{"id":21083,"date":"2021-06-16T12:31:21","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T19:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcaletrail.ca\/?p=21083"},"modified":"2022-03-08T13:00:55","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T21:00:55","slug":"fathers-day-beer-gift-ideas-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bcaletrail.ca\/fathers-day-beer-gift-ideas-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Father’s Day Gift Ideas for the Craft Beer Loving Dad"},"content":{"rendered":"

This weekend, dads everywhere will rejoice with a renewed sense of freedom, thanks to Phase 2 of BC’s Restart Plan. Not to mention Sunday is Father’s Day. Wondering what to get the old man this year to celebrate? The answer is clear: beer. Read on for Father’s Day gift ideas for the craft beer-loving dad.<\/p>\n

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One happy dad. Rob Mangelsdorf with two of his favourite things.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After almost a year and a half of housebound monotony, the days seem to run together, punctuated only by excruciating trips to Costco and the occasional take-out dinner.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, that appears to be coming to an end. With the B.C. government easing social distancing guidelines this week in the face of falling Covid numbers, we are able to safely venture out into that big scary world and talk to our fellow humans for the first time in months, and even enjoy a beer in a pub or brewery without inadvertently killing grandma.<\/p>\n

Since this Sunday is Father\u2019s Day (surprise!), it makes for the perfect opportunity to reconnect with family and celebrate dear ol\u2019 dad.<\/p>\n

But where to go and what to do? And what to get the male genetic material donor in your life?<\/p>\n

Firstly, as a working father myself, let me assure you that the dad in your life does not need, nor want, another tie, unusable handmade mug, or \u201cWorld\u2019s Most Whatever Dad\u201d t-shirt that they will never wear outside the house\u2014and even then, only if they have no clean laundry.<\/p>\n

What dad wants\/needs is beer.<\/p>\n

Dadding is a tough gig at times. Both my kids are under five, which means they\u2019re the exact height to repeatedly make direct, violent contact with my groin while running around the house at high speed. I spend at least a quarter of my day doubled over in pain. You might think an ice pack and a jockstrap would be ideal gifts this Father\u2019s Day, but I\u2019d really prefer to drink the pain away, instead.<\/p>\n

So this Father\u2019s Day, grab some beer, check out your local craft brewery and invite the whole family.\u00a0 Here are some ideas of where to go and what to get dad, even if that dad is you.<\/p>\n