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Delta Airlines Serving Craft Beer

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Delta Airlines Serving Craft Beer

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Pretty great for travelers on Delta. Wish Canada's airlines did the same.

http://news.delta.com/2014-12-05-Delta- ... t-Offering
DELTA TAPS SEVEN MORE CRAFT BREWS FOR IN-FLIGHT OFFERING

ATLANTA, Dec. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) this week began stocking its beverage carts with a selection of regional craft beers to bring local options to customers. The move continues the airline's focus on bringing regional food, wine and now beer to the in-flight experience.

Regional Craft Beers now available on Delta.
Beer from Ballast Point Brewing Company (San Diego), Blue Point Brewing Company (Long Island, NY), Brooklyn Brewery (Brooklyn, NY), Lagunitas Brewing Company (Petaluma, Calif.), Newburyport Brewing Company (Newburyport, Mass.), Samuel Adams (Boston), and Stone Brewing Company (Escondido, Calif.) join SweetWater Brewery (Atlanta) to give all customers on routes within the U.S. a craft beer option.

The selection of regional craft beers are available on Delta's West Coast Shuttle between Los Angeles and San Francisco; between New York-LaGuardia and Boston, Washington-Regan National and Chicago-O'Hare; on Delta's transcontinental routes between New York-JFK and Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle; and on flights between Atlanta and New York-LaGuardia, Washington-Reagan National and Dulles, Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Tampa and New Orleans. Samuel Adams is available on all other domestic routes in the U.S.

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Nice...no mention of cost though, huh?

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Well, Porter does offer Steamwhistle. Better than Skydome! But, yes, not as good as Delta. One of these days... :-?

Nothing like ordering a Steamwhistle at 7am on a flight to NYC! :D
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lister wrote:Well, Porter does offer Steamwhistle. Better than Skydome! But, yes, not as good as Delta. One of these days... :-?

Nothing like ordering a Steamwhistle at 7am on a flight to NYC! :D
Or having three on the awful two stop over flight to Newfoundland. 7:30 AM flight to Ottawa, one Steamwhistle. Then a 9 AM flight to Halifax, one Steamwhistle. Then a 10:30 flight to St. John's, one more Steamwhistle. Then you're properly ready for lunch!

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groulxsome wrote:
lister wrote:Well, Porter does offer Steamwhistle. Better than Skydome! But, yes, not as good as Delta. One of these days... :-?

Nothing like ordering a Steamwhistle at 7am on a flight to NYC! :D
Or having three on the awful two stop over flight to Newfoundland. 7:30 AM flight to Ottawa, one Steamwhistle. Then a 9 AM flight to Halifax, one Steamwhistle. Then a 10:30 flight to St. John's, one more Steamwhistle. Then you're properly ready for lunch!
Well... At least that'll help pass the time and put you in a good mood for lunch. :wink:

That's better than the stopover in Vancouver on the way to Taiwan via Air Canada. Did that twice but no more with non-stop EVA. I nearly lost my shit when everything save for a Subway shut down at Vancouver airport at 8pm PST. REALLY?! Four hours of absolutely nothing to do. Fuck you Vancouver airport!
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Cass wrote:Pretty great for travelers on Delta. Wish Canada's airlines did the same.

http://news.delta.com/2014-12-05-Delta- ... t-Offering
DELTA TAPS SEVEN MORE CRAFT BREWS FOR IN-FLIGHT OFFERING

ATLANTA, Dec. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) this week began stocking its beverage carts with a selection of regional craft beers to bring local options to customers. The move continues the airline's focus on bringing regional food, wine and now beer to the in-flight experience.

Regional Craft Beers now available on Delta.
Beer from Ballast Point Brewing Company (San Diego), Blue Point Brewing Company (Long Island, NY), Brooklyn Brewery (Brooklyn, NY), Lagunitas Brewing Company (Petaluma, Calif.), Newburyport Brewing Company (Newburyport, Mass.), Samuel Adams (Boston), and Stone Brewing Company (Escondido, Calif.) join SweetWater Brewery (Atlanta) to give all customers on routes within the U.S. a craft beer option.

The selection of regional craft beers are available on Delta's West Coast Shuttle between Los Angeles and San Francisco; between New York-LaGuardia and Boston, Washington-Regan National and Chicago-O'Hare; on Delta's transcontinental routes between New York-JFK and Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle; and on flights between Atlanta and New York-LaGuardia, Washington-Reagan National and Dulles, Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Tampa and New Orleans. Samuel Adams is available on all other domestic routes in the U.S.
Way to go, Delta! I have been fortunate enough to have several Sweetwaters on flights to the under-serviced FL Panhandle (through ATL of course) ... stealthily good! Recommend the 420 Pale Ale and the IPA.

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Air Canada will likely never do this.
they still serve non-Canadian wine on their flight.
blows my mind.

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Don't get me wrong, I love Steam Whistle for free on Porter. Would be nice if they amped up the selection in the lounge, seeing as you have to pay there.

With AC & WJ, I would actually consider spending money for a quality beer product. Right now it isn't even a consideration. That's money left on the table with an increasingly high # of consumers.

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Horizon Air offers some decent stuff, and it changes all the time...
http://www.alaskaair.com/content/travel ... rizon.aspx

Once they opened a bomber and nobody else requested it, so they asked if I'd like to finish it!

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