Tired of being late on gifts of the season? Don’t despair! Get started now for next year…anyone who likes beer (and who doesn’t?) will appreciate this trio of beer possibilities:

- A belt buckle that doubles as a bottle opener.

- A handy little device that chills a 6-pack down in a jiffy.

- A beer brewing machine that’s about easy to use as a toaster.

Kids! Get one of these for your dear ol’ dad. Any one of these trinkets would be welcome under any brewhead’s tree…especially his. But you don’t have to wait ’til Christmas…everyone alive has a birthday. Gifts like these could be the perfect tokens of your love.

In a lot of circumstances they could even make a great Valentine gift. Ladies! Want to put him in the mood for romance on February 14th? Make him think about tying the proverbial knot? Or maybe just being a little knotty? Well, the bottle-opening belt buckle could be just the thing. Check one out for about $20 at www.xpressmart.com.

You have a beerhead friend (we all do) that just MUST have the coldest beer possible, and FAST! Gift him this: The Cooper Cooler. It'll get a can of beer down to freezing in one minute;  and for her, a bottle of Two Buck Chuck Chardonnay in 6 minutes. The price was not available in time for this post, but for something this extraordinary, could price be an object? Learn more at www.uberreview.com/2005/10/cooper-cooler-cold-beer-now.htm, and follow the link to the Cooper Cooler's homepage.

But now for the ultimate beer gift…the Beer Machine 2000! For $249, just mix the beer powder with water and wait…out will come fresh, delicious draft beer. At least that what they say at www.tesora.com.