Beer Gifts For Men (Yes, Women Too)

A new personal beer fridge is a can’t-miss gift

You are looking for the best beer gifts for men, or the beer snob in your life and I am here to give them to you. I am always looking for gift ideas so I thought probably do too.

Sure, you can wander Amazon or the Internet as a whole and call it a day. No, it’s too basic. You could waste a lot of time that way. You need someone to filter it down for you.

I am a beer geek and also a guy and I know what I would like to get as a gift for Christmas, or birthday, or Father’s Day, or any damn day. I want to give you some good ideas for a beer gift for you or some other awesome person.

My Best List of Beer Gifts For Men (and Women)

Here are some beer geek gifts I would like and I hope it helps you figure out what to buy the beer dude in your life. There is a full description of gifts and links to many beer gifts further down in the post, but here are my top five picks for beer person gifts, if you don’t have time for all that:

  1. A good ice chest.
  2. A personal fridge.
  3. A good beer glass.
  4. A place to sit.
  5. A book to read.

A Good Ice Chest

In my opinion, a Yeti is the best cooler around. Everything else just tries to be it. Is it expensive? Sure. But keeping beer cold for a long time is worth it.

*Heads up: Most of these links are affiliates of my blog – just something “they” feel you should know. I might make a tiny percentage if you end up buying something.

A Fun Beer Device

I want a Square Keg so much. I am hoping they will send me one. It makes you the cool guy at the tailgate that has draft beer. People will say “Did you see that guy with the square beer thing? It was pretty cool, too bad the guy was such a dork.” I am ready to be that guy.

A Solid Beer Glass

I approve of all of them, but I am not a fan of the thickass pintglass.

A Beer Garden Shirt

There may be some states where it’s unlawful to walk into a brewery or taproom without a flannel shirt of some kind, Male or female. Beer-inspired clothing options:

While you’re here, we also like jackets because you tend to spend more time outside when you’re beer-drinking. So staying warm is important.

A Beer Journal For Documenting

This beer gift may feel a bit different, but it’s my favorite. I have a whole post about notebooks for beer geeks you can check out. But you can’t go wrong with this one. Even with Untappd, I still like to keep a log of my thoughts while drinking. A notebook would also be great for home brewers.

A Beer Making Kit

There are a lot of brewing kits on Amazon to choose from. The Northern Brewer series of home brewer starter kits, seem to be the best rated – they have many different beer styles, so make sure you’re not getting one with a beer style your person hates.

There are also some good ones at Brew Dog.

Beer RELATED Gifts For Men

Bonus quick links to gifts that a person into beer would also like. I am going to keep adding to the list until it becomes the greatest gift idea list for beer geeks of all time!:


Good Luck With Your Beer Gifting!

This was a guide I put together for you, a person looking to buy a solid gift for a beer geek. Maybe that person is you, or maybe it’s someone you know. Just know that I am a beer geek and I would love anything here, so I am guessing the beer person in your life would too.

I will regularly check back with this post and update it with more beer gifts and gadgets so bookmark this, you fine gift-giving person.

Best Outdoor Games for a Beer Garden or Backyard

Hey, I seriously wanted to find you the best outdoor games to play in a beer garden or just some dang grass or cement somewhere.

I have searched the Internet. I have played some outdoor/lawn games. I drank beer at outside parties. All so I can write this post. Alright, well, not ALL so I could write this post, I also had fun.

Because playing games outside is fun. Especially if you have a good beer in one hand. You can only walk around burning your beer calories for so long. You have bought your beer gifts for your man, it’s time to play.

But what are the best outdoor games for a beer garden or backyard? You are here for this, so I put together to the top games I would buy for my backyard (if I could afford them all) and/or the games I would expect to see at my local beer garden.

What are good games to play outside for adults or families?

In some states, you are not allowed to operate a beer garden without one of these human-size giant connect-four style, games. At least that is what I hear. They are fun to play for a bit with the kids, as I have done this at multiple beer gardens. It gives you (and whatever child is around), a solid activity. It’s simply a must-have.

I imagine you can play this in a basement or a yard somewhere (no beer garden or taproom required).

Buy or check the price on Amazon.

If you want to keep it classy for your nice backyard, I suggest checking out this one.

We Are Putting On Beer Cans On This

The deadly game of Giggle and Go

I don’t like the name so I am not going to even say it.

But, yes! Finally, a game that can involve our beers. Screw the picture with the water bottle, we all know we are using our beer cans. That can get pretty high stakes too if you have a real craft beer sitting on top that you really don’t want getting busted all over the ground. High Stakes.

Check the price on Amazon.

