IF they truly love beer do them a real favor: http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/...ter-kit/1-gallon-small-batch-starter-kit.html
Not sure what you can find by you but good breweries that have some good flavors - Stone Rogue is more everywhere but still good. Terrapin
Yards brewery in Phily is pretty good. For Belgian style brews: Ommegang in NY is good or Leffe, Chimay & Duval from Belgium are good choices. All have Holiday or box sets of assortments.
Go to your local Liquor Store and look int he beer cooler. Get some Tripel Karmeliet... I have seen 12oz bottles, but more likely it will be in a 750ml bottle. Very good High-Gravity beer. and get one for yourself... You will not be sorry...
+1. It's Christmas. Get them something world class from Belgium. The Chimay is a safe bet. Also a 4 pack of karmeliet with the glass will knock any of those 12 packs to the back of the pack.
Love me some Stone. Rain Director, if there is something on their website that you want, i can purchase and ship to you. I live about 8 minutes from the brewery. this would be easier if you want shirts/hats/apparel but im sure i can bubble wrap some beers in a box too.
Please don't ever day that again. Terrapin has a good sampler if you can find it. Get a good local brewery sample pack, or do what I did for my pops last year, got 4 6 packs of micro brewed beer and wrapped it.