Gift Idea: Craft Beer Basket

Give 'em what they really want... beer!

by The Drink Nation on Dec 16, 2011 in Beer

Christmas is getting closer by the hour (if you celebrate Hanukkah, you’ve got even less time), and unique gifts aren’t easy to find. The perfect solution? A craft beer basket, filled with the best from the local brew scene. Follow these steps to easy beer-filled holiday giving fun.

1) Obtain a basket. You can hit up your local arts & craft store, or hope to find one in the increasingly messy aisles of Target, but if you’ve got a few days left, Amazon will ship one to you in plenty of time. Check out the light-colored, oval willow basket or the deeper brown, rectangular basket, to start.

2) Stock it with beer. Here are two sets of picks to get you started.

For the afficionado:

– Troegs Mad Elf (11%), Belgian Strong Dark Ale
– Unibroue Terrible (10.5%), Belgian Strong Dark Ale
– Samuel Smith’s Winter Welcome (6%), Winter Warmer
– Rogue Mogul Madness (6.6%), Winter Warmer
– Young’s Double Chocolate Stout (5.2%), Chocolate Sweet Stout

For the craft-curious (an introductory pack):

– Bell's Two Hearted Ale (7%), American IPA
– Founder’s Pale Ale (5.4%), American Pale Ale
– Breckenridge Vanilla Porter (4.7%), American Porter
– Harpoon Chocolate Stout (5.9%), American Stout
– Brooklyn Lager (5.2%), Red Lager

3) Accessorize. Gift baskets are loads more fun when they’re filled with appropriate tchotchkes, nestled between the big items. Head start:

– Sierra Nevada Hefeweizen Glass
– Glow in the Dark Dead Guy Yo-Yo
– Stone Arrogant Bastard Soap
– 3D Neuschwanstein Beer Stein LE

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