sprucemoooose
Draftee
- Jul 7, 2017
- 17
- 9
- AFL Club
- Essendon
I wanted to do a separate thread about what I have written below but I am a new member so I will just post in here. I think its relevant for most stadiums in Australia, not just the MCG. Apologies if this isn't the right place for this.
When are we ever going to see stadiums in Australia get with the times and offer half decent beers at their stadiums? Over the last few years there has been a conscious decision to offer better quality food at stadiums. But beer has stayed the same in spite of changing trends in beer drinking over the last few years. When I go to the football at places like the MCG or Docklands my only tap choices are Carlton Draught, a light beer and Fat Yak.
I was recently in America where I saw a few NHL and MLB games in one city and it was refreshing to see a few bars in each of the stadiums serving local and larger national craft beer alongside the local equivalent of Carlton Draught/XXXX Gold/West End. This shift to higher quality beers inside American stadiums seems to be a growing trend over there. The New York Mets have just announced a popular brewery is going to open a brewery and restaurant inside their stadium. I don't know about you guys but that would get me to a game. Live sport and beers brewed on the premises. Sure it wouldn't be cheap but it sounds like a great day out.
Now I am not expecting to see a brewery open up in an Australian stadium nor am I expecting to see every bar to have craft beer on tap but maybe just have one or two bars that are dedicated to serving up local beers. To me its a win win, the people that like their Carlton or equivalent can still easily still purchase it and people who like their craft beer can get their fix. It isn't a big change but to me and probably many others it will help get me to more games than I currently go to.
When are we ever going to see stadiums in Australia get with the times and offer half decent beers at their stadiums? Over the last few years there has been a conscious decision to offer better quality food at stadiums. But beer has stayed the same in spite of changing trends in beer drinking over the last few years. When I go to the football at places like the MCG or Docklands my only tap choices are Carlton Draught, a light beer and Fat Yak.
I was recently in America where I saw a few NHL and MLB games in one city and it was refreshing to see a few bars in each of the stadiums serving local and larger national craft beer alongside the local equivalent of Carlton Draught/XXXX Gold/West End. This shift to higher quality beers inside American stadiums seems to be a growing trend over there. The New York Mets have just announced a popular brewery is going to open a brewery and restaurant inside their stadium. I don't know about you guys but that would get me to a game. Live sport and beers brewed on the premises. Sure it wouldn't be cheap but it sounds like a great day out.
Now I am not expecting to see a brewery open up in an Australian stadium nor am I expecting to see every bar to have craft beer on tap but maybe just have one or two bars that are dedicated to serving up local beers. To me its a win win, the people that like their Carlton or equivalent can still easily still purchase it and people who like their craft beer can get their fix. It isn't a big change but to me and probably many others it will help get me to more games than I currently go to.