Best and Worst Baseball Stadiums for Beer

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  1. offthelevel_bytheplumb

    offthelevel_bytheplumb Initiate (0) Aug 19, 2013 Illinois

    I drink Daisy Cutter at Comiskey, and that's good enough for me.
     
  2. JratBones

    JratBones Initiate (0) Oct 22, 2013 Massachusetts

    Awesome stadium to visit. Great Prices on beer and I got to see 3 Red Sox games for pretty much the price of 1 game at Fenway haha.
     
  3. ChangSing

    ChangSing Zealot (640) May 5, 2013 Illinois
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    ATT Park is pretty solid. But to be totally honest, craft beer is the last thing on my mind when I'm at a game. I have no problem at all throwing back a Bud or Miller Lite when at a game.
     
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  4. EMH73

    EMH73 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,671) Sep 16, 2015 New York
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    The stadium in Cleveland introduced me to Great Lakes. I am eternally grateful.
     
  5. DeweyCheatem-n-Howe

    DeweyCheatem-n-Howe Initiate (0) May 23, 2015 Massachusetts

    Busch Stadium in STL has a lot of Urban Chestnut and Schlafly on tap, which is awesome. I could think of a lot worse beers to enjoy on a hot and humid St. Louis afternoon than a UC Zwickel.
     
  6. Angerhaus

    Angerhaus Pooh-Bah (1,946) Oct 1, 2015 Rhode Island
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    Miller Park is not great for selection (the name should tell you most of what you need to know), but I can say that I think the prices are solid for ballpark suds. Pre-game beers with a student I.D. are only $3.
     
  7. -Andrew-

    -Andrew- Initiate (0) Jul 22, 2013 Michigan

    Fenway does a decent job, as does Comerica. They've got Magic Hat at Comerica (just #9 if I remember), which I think is really weird, but I'll take it.
     
  8. JratBones

    JratBones Initiate (0) Oct 22, 2013 Massachusetts

    You would think Fenway would be a GIANT Sam Adams supporter but they are not. The big guys at An-Bev control almost the entire stadium. However I was crushin Smuttynose Finest Kinds last season which are solid.
     
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  9. beercentric847

    beercentric847 Initiate (0) Apr 4, 2015 Illinois

    Huge Cubs fan but I have been to my share of places and I'd say Coors Field takes it home for me currently. PNC was pretty decent as well but no where near what Coors had. That being said Wrigley is starting to get better with GI involved a little bit the last couple times I've been there but that isn't surprising with the inbev connection and all.
     
  10. HeislerGold

    HeislerGold Initiate (0) Oct 19, 2013 Michigan

    Minor League Baseball has adopted craft beer in a big way. Many of their parks have craft beer and a good selection too. On top of that, they have better prices and craft beer promotions.
     
  11. BeerKarmaNYC

    BeerKarmaNYC Initiate (0) Sep 13, 2015 New York

    hahaha...that's not supposed to be the focus of the thread!!! I always love Shea, I went there a hundred times as a kid. The one thing Citi does right is the food and hopefully the beer options get better and better.

    Does it help that I hate the Yankees more than people hate Trump?
     
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  12. BeerKarmaNYC

    BeerKarmaNYC Initiate (0) Sep 13, 2015 New York

    Ahhh, good call. I'm mostly curious to hear about MLB but would also love to see some craft beer gems from farm teams as well.
     
  13. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,282) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Man, I don't wanna know what world you live in, when a $10 pint in the stadium , that costs $4-5 in a bar (or a $10 six pack), is cheap by your standards. :wink:
     
  14. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,282) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    We have a wood bat, college-level, summer league in my town, that carries 3 options from a local brewery, and some craft selections from the Inbev distributor, along with the Inbev products.
     
  15. ikaika122

    ikaika122 Initiate (0) Apr 16, 2011 Illinois
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    As some have said, Wrigley is pretty much a desert when it comes to craft. GI has been more readily available, but last time I was there they only had 312 in stock. Unfortunately, Comiskey kills Wrigley in the food and beverage department at the moment.
     
  16. BillG2330

    BillG2330 Initiate (0) Oct 15, 2014 Massachusetts

    But they do have Smuttynose FinestKind in cans in the outfield - my go to for games!
     
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  17. TrapJaw77

    TrapJaw77 Initiate (0) Apr 17, 2015 Illinois

    Love minor league games. Going to Portland and Bend in the summer and would like to catch a game in one of those cities. Anyone know what they may offer at those two stadiums?
     
  18. RBMurphy4

    RBMurphy4 Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2015 Illinois
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    Echoing others:
    Comiskey has a handful of Midwest Brews stands that have everything from Revolution to Half Acre to Bells to Two Brothers to New Holland to Leinie's. Far superior to the Wrigley options of Bud Heavy/Light, 312 and Shock Top
     
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  19. scottakelly

    scottakelly Initiate (0) May 9, 2007 Ohio

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/sports/best-beer-in-baseball/

    Thought I would pass this on.

    My Reds do well in most of these polls, and overall do a better job than most MLB teams when it comes to fan accommodation (well, with the exception of actually winning ballgames lately).

    I have to add though that at many ballgames I skip a beer or have one at the most. In general I'm too cheap to pay $10 for a draft craft (what we Cincy fans usually refer to as the "Votto-priced" beer) when I can get that same pour for $5 at a local bar or get a 6 pack for $11 at a local retailer.
     
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  20. KELPAK

    KELPAK Initiate (0) Aug 25, 2007 Massachusetts

    they do have wachusett green monster. And high or low octane it doesn't matter when the bleachers are full of empty nip bottles. The pride of right field, flavored vodka nips
     
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