The Bar Towel

Malcolm wrote:So there's hope...? I know Philly has a great beer selection.

Safeco Field in Seattle from what I remember has an awesome selection of food and beer.

I will be in Minnesota in August to see a couple of ball games and from what I hear, Surly has a beer stand at Target Field now ... looking forward to that

TheSevenDuffs wrote:I will be in Minnesota in August to see a couple of ball games and from what I hear, Surly has a beer stand at Target Field now ... looking forward to that

yup, and it even pours a beer that's exclusive to the location - bandwagon ipa.

grub wrote:

TheSevenDuffs wrote:I will be in Minnesota in August to see a couple of ball games and from what I hear, Surly has a beer stand at Target Field now ... looking forward to that

yup, and it even pours a beer that's exclusive to the location - bandwagon ipa.

Thanks for the heads up. I will make sure to try that one. Now for the more important task - convincing my non-craft beer drinking friends to take a trip out to the brewery.

Argh. Reading all these replies about great beer choices in the U.S. frustrate the hell out of me, given the shitty choices we have at the RC. I mean, I saw a Mad Tom empty in the Lansdowne subway Friday night - craft beer is everywhere!

I suppose from an objective point of view this shows how we're still quite a few years behind the US in terms of the reach of craft beer. Incidentally I can't think of a bar in Hamilton that has the Jays games on TV and serves craft beer as well either.

Malcolm wrote:Argh. Reading all these replies about great beer choices in the U.S. frustrate the hell out of me, given the shitty choices we have at the RC. I mean, I saw a Mad Tom empty in the Lansdowne subway Friday night - craft beer is everywhere!

Call it The Skydome! It will never be Rogers Centre as far as I'm concerned.

The only sporting events I've watched in the states have been at Ford Field and Comerica Park in Detroit. Both have bad beer, even in the private lounge at Ford Field it was still BMC, but better liquor choices. The best at Comerica is Leinenkugel, when I went it was the Summer Shandy and Sunset Wheat, neither of which I enjoyed.

Don't know if I'll be going to any MLB games in the states this year, may check out a AAA game, either Buffalo or Rochester if we plan a beer trip to one of those places.

Kish84 wrote:The only sporting events I've watched in the states have been at Ford Field and Comerica Park in Detroit. Both have bad beer, even in the private lounge at Ford Field it was still BMC, but better liquor choices. The best at Comerica is Leinenkugel, when I went it was the Summer Shandy and Sunset Wheat, neither of which I enjoyed.

Don't know if I'll be going to any MLB games in the states this year, may check out a AAA game, either Buffalo or Rochester if we plan a beer trip to one of those places.

There's a super small Atwater Block stall at Comerica as well, but I hear you. With all the awesome product brewed in and around Detroit (not to mention the rest of the state), the showing is pretty shameful.

The sitch at the Dome is so sad, because - in all honesty - I'd go to at least half a dozen more Blue Jays games a season if they had even Stem Whistle (not to mention others) available.

Kish84 wrote:The only sporting events I've watched in the states have been at Ford Field and Comerica Park in Detroit. Both have bad beer, even in the private lounge at Ford Field it was still BMC, but better liquor choices. The best at Comerica is Leinenkugel, when I went it was the Summer Shandy and Sunset Wheat, neither of which I enjoyed.

Don't know if I'll be going to any MLB games in the states this year, may check out a AAA game, either Buffalo or Rochester if we plan a beer trip to one of those places.

Consumers now has a stand at the Buffalo ballpark offering draft beer. I haven't been to a game yet this year so I don't know what they're offering, but since you could already get Great Lakes (Ohio) last year, I would imagine they have to tasty selections.

-rudy

rudolf wrote:Consumers now has a stand at the Buffalo ballpark offering draft beer. I haven't been to a game yet this year so I don't know what they're offering, but since you could already get Great Lakes (Ohio) last year, I would imagine they have to tasty selections.

-rudy

That's awesome to hear! Hopefully the rumors about the Bison possibly becoming the Jays AAA affiliates next season come true.

Kish84 wrote:

rudolf wrote:Consumers now has a stand at the Buffalo ballpark offering draft beer. I haven't been to a game yet this year so I don't know what they're offering, but since you could already get Great Lakes (Ohio) last year, I would imagine they have to tasty selections.

-rudy

That's awesome to hear! Hopefully the rumors about the Bison possibly becoming the Jays AAA affiliates next season come true.

If that happens I will be going to a lot of Bisons games next year.

TheSevenDuffs wrote:Thanks for the heads up. I will make sure to try that one. Now for the more important task - convincing my non-craft beer drinking friends to take a trip out to the brewery.

try to get on the tour - even non-beer geeks tend to like those. i believe they still run on friday evening. they fill up quick though, so keep an eye out for your block to open up. bunch of info/schedule/faq/signup here: http://surlybrewing.com/brewery/tours.html

if you need any other MN suggestions, let me know. lived there for 5 years and whenever i go back there's never enough time to hit all our favourite spots.

grub wrote:

TheSevenDuffs wrote:Thanks for the heads up. I will make sure to try that one. Now for the more important task - convincing my non-craft beer drinking friends to take a trip out to the brewery.

try to get on the tour - even non-beer geeks tend to like those. i believe they still run on friday evening. they fill up quick though, so keep an eye out for your block to open up. bunch of info/schedule/faq/signup here: http://surlybrewing.com/brewery/tours.html

if you need any other MN suggestions, let me know. lived there for 5 years and whenever i go back there's never enough time to hit all our favourite spots.

Thanks. I will let you know.

going to a jays game in a couple weeks, hoping it's cool or raining so i can wear a hoody and sneak some cans in my hood.