for a lot of great ideas. Price varies, but trust us, you'll make some one happy!

We hope you have enjoyed this list, and has made your shopping a little easier.

Don't end up on the naughty list next year, shop local, drink local, and support local, whenever possible!

Cheers,
Your friends from Beer & Blarney