Are any airlines serving craft beer?

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by Kappakoosh, Jul 15, 2014.

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  1. Kappakoosh

    Kappakoosh Initiate (0) Dec 26, 2013 Texas

    I travel quite a bit and all I can get is a friggin Heineken when I ask for craft beer (fly United and US Airways mostly). Any airlines serving craft I don't know about? I would seriously consider paying a higher rate just to have a tasty beer on a 4+ hour flight.
     
  2. atpca

    atpca Pooh-Bah (1,652) Jun 10, 2013 California
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    Virgin America has served Anchor & 21st Amendment. Hawaiian has served Kona & Mehana for inter-island at least.
     
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  3. austinbridges9

    austinbridges9 Initiate (0) Apr 8, 2013 Oklahoma

    I would hate to pay airline prices for craft beer.
     
  4. wrw5031

    wrw5031 Initiate (0) Dec 21, 2011 Georgia

  5. alexipa

    alexipa Initiate (0) Oct 7, 2011 Colorado

    Frontier Airlines always has some CO craft brew or two of some sort. I know I've seen Dale's Pale and Fat Tire.
     
  6. mudbug

    mudbug Pooh-Bah (1,762) Mar 27, 2009 Oregon
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    Hawaiian, Alaskan both serve good beer. I will gladly pay extra to NOT take a United flight thank you very much.
     
  7. jrnyc

    jrnyc Grand Pooh-Bah (3,012) Mar 21, 2010 New York
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    This is one of the last frontiers craft has not infiltrated.
     
  8. Kappakoosh

    Kappakoosh Initiate (0) Dec 26, 2013 Texas

    I always thought a craft beer store in the shopping area of a airport would make sense. Buy, pop the top and walk onto the plane.
     
  9. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Alaska Airlines. On a side note, I'm also somewhat of an airline geek. Delta recently has been making a big push into the Seatac market, and a lot of industry people seem to think they want a slice of Alaska's pie. Perhaps Delta upping their game, beer-wise, is a happy side effect?
     
  10. TheeWalrusHunter

    TheeWalrusHunter Initiate (0) Aug 23, 2013 Oregon

    Welcome to PDX.
     
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  11. Jaywalsh20

    Jaywalsh20 Pooh-Bah (2,212) Apr 21, 2014 Illinois
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    Southwest has Fat Tire
     
  12. BullDoza

    BullDoza Initiate (0) Apr 12, 2014 Texas

    Meh, SW airlines serves Fat Tire
     
  13. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    You need to fly through PDX. Growler stations inside security, so you can take it home(still can't open it on the plane though). Also bottles of local beer, all at "Street Pricing". The aport has a policy that stuff inside the airport can't be more expensive than what it's sold for outside.
     
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  14. StLeasy

    StLeasy Initiate (0) Sep 8, 2013 Illinois

    Pretty sure Stone has a store in the San Diego airport, too.
     
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  15. Here4Beer

    Here4Beer Devotee (386) Nov 2, 2006 Nevada

    -from Craft Business Daily- 6/26/14
    Golden Road, HMSHost to Launch "Carry On Citrus Ale" at 30-Plus Airports This Year
    Dear Client:
    L.A.'s Golden Road and global restaurateur HMSHost have teamed up to release the first craft beer made exclusively for airports, Carry On Citrus Ale, the company has just announced. The citrus-forward ale will be Golden Road's first brand available outside of its California-only distribution, and will hit HMSHost venues in 16 oz. cans at select airports by July 4.

    As of July, Carry On Citrus Ale will be available in airports in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Fresno, Oakland, Palm Springs, Sacramento, Santa Ana, Las Vegas and Phoenix. By the end of 2014, the beer will enter airports in Chicago, Denver, Minneapolis, Portland, Salt Lake City, Seattle, Boise, Spokane and nine major airports in Florida.
     
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  16. Mikecap

    Mikecap Pooh-Bah (2,098) May 18, 2012 Massachusetts
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  17. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,388) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
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    Surly brews served on Sun Country Airlines
     
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  18. TheeWalrusHunter

    TheeWalrusHunter Initiate (0) Aug 23, 2013 Oregon

    Yes they do.
     
  19. Jaywalsh20

    Jaywalsh20 Pooh-Bah (2,212) Apr 21, 2014 Illinois
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    Can you get beer or growlers to go at Stone in the SAN airport?
     
  20. FATC1TY

    FATC1TY Pooh-Bah (2,564) Feb 12, 2012 Georgia
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    Delta serves cans of Sweetwater IPA and 420 on their flights now.. Tall boys I think?
     
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