MLB '17 stadium beer selection thread

Citizens Bank Park (Phillies) a few years ago had an excellent selection of craft beer; very good craft beer at lots of locations.

Over the past two years I noticed many of the venues that used to serve high quality locally produced craft beer were serving Goose Island products instead (e.g., 312 Wheat, Honkers Ale, Goose Island IPA). There is still some good quality craft beer selections but you might have to walk further for them.

I have no idea what 2018 will bring. Even more venues selling Goose Island because the AB Marketing & Sales folks made more deals with the concession vendor of Citizens Bank Park (Aramark)?

Non-cheers to this stuff!

 

San Francisco:

Hop Stoopid
Lagunitas IPA
Union Jack IPA
Anchor Steam
Torpedo

 

Kansas City Royals checking in. Craft and Draft was added to Kauffman Stadium a few years back. Info on Craft and Draft from the MLB site:

Just guesstimating, I'd say about half of those beers are available on tap. The selection rotates throughout the season as beers come and go, and the weather changes. You can get a Boulevard Wheat or Pale Ale just about anywhere in the stadium as well.

 

Miller Park just announced their new lineup of on tap beers for the year, all 24 being from Wisconsin. Pretty solid lineup including some new up and coming area breweries, not too bad of a list considering Miller Park had been mainly a BMC wasteland..
https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4cc75...0077333d/Beer_Reveal_Draft_List_Rendering.pdf

 

Great American in Cincinnati added a big bar with quite a few local craft beers prior to hosting the all star game in 2015. It's a really nice set up but only convenient if your in the lower level on the first base side.
Just thinking about this years Reds team has me enthusiastically anticipating the start of FC Cincinnati's sophomore season!

 

Miller Park (Brewers) just got some new Central Waters tap handles.

Brewers will suck per usual; trading decent or great players for prospects and letting decent or great players walk. What could have been with Yost... and the owners suck.

 

Great thread idea. Looking forward to seeing what's available at Comerica (Detroit) this year

 

I've never been enamored with the choices at Yankee Stadium. Last year I hunted around and found an Apocalypse IPA by 10 Barrel (AB owned). Not bad, but still jealous of the selection at Citi (including Six Point and Captain Lawrence).

 

I'm making a trip up to Cinci for a game this year in May. Need to see my Indians play, and Cinci is as close as they'll get to Nashville. I assume they'll have Rhinegeist and MadTree at the park?

 

Camden Yards (Orioles) is starting to improve but doesn't quite have the selection that other ballpark's have. They do have a nice partnership with Flying Dog. Flying Dog does a different firkin for every Friday home game which is always solid.

 

Hand me a Narragansett and I'm all set. Does anyone know how much they go for at Fenway?

 

Probably $8 - $10, like everything else there.
I think I read somewhere that Fenway is expanding the craft selections. I've noticed that there are better options back behind the plate versus out in the bleachers.
I know there's a couple stands that have Wachusett, Harpoon and Sammy, of course. I had Long Trail last time I was there. I don't know if there is a specific list for Fenway.

 

Thanks for the tips. I was holding out hope that it was maybe a $1 or 2 less than other beers. How foolish of me

 

uhhh the Public House is attached. You can bring the beers in the stadium, and leave to get them during the game and bring them back.

They have Russian River beers and a whole lot more.


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Washington Nationals

Sub-par to me. Goose IPA, all the normal mass produced ones, and occasionally you can find Star, Atlas, DC Brau, Port City and Mad Fox.

 

http://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/2015/04/01/best-baseball-stadiums-for-craft-beer-in-us.html

I read that article a few years ago. I imagine its still pretty close.

 

They should, the two breweries even make seasonal baseball themed brews, Madtree has Rounding Third Red IPA & Rhinegeist makes Hustle which was a rye IPA but I believe they changed the recipe on that. This is from a couple years ago but said craft beer bar at GABP represented Cincinnati pretty well, recall a 50 West & Blank Slate tap amongst others.

 

Great thread idea, I'll be attending a game at tropicana field(rays) opening weekend. Hoping for a good local selection. I will post their selection if it hasn't been already posted by the time I go. Play ball!!

 

Uhhh... the convenience of walking down the stairs from so-so seating to a vendor with my options listed above is quite nice I'd say...

 

That is a pretty good list. In the past I have been able to find SN Torpedo and Bell's Oberon there. These may still be available (you gotta look around a bit for small stand-alone kiosks). Also Two Hearted, I think, although that has been hit-or-miss.