You Knew ‘Giant Jenga’ Had to Be Here!

Again, Giant Jenga is another must-have for your “kid-friendly” brewery or your own personal use. I like to tackle a giant Jenga like it was a running back – I don’t know why, it’s just fun is all, okay? You’re okay with FUN, aren’t you? Sometimes I hurt myself, does that make you feel better? Good.

Now then:

Check the price on Amazon.

(At least it’s a better price than this $50 Yeti bottle opener.)

Yardzee Giant Yard Dice Set

Oh hellssss yeah! I didn’t know they had a giant Yahtzee set thing. I feel like this could get annoying to the people in the beer garden who are NOT playing as they will randomly hear someone cry out “YAHTZEE!” (or Yardzee in this case).

But screw them. They are just jealous they aren’t playing. I think I will be getting this one for the house, actually:

Check the price and maybe buy it on Amazon.

Bean Bag Toss (Yes, I am talking about Cornhole)

Nobody likes that it’s called “cornhole”. It’s a stupid name that opens itself up to snickering by those of us who have 14-year-old senses of humor.

Since that name is terrible, some people call it “bags” or “bean bag toss”.

You knew this would be on this list. Hell, lots of breweries hold cornhole tournaments and such, so having one of these around is a needed thing.

I am linking to the most generic of one, there are many to choose from though.

Check the prices on Amazon.

If you want to get some custom bags for cornhole, check out my friends at Local Bag Co.

A Pool Table But Golf

Until I started researching for this post, I had no idea this was something that existed. It looks damn fun. The drawback would be needing a large flat and hard surface. And yes I see that it is made for indoors but it looks like I could place it in my backyard or driveway for the day and it would be fine.

Looks like you can play it drunk. With kids. Alone. All the things.

The only question is, would I play golf pool better while buzzed like I do when I play regular pool? Must find out.

Check the price on Amazon.

Giant Beer Pong For Playing Outside

Giant beer pong. Yep. Somebody made this. Of freaking course somebody made this. Hey, it’s probably damn fun. Why not? Beer pong is a fun party, lawn game, or drinking game.

I am not sure where I would store this though. But if you have the space…

Have a look on Amazon.

Pop-A-Shot Official Dual Shot Sport Arcade Basketball Game

Of all the items on this list, this may be the one I would like at my house the most. I literally put it on my personal Amazon wishlist after looking at this one.

Lots of game options. After looking at all that Amazon offers in this category, it looks the best for the price. It would be bold-ish to have bought this for a beer garden – just because it might get messed up. It would be fun while it lasted though.

Check it on Amazon.

Toss Across Your Childhood

I am including this one simply because I remember playing it when I was a kid so I started getting nostalgic.

I will let the game makers explain this game:

We took classic Tic Tac Toe and added some action!​A Genius

Couldn’t all things use a little added action? I think so.

Check the Amazon to buy.

Alright, well, now we know some cool games to get for outside and big-ass spaces

Yes, the basketball game is top on my personal list. But all of these outdoor games look rad and I kinda want them all. Seriously. Give me a couple of good beers (even if the beers make me sleepy) and one of these games and it will be a good day.

But anyway, I think those are enough things to get you on your way to a playful beer garden or backyard or NYC apartment rooftop.

Let me know in the comments what is your favorite thing to toss in your backyard is.

Cheers!

-Mikey

A Beer Drinking Game For Sitting Outside

Liquid Gravity Nuthin But A Left Coast thing, IPA
A patio beer while I listen for reasons to drink it

I came up with my own beer drinking game. Would you like to know it?

Alright, good.

It’s simple. It’s nerdy. And it requires you to be outside – not the best time of year for this, I know. No, this is not something like the best games for playing in a beer garden or outside, it’s something else. Something for sitting.

My favorite part might be that you can play it by yourself, if you want. Plus, it’s good if you drink beer in the suburbs or in an apartment with a good window seat.

If you are a dork like me that enjoys sitting outside, relaxing with a beer, maybe listening to music, writing in a beer notebook and watching the clouds go by, have I got a drinking game for you!

It is a simple observational drinking game.

This is for beer because beer rules. But hey, I am not the drinking police – use this game with whatever drink you need to.

Here are your Beer Drinking Game For Sitting Outside, prompts.

Drink when you:

  • See a squirrel.
  • See or hear a plane.
  • Hear a car stereo.
  • Hear your neighbor fumbling around (sweeping, taking garbage out, ect.)
  • See a bird (one type per session).
  • Hear or hear a pine-cone, branch or leaf fall.
  • See a different squirrel.
  • Hear a train (two drinks).
  • See a rainbow (down the whole beer).
  • Hear wind chimes.
  • Hear a lawnmower.
  • See a different kind of bird.
  • Hear a leaf-blower.
  • Hear kids playing (one session only).
  • Hear a car horn.
  • Hear a gunshot (actually just go back inside if that happens).

