GUEST
BLOG—By Padres Insider—After Petco
Park opened in 2004, the San Diego beer scene has exploded. Inside the park is
no exception, with high octane hops washing away the leak-inducing legacy of
watered-down domestics. For beer fans visiting San Diego Padres games, here’s a
guide to the craft beers and microbrews in and around Petco Park for the 2015
season.
And,
remember as the great philosopher and suds guru Peter Richmond said”
“Beer
needs baseball, and baseball needs beer – it has always been thus.”
Local
beers at Petco Park
Ballast Point Big Eye IPA, Ballast Point Black
Marlin, Ballast Point Pale Ale, Ballast Point Calico Amber Ale, Ballast Point
Longfin Lager, Ballast Point Wahoo Wheat, Ballast Point Fathom IPL, Ballast
Point Piper Down, Grunion Pale Ale, Sculpin IPA (in cans! 20 oz for $10.75) and
Grapefruit Sculpin, Dorado Double IPA, Commodore American Stout, Indra Kunindra
Coronado Golden, Coronado Mermaids Red,
Coronado Orange Wit, Coronado Islander IPA
Pizza Port Ponto Session IPA, Swamis IPA,
Chronic Amber Ale, Pick Six Pilsner and Petco Park Pale Ale
Mike Hess Habitus Double IPA, Jucundus Orange
Honey Wheat, Grazias Vienna Cream Ale, Claritas Kolsch, Habitus, Venator <
>
Karl Strauss Red Trolley Ale, Karl Strauss Amber,
Karl Strauss IPA, Karl Strauss Pintail Pale, Karl Strauss Tower 10 IPA, Mosaic
Session Ale, Wreck Alley Imperial Stout
Alesmith Nut Brown Ale, Alesmith X Extra Pale
Ale, Alesmith Anvil Ale, Speedway Stout, San Diego Pale Ale .394 (for Tony
Gwynn’s famous batting average)
Mission Blonde, Mission Amber Ale, Mission
Hefeweizen, Mission IPA, Shipwrecked, Dark Seas, Hard Root Beer
Manzanita
Riverwalk Blonde
Lightning Thunderweizen, Lightning Elemental
Pilsner, Lightning Lightning Fair Weather Pale Ale, Lightning Amber Ale
Port Brewing Wipeout IPA
Black
Market Bavarian Style Hefeweizen, Black Market Brown Ale
Saint Archer Blonde Ale, Saint Archer IPA, Saint
Archer Pale Ale, Saint Archer White Ale
Lost Abbey Devotion
Stone Levitation, Stone Pale Ale, Stone
IPA, Cali-Belgique IPA, Ruination IPA, Arrogant Bastard Ale, Drew & Steve’s
Imperial Mutt Brown Ale, Stone Reason Be Damned Belgian Style Abbey Ale
Mother Earth Pin Up Pale Ale
How
much does beer cost
In
most places, a craft beer will run you $11.50, although a 22 oz local brew at
Craft Beers of San Diego will set you back $15.50. You can find some economies
if you hunt around the stadium.
Other
notable brews
Beyond
the usual beer-commercial ballpark swill, you’ll find these delicious
alternatives waiting for you inside Padres stadium
Pyramid
(Seattle)
Anderson
Valley (California)
Firestone
Walker (California)
Kona
Longboard and Kona Fire Rock (Hawaii)
Goose
Island (Chicago)
Sierra
Nevada (California)
Knee
Deep (California)
Widmer
(Portland)
Leinenkugel’s
Summer (Wisconsin)
Third
Shift & Batch 19 (Coors / Colorado)
Victoria,
Pacifico, Montejo, Negra Modelo (Mexico)
Stella
Artois (Belgium)
The
usual suspects:
Budweiser,
Bud Light, Miller Lite
Gluteus
Minimus –
Gluten-Free Beer
Ask
around for the location of the gluten-free cart. It’s return is perpetually in
jeopardy due to a minimum of demand but among their gluten-free food options
you’ll find Redbridge Gluten-Free Beer! It’s an American amber-red lager.
Essential
stops inside the stadium
Craft
Beers of San Diego, located in Petco Park sections 109, 213, and 301, feature
San Diego craft beers exclusively.
Brickhouse
Deli is closed, formerly home of the deepest bottle selection inside the park.
You can find beloved beerman Neil pouring over at Stone (@neilthebeerman)
Hodad’s.
Now with Ballast Point on tap.
The
new Stone Brewery on the upper deck and the Ballast Point Beer Garden on the
Toyota Terrace (second) level
The
Kona Cove featuring Kona Brewing Company’s Liquid Aloha in a Hawaiian-themed
environment
Karl
Strauss Trolleys – Field level
Pizza
Port, the new addition with five locations around the diamond. Grab and guzzle
their proprietary Petco Park Pale Ale
Essential
stops outside the stadium
If
you are visiting Petco Park and love beer, plan on spending some extra time at
these places near the ballpark
Mission
Brewery, located just steps from Petco Park is always open before and after
home games. Ask about their take-out recyclable plastic growlers for tailgating
Neighborhood,
777 G St. for great selection of local beers
Monkey
Paw, 805 16th St. New and instantly legendary pub with great craft brew list.
Yardhouse,
1023 4th St. Something like 100 beers on tap
Bottlecraft,
about a mile north in Little Italy, is a friendly boutique beer shop that
serves host San Diego’s best craft brews along with an expertly curated
selection of 500 bottles from the rest of the world.
Bub’s,
a good compromise between sports bar and good beer.
LOCAL
BEER MEDIA
For
more craft beer selections in San Diego pick up a print copy of WestCoaster
Magazine at most beer retailers or go www.Westcoastersd.com
PARTY TONIGHT!!!
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