Brewquets Australia Beer Gifting Blog

Brewery: Young Henrys Brewing Co

Location: NSW

Style: Hoppy Porter

ABV: 5.5%

Beer Description:

Young Henrys Motorcycle Oil is a smooth, hoppy, black beer with mild bitterness, roughly based on a hopped-up American porter. Originally brewed as a small batch in 2017 it’s back in black by popular demand, bigger and bolder as this year’s YH Winter release. Best served loud.

Brewery: Akasha Brewing Co

Location: NSW

Style: IPA

ABV: 6.8%

Beer Description:

The holy trinity of Amarillo, Simcoe and Centennial hops forms the heart of Hopsmith, a West Coast-style India Pale Ale that delivers you from boring beer with its citrus, pine and fruit notes, backed by an earthy, bitter finish that makes the heavens sing.

Brewery: Wayward Brewing Co

Location: NSW

Style: Hazy IPA

ABV: 5.8%

Beer Description:

This super juicy IPA boasts a smooth, pillowy mouthfeel - courtesy of rolled oats - perfectly balanced with big hop flavours of Citra, Simcoe and Sabro. Low in bitterness, and bursting with huge tropical flavours that'll keep you sipping all day long.

Brewery: New England Brewing Co

Location: NSW

Style: English Brown Ale

ABV: 4.5%

Beer Description:

We still can’t get passed the love for our humble English Brown Ale! The first beer we brewed and still delivering classic flavours of caramel, coffee, chocolate and nuts balanced by Australian hops. A touch of sweetness, low bitterness and a glowing reddish-brown pour.

Hops: Williamette

Malt: Crystal, Crystal Dark, Chocolate, Roasted, Caramel Amber & Coopers Ale 

Please note, due to a supply issue some advent calendars sold at the end of November will have the Nomad Brookie Pils instead of the Budgy Smuggler.

Brewery: Nomad Brewing Co

Location: NSW

Style: Pale Ale

ABV: 5.0%

Beer Description:

Nothing spells summer more than a beer and Budgy’s! That’s why Budgy Smugglers and Nomad have teamed up to give you summer in a can with this cracking pale ale. Bursting with fruit and citrus hops with a great clean, crisp finish that will make anyone happy to parade in their Budgy Smugglers. 

Are you looking for the best alcohol gift to give someone but not quite sure where to start or what particular alcohol to give?

Well you’re in luck!

Since 2016 we’ve been helping people just like you send alcohol gifts to lucky recipients around Australia.

So even if you’re not quite sure where to start or you do have an idea of what alcohol to give but not quite sure how to send it then we’re here to help.

In this article we’ll share what our most popular gifts are, what occasions alcohol is gifted for and the recipients they are bought for.

These are only a handful of our alcohol gift packs, to view all packs you can click here or if you know roughly what type of alcohol they might like you can use the menu links above to navigate to the different pages for beer, wine, whisky, cider, sparkling/chamagne, gin or rum.

Alcohol Gifting Occasions

First and foremost is knowing the occasion you are gifting for. These are the most popular gifting occasions our customers buy alcohol gifts for:

• Birthdays
• Saying Thanks
• Anniversary
• Christmas Gifts
• Father's Day
• Valentine's Day
• Work Farewell
• Staff / Client Gifts

Which Alcohol Gift To Send?

Knowing which occasion is usually the easiest part of finding a great gift. 

Now you need two other small pieces of information to select the perfect gift, these are:

• who is the gift for
• what do they like to drink

Note, even if you don't know the exact beverage they love drinking (e.g. style of wine or specific brand of whisky) you can usually get something that will fit the bill just fine. All our alcohol gift packs feature brands that are well known and regarded.

Which Alcohol Gift Do I Give Men and Women?

Looking at thousands of orders we have fulfilled for customers the general rule of thumb for which alcohol gifting for men and women is as follows:

• Men: beer, red wine, whisky and cider
• Women: white wine, sparkling / champagne and cider

Our Most Popular Alcohol Gift Packs 

Beer-thday Dozen Brews

Twelve different beers packaged in a "Happy Beerth-day" box and wrapped with a bow. Our best selling birthday beer gift.

Thank You Wine

Wine and chocolate are a great gifting combination. If you are unsure which wine to get Shiraz is our most popular selling wine type.

Glenfiddich Whisky Gift Set

For whisky drinkers this is a great option. Recognised world wide as a top notch single malt whisky it presents amazingly. 

Cider Dozen Brews

For cider drinkers this is the perfect gift, featuring 12 ciders (2 x 6 different ciders) it is beautifully packaged in our signature box and wrapped with a bow.

