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Critic Cries in Beer Over Ballpark Brews

Drinking tour of sports stadiums draws Bronx cheer

By Caroline Zimmerman, Newser User

Posted Jul 14, 2008 5:07 AM CDT

(Newser) – Nothing like downing a cold one while watching the game at the ballpark—or is there? On a beer-tasting tour of select baseball stadiums, Portfolio's connoisseur Franz Lidz found the brew generally lukewarm, with a rank aftertaste. "Nobody tastes stadium beer," said his... Read full story »

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Critic Cries in Beer Over Ballpark Brews

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