Expand Your Beer Repertoire
Tired of the same ole beer on the same ole barstool at the same ole ice house? If you are looking expand your repitorie of refreshment, wrangle up a designated driver and hit the road in search of the perfect beer. Belly up to the bar of a brew pub and taste some beer made right on the sport or break away from tradition and try an exotic variety bottled in some far away location. Or, indulge in your region’s rich brewing heritage by picking a specialty beer that you never knew was made right around the corner in your hometown.
With so many types of beer, it is helpful to know what you’re ordering before you commit. Beer is basically placed into one of three categories; lager, ale, and specialty. Ale is “top brewing” and must be fermented in a warm location to create the higher alcohol content and considerably complex flavor that it is known for. The way a lager brews is called “bottom fermenting” and its magic is worked in cooler temperatures to produce a lighter colored, less alcoholic drink. Specialty beers can be a lager, an ale or a mixture of the two along with ingredients that set it apart. Lagers are the most consumed beer in the United States, but with the increasing popularity of brew pubs you will find it easy to choose a variety of beers from all over the world.
If you’d rather not venture out to drink your beer, set up your own tavern at home. It’s easy to do with many of the beer-inspired gifts for men on the market. In fact, allowing the basement to be turned into a “man cave” or beer enjoyment spot is one of the best gifts for men you can even imagine! Stock your bar area with a fridge for keeping your beers nice and cold (keep the mugs in the freezer); really there’s nothing worse that warm beer. If you are tired of your mismatched mugs, request a new set for your birthday or the holidays – beer mugs are the perfect gifts for men. In addition to the standard beer mug, other great gifts for men who love beer include other glasses intended for drinking beer. Pilsner glasses are tall glasses with a short neck at the bottom and a bulged area that forms the vessel; typically pilsners are used for serving light beer varieties such as the namesake Pilsner. Beer steins, other tasteful gifts for men, are the traditional German tankards that are constructed from pewter, porcelain, glass, or other materials and have a hinged lid that can be lifted with a thumb lever. Morbidly enough, the lid was instituted by law centuries ago as a way to stop the spread of the Black Plague. However you decide to enjoy your chosen beer, a few of these perfectly paired beer gifts for men will make the experience so much more refreshing.