Prosecco & Chocolate Gift Hamper

This great Prosecco gift box features a very well balanced bottle of Sensi Gold Prosecco which is not too sweet and not too dry making it great for gifting.

Four Pillars Gin Gift Box

Made in Australia this is Gin is perfect for gifting, it also comes with a set of 2 spirit glasses great for making cocktails and mixers.

Beer Can or Wine Bottle Puzzle

If you are looking for an alcohol gift that is different to the norm then you can't go past these alcohol brain teaser puzzles. Each puzzle comes locked with beer or wine and the recipient has to solve the lock to get to their gift. While all our other gifts are great sellers this is the best option of you are looking for an alcohol gift with a difference.

Christmas 24 Beer Gift Pack

With many people in Australia catching up with friends and family of the holiday Christmas period and enjoying a few drinks its not surprise that these are popular at the end of the year. This pack features 24 different beers, there is also a Christmas Dozen Brews version which is equally as popular.

Valentine's Dozen Brews

Our most popular Valetine's beer gift the dozen brews kicked off our entire dozen beer gift pack range. Originally created as the beer equivalent of a dozen roses they are a great alternative to traditional Valentine gifts.

How To Order For Delivery?

All orders can be placed through our website. We've served over 50,000 customers across Australia and would love to help you with your next alcohol gift pack. Our gifts can be easily accessed using the navigation menu at the top of this page or if you have any questions you can reach out using the chat box on this page to send us an enquiry.

Brewery: Range Brewing Co

Location: VIC

Style: Extra Pale Ale

ABV: 4.5%

Beer Description:

Sunshine is a clean and crisp pale ale that’s extra light in colour with a fluffy white foam. On the nose, expect bright notes of fresh citrus and subtle hints of pine, blended with ripe stonefruit. We've kept the malt bill light and clean, so our hand selected hops from the US and New Zealand can take centre stage. Take a sip and be immediately taken to a sunny paradise with fresh hoppy notes of lychee, overripe mango and citrus peel. The body is smooth and carries with it a mild and refreshing bitterness. Perfect for any occasion, but especially when the sun is shining! 

Brewery: Hop Nation Brewing Co 

Location: VIC

Style: Hazy Pale

ABV: 4.8%

Beer Description:

Melbourne Fog was originally brewed in collaboration with Whitehart Bar in Melbourne’s CBD. After a popular keg-release, it’s now available in cans! Featuring fruity notes from Nelson Sauvin, Loral and Mosaic hops, it gets its full haze dose thanks to 50% oat malt. It’s everything you love about a NEIPA with full flavour and body, but at only 4.8% ABV. A sessionable, easy-drinking, hazy hoppy pale. 

Brewery: Deeds Brewing Co

Location: VIC

Style: Stout

ABV: 5.0%

Beer Description:

High Street Stout is our new seasonal dark offering. It's an ode to all the local high streets where we eat, drink and shop. Whether you're area has a few stores in a strip or is bustling all day long, packed with bar and pubs, let's celebrate the local business that keep our communities running! Dry, roasty, light coffee, cooking chocolate, touch of toffee and sessionable, it tastes like a chilled Sunday at your local! 

Brewery: Reckless Brewing Co

Location: NSW

Style: IPA

ABV: 6.5%

Beer Description:

We love the word crisp. Just the feel of it on the lips – it’s almost as good as this beer, which it perfectly describes. Bringing a sliver of haze to the classic West Coast IPA style through some fancy brewing techniques, it brims with Mosaic and Galaxy hop characters for a juicy, flavourful brew, with a subtle hint of bitterness for added smashability. 

Please note, due to a supply issue some advent calendars sold at the end of November will have the Yulli's Normal Australian Pale Ale instead of the Clarence.

Brewery: Yulli's Brewing Co

Location: NSW

Style: Hazy Pale

ABV: 4.5%

Beer Description:

Clarence Hazy Pale Ale is an easy drinking hazy pale ale. Embracing the obsession with opacity, low bitterness and obscene levels of dry hopping as well as some new technology in the form of Subzero HopKief™ - Clarence combines a full pillowy mouthfeel with an array of fruity hop profiles to bring you a truly modern drinking experience. Pair with your favourite naan pocket for a good time.

Brewery: White Bay Brewing Co

Location: NSW

Style: Helles Lager

ABV: 4.7%

Beer Description:

Our Lager is our pride and joy, our go-to beer for any occasion. Brewed with the finest German grown barley and hops. Lager is fermented cold, is unfiltered and is naturally carbonated. Lager spends at least 56 days in the fermenter prior to packaging, allowing things to settle naturally and for the nuanced characteristics of this beer to develop. It boasts flavours of soft minerality, fresh sourdough pretzel with a touch of lemony, citrusy zest thanks to generous additions of German hops.