In addition to my wife and kids, I love beer and baseball. Particularly the Baltimore Orioles. It's great when there are events in the local area that enable me to enjoy all three at the same time. Fortunately, there are a number of great events out there that do combine all three!
I'm not talking just getting the $8 special at Camden Yards, the Bowie Baysox (the Orioles' Double A affiliate) actually host beer dinners each month at their ballpark, Prince Georges Stadium. A few years ago I went to one where Stoudts Brewery (from Adamstown, Pennsylvania) was the brewery represented. The beer was excellent, and the overall experience was very good, since we got to watch the game from the lounge in the upper deck.
While it wasn't your typical beer dinner (it was a buffet, rather than a five or six course meal), I appreciate the effort the Baysox and their staff put into putting it on. I can't quite remember what the all the beers were or the food they served (it was almost two years ago!) but I'm glad they're continuing to put these on.
The full calendar and details of the monthly dinners can be found here, but here's the ones coming up:
April 16: Festa d'Italia (Bonus: This is Betty White Tribute Night!)
May 12: Mexican Cantina
June 15: Salute to the Irish
I can't find which breweries or specific beers are going to be served, but I imagine that they will be themed accordingly.
I'm not sure if other minor league parks are doing similiar things--I checked online and none of the other teams in Maryland appear to offer them--but it seems like a good idea. I also checked to see if Coca-Cola Field, home of the Phillies' Triple A affliate the Lehigh Valley IronPigs offered beer dinners but they do not. That seems like a perfect match, since Pennsylvania is home to many fine breweries (the Allentown and Bethlehem Brew Works in the Lehigh Valley stand out in my mind, but there are plenty of others).
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