You could add your own prompts too then print it out – if you have managed to keep a WORKING printer – printers are not easy to keep working.

On a nice spring day, you could get pretty lit playing this Beer Drinking Game For Sitting Outside.

(this game needs a real name)

Anyway, you can play at night too!! Because I also have a NIGHTTIME EDITION!

I mixed in some of the appropriate daytime edition prompts with additional nighttime ones that start at the top of the list.

Take a drink when you:

  • See a satellite.
  • See a shooting star (down the rest of your beer).
  • Hear a bat, owl or any bird, actually.
  • Hear a cricket (once a session only)
  • See your FIRST firefly of the night (regional).
  • Notice a light get turned on.
  • See or hear a plane.
  • Hear a car stereo.
  • Hear your neighbor on their patio (or balcony for apartment dwellers).
  • Hear a pine-cone, branch or leaf fall.
  • Hear a train.
  • Hear wind-chimes.
  • Hear a gunshot (get back inside until you hear the police sirens).

Remember to hydrate. Eat some snacks. Stock up on hangover preventives.

But most of all, have fun!

Cheers!!

(If you play this and have the time, I would love to hear about it in the blog comments!)

Best Notebooks & Tasting Journals for a Beer Geek

Beer journal drawings

The Best Beer Tasting Journals and Notebooks For Brewers and Beer Lovers

I have gathered what I believe are the best beer notebooks and tasting journals for a beer geek. Not just beer gifts for men, but a gift for a great note-taker who likes to have a beer.

Maybe you’re looking for a good gift for beer lovers or you’re a home brewer looking for a proper home brewing recipe journal. Or you want to save your notes about your beer and just want a new beer journal for yourself, I made this post for you.

While most people use Untappd for their beer journaling and tasting notes, putting pen to paper is still a thing us beer geeks do. In fact, we can do both. We’re multi-talented with our drinking and beer notes that way.

You can get really simple with your journal and have something for just writing down basic beer stats, or you can do some advanced sketch-notes like the one pictured at the top by Catherine Madden.

BTW, If you purchase through the links posted below, I may receive compensation (key word MAY). Let’s take a look at the notebooks and journals that are beer-worthy:

Best Self Project Action Pad

The Best Self Project Action Plan pad, is for when you plan to drink beer and relax. At the moment of writing this post, it’s 50% off.

This is perfect for a home or pro brewer along with a pro home drinker that wants to document. It may not be specially made for a beer person, but it definitely can be adopted by one.

There are a ton of great notebook options at Best Self.

The Leuchtturm 1917 Medium A5

This one has no particular beer things within. It is just a really solid notebook that you can make however you want to. Plenty of open (but ruled) notebook space to create and document all the beers or brewing notes your buzzed little heart desires.

It has two bookmarks and that 150 gsm paper – which just means ink won’t bleed through to the next page. I use this one for my Craft Beer podcast and it performs well.

There are 31 writable lines per page. And it’s durable. Slightly larger than a normal Moleskin style usually is.

It is running around $25.00, but check it on Amazon right now, to make sure.

Beer Drop

The Moleskine Beer Journal

This is part of Moleskine’s “Passion” series of notebooks. Moleskine is my favorite brand of notebook to use, it would make sense to get this Moleskine Beer Journal:

Moleskine Beer Journal

It says on Amazon there is only six left. Not sure if that is a ploy to get you to buy it and then as soon as you do there is still magically one again. They don’t seem to be producing it anymore so this may be a collector’s item.

This is the one I would use for a beer diary. Actually, it is too collectible to use (I am a nerd). I use a straight up Moleskine notebook for my beer diary or beer brewing notes (if I were to get into brewing someday).

It has popped up on Bookshop.org too, but it comes and goes.

FEATURES:

  • Beer-themed shapes embossed on its cover.
  • Traditional Moleskine stickers but with a beer theme.
  • Five themed sections for tasting notes.
  • Section for notes about the place you purchased your beer.
  • Glossary for beer tips.
  • Has 240 pages and is large format size 5 x 8.25 inches.

The price in the past has been $20 to $25. But if it’s becoming this rare, that price is probably a steal now. At the time I am writing this it is $29.00 on Amazon.

I got one as a gift and opened it on my YouTube channel:

Using a simple blank Moleskine can work too if you like to set-up things yourself. Find a template that works for you and copy it.

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