Best US airport for beer?

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  1. BuckeyeOne

    BuckeyeOne Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2008 Washington

    I know this topic has come up previously (BA Mod edit: here & here for example) but I haven't seen it in a while and things seemed to have changed for the better at airports as they have at bars and restaurants. Previously, I would have said the Philly airport was the best but my dinner in Minneapolis-St. Paul last night I don't think could have been beat.

    I ate at Mimosa (in Concourse G) in the MSP airport last night and had a Bell's Two Hearted and a Surly Furious while I sat and read --- then had a Rodenbach Grand Cru with my bacon cheeseburger. Those beers are hard to beat in a restaurant, let alone an airport. I could have had a Summit Oatmeal Stout if I had wanted dessert.

    Other opinions?
     
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  2. nogophers

    nogophers Initiate (0) Jun 28, 2011 Minnesota

    MSP does have some fine spots, but my travels would suggest PDX and SLC are superior.
     
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  3. fvernon

    fvernon Initiate (0) Mar 1, 2010 Wisconsin

    I've had decent success at Denver, Chicago, and Portland - but specifics don't come to mind right now. Next time I'm passing through M-SP, i may have to check that place out, though - sounds like a decent selection
     
    #3 fvernon, Oct 10, 2013
  4. maltmaster420

    maltmaster420 Initiate (0) Aug 17, 2005 Oregon

    I think you'd have a tough time matching the options at PDX. Seriously, how many airports have bottle shops in them?
     
    #4 maltmaster420, Oct 10, 2013
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  5. StoutSnob40

    StoutSnob40 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,611) Jan 4, 2013 California
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    San Diego has a Stone beer garden. I'll be hittin that fucker up tomorrow.
     
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  6. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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  7. Smakawhat

    Smakawhat Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,191) Mar 18, 2008 Maryland
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    PDX

    MSP is not to bad either, that' a great stop in general, I was a little disappointed with Denver for beer selection but I hate that airport anyway...
     
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  8. Jgivens

    Jgivens Initiate (0) Aug 28, 2013 Florida

    I haven't yet had the chance to visit but I know that CCB has a small brewpub inside of TPA. Any opinions or insight on that on?
     
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  9. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    Not nearly enough. This would solve the whole "having to check a suitcase full of beer just so TSA can get their grubby mitts all over it" conundrum.
     
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  10. nogophers

    nogophers Initiate (0) Jun 28, 2011 Minnesota

    That's gotta be new. Didn't see it in February.
     
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  11. nogophers

    nogophers Initiate (0) Jun 28, 2011 Minnesota

    MSP: Ikes on Summit (around F7) has 7 Summit beers on tap. They'll also squeeze oranges right in front of you if you order a screwdriver.
     
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  12. Iamstryker

    Iamstryker Initiate (0) Aug 11, 2012 New Jersey

    Having not flown using many airports, the best by far has been MSP. Upset when I get a delay coming home (always, LGA you terrible airport), but that quickly goes away as now I can drink on the company dime.
     
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  13. hopley

    hopley Pooh-Bah (2,912) Feb 24, 2010 Massachusetts
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    Yes, that's my big question - when are they going to open up bottle shops so I don't have to limit my local purchases to a case of cans stuffed into my suitcase registering 49.95 pounds...? Answer - never - because American Airlines doesn't want to weigh down their planes with cases of bombers to take home...
     
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  14. vurt

    vurt Grand Pooh-Bah (4,504) Apr 11, 2004 Oregon
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    You could also ask "How many airports have multiple places where you can get a growler filled?"
     
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  15. StoutSnob40

    StoutSnob40 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,611) Jan 4, 2013 California
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    Yeah, very. Opened about 3 weeks ago.
     
    #15 StoutSnob40, Oct 10, 2013
  16. BMMillsy

    BMMillsy Initiate (0) Feb 16, 2012 Florida

    Have not been there, but Tampa's airport has its own Cigar City Brewpub in it. They apparently brew on site.
     
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  17. Jgivens

    Jgivens Initiate (0) Aug 28, 2013 Florida

    Yeah it's been there for I want to say less than a year. From what I have read is it is the first airport to have a functioning brewery inside They kind of do the same thing as the new brew pub and offer one off brews that you can only get in the airport location.
     
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  18. maltmaster420

    maltmaster420 Initiate (0) Aug 17, 2005 Oregon

    I figured that was slightly more common, but PDX is the only airport I've been to with a "post security" bottle shop that stocks 250+ local beers, so I focused on that. That said, PDX is also the only airport I'm aware of that has a "market rate" ordinance enacted on it, which forces all the bars and stores to charge the same price for their goods as they do at locations outside the airport.

    $5 pints of Workhorse? Yes, please.
     
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  19. Brewing_Rob

    Brewing_Rob Initiate (0) Nov 27, 2012 Florida

    They also sell six packs of their core beers, warm so you don't pop them on your flight. They're located in Terminal C where Southwest and AirTran are.
     
    #19 Brewing_Rob, Oct 10, 2013
  20. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    Why buy a $5 pint when you can now get 72oz (in convenient bottles) for ~$8?
     
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