The beer to have when you're having more than one

Yesterday's Times had an article about the lack of quality beers available at the two NY ball parks.Yankee stadium sounds like a beer disaster, with no real microbrews, but instead an odd bevy of those ironic beers kids drink in Williamsburg-in 2004, plus typical swill from the major breweries such as Stella.I sent the article to my dad who pointed out that the only retro beer the Yanks should be serving is Ballantine, as it was their official beer. They should not be serving Schaefer which was the Brooklyn Dodgers' beer.This is moo today since all these beers are now made in Wisconsin (isn't everything? Wait, no), and I don't think they are even serving Ballantine, which is a shame, it's actually very good.My dad then went on to write out the jingles for both beers.Last Sunday I took in a game at the new Citi Field for Gabe's b-day. I'm going again next Wed-Thanks E.A.!!The beer selection at the Mets' new park is a major improvement on Shea, where the best one could get was an $8 can of Brooklyn.I only had a chance to visit their fancy beer pavilion, but its selection was still fairly weak-typical Czech beers-the kind that taste skunked when from the bottle,Becks and a few smaller breweries like Goose Island and Kona, but no hard hitters.Plus they kept giving us the wrong beers.Citizens Bank Park has a large selection of local microbrews and an area called Brewer's Alley. I'd reckon it's the best beer selection at any park on the East Coast, though I'm sure SF might be able to give them a run for their money.Tobs, what's the beer like at the Nats' new park?That said, Citi was great, I suspect there are no bad views from that place, just really well designed. I was very impressed.I aso would like to note that of the ten Pilsners the Times suggested ball parks start serving, five were brewed in Pennsylvania. Take that, um, other beer states!Toadilly related note, Josh K. and the illustrious Cathy have a new blog. It's new but it's good.I can't comment because our parents read it, but Josh K., I like how you move.Please enjoy their kimchi and kugel inspired stylings.