• Intro beer making kits, awesome beer glasses, a sampler pack of craft beers, an awesome beer magazine subscription, a killer beer book, remotely buy a beer for your buddy afar, and a beer tasting and hops appreciation kit!  All of these for under $50 each, a steal. 

They say that you can win love through the stomach, and beer fits right in there!  Here are some awesome beer gift ideas for the holidays, all for under $50.00 each:

STARTING TO HOMEBREW
MrBeer.com is a starting-off point for people who might want to try a homebrew experience without having to commit hundreds and hundreds (or more) in dollars to find out if they enjoy it or not.  This might not be the destination for expert and advanced homebrewers, but it is great for those who want to find out if they would enjoy it.  Our take is the Premium Edition.... Everything you need to brew/bottle 1 batch of great tasting beer. For $49.95... Included: 1 Fermenter (2 GAL); 1 Standard Booster™ Refill; 8 Bottles with Caps; 8 Labels; Brewer's Guide and Instructions.

DRINK WELL MY FRIEND!  If you are using regular bar glasses for good craft beers, shame on you.  Would you drink tequila from an aluminum can?  Don't treat good beer badly! Kegworks sells the Classic Beer Glass Connoisseur Collection that is a 4-glass set and it comes with a tasting book.  $34.95 

BEER SAMPLER PACKS.... Bunch of Brew 12-Pack for $29.95.... You get to pick from the following: Sun Brews - Light to medium beers; Golden State Brews - Mix of light, medium & heavier brews; and/or High Sierra Brews - Medium to heavy beers... Sorry, but state laws prohibit shipping of this to GA, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, OK, TX, UT, or VA.

For those in Texas, Spec's can bundle many craft beers in a box and ship to many zipcodes within the state to Houston, Austin and others but not in Dallas nor in counties where there is no Spec's store. Spec's confirmed they will bundle these in however you want them.

A GREAT BEER MAGAZINE... There are many beer magazines and publications, but the one that brings new beer ideas each month and that keeps up with craft brewing trends is BeerAdvocate.  Right now, a subscription for a year delivery to your mailbox is a mere $15.00.

SEND A BEER TO SOMEONE AFAR!!! Want to send your friend, family member, or work associate a beer on you at a local pub?  Try Beer2Buds.com to prepay for a beer (or several) at one of their local pubs and taverns in many cities around the country.  $5 to $25 packages available.  Think of it as "pay-palling a beer."  Nice idea.

THE BEER BOOK... Literally! The Beer Book by one of our favorite publishers because of illustrations, photos, and quick-hit facts without all the fluff and filler.  THE BEER BOOK by DK Publishing... List price is $25.00 but Amazon listed it for $16.50.  Hardcover, over 350 pages.

AND FINALLY.... THE BEST BEER GIFT OF ALL.... And our own personal favorite, for novices and experts alike... Please don't just drink your beer.  Taste your beer.  This is the Beer Tasting & Hops Appreciation Kit from Tasteyourbeer.com.  For $39.00 you get more than a dozen individual hops that make up many of the popular craft beers. Also included: a beer color chart, a hops database, beer tasting games, an awesome beer appreciation guide book, and more! Beer tasters will learn more than most wine snobs! This is how you will learn to find out which hops you like, and those you don't like, so you won't waste hundreds or thousands of dollars over the years trying new beers with hops that don't quite agree with your tongue. 

-The Team