No mention of Yuengling…but I’m pretty sure they have that, too.  Mmmmmmm.

Not a bad lineup, Craig. It’s not shocking, though. It seems that most stadiums these days have some sort of area where you can buy some quality beers. There are even a couple of shacks like that at Miller Park. But you’re paying just as much for the bottle of beer as you would for the 24 oz cup of beer *and* you have to go searching for the shack. The secret, at Miller Park at least, is to go in to Friday’s and order your beer there. They sell you the same size beer for the same price, but you have their full bar to choose from. That only really works, though, if you’re sitting nearby. It’s how I always start the game though…

My favorite beer-stadium experience, though, was at Fenway last summer. Our seats were in the right field corner, on the aisle and next to the hallway. It took all of 30 seconds to get out of our seats and into the beer line (if that). The best part was that the nearest beer shed served Sam Adams on tap, and no one was ever in line. Sam Adams may not be the best beer in America, but it’s pretty dang good, especially for a ballpark. There were a lot of Sammy’s consumed that day.

I can’t wait to go to Jacobs Field at the end of the month… I’m hoping to find some Burning River or other Great Lakes beers around the park…

Hmm, interesting… I’ve had a few Great Lakes beers… I really like Burning River, and the Conways I had around St Patty’s was pretty tasty. Again, it’s not my favorite beer, but one I look forward to having occasionally.

I like Fat Tire, but I can’t understand why people go ga-ga over it. It seems a pretty standard microbrew. But, as you said, it was a little more common out in CA than it is out here (I’ve heard people say it’s not allowed to be sold east of the Mississippi, but I don’t know if that’s true). Can’t really say anything about Shiner Bock.

It’s not all scarcity, though. My brother went to school in Chico, CA, where they brew Sierra Nevada. He and his friends are all big time Sierra Nevada disciples because of it…

Baltimore has always done well by its concessions. At Memorial stadium, the food was excellent (soft shell crab sandwich, crab cakes, etc). The team was owned by National Brewing for a while (at it Robinson’s peak) and even after that when I started going you could get 20 oz of National “Premium” for $ 1.75 to go with your crab dish.

At Camden the food is very good also, with Boog’s Barbeque, Tippy Martinez Mexican, and you can still get crab.

Craig, your love of Fat Tire is obviously a sign of developed taste, and lord knows I’ve had my share of Shiner Bock. But if you really want a beer thrill on vacation, head for Kona Brewing’s outdoor patio in Kona. You may never leave.

Leinenkugel in Baltimore.  Wow.  I had no idea.

I don’t care if our economy is collapsing and the world is ending.

2009 is a great time to be alive!

THe Guinness stand behind home plate also had Smithwicks, just so you know.