A Craft Beer for every NFL team.

[BourbonMan]

A Tailgate-Friendly Craft Beer for Every NFL City

http://local.msn.com/events/slidesho...94&form=MSNLHL

Kansas City Chiefs — 8-Bit Pale Ale (Tallgrass Brewing Co., Manhattan, Kan.)
This homage to the early age of video games — note the can’s pixelated Pac-Man-esque character sticking his tongue out — is one of the best hoppy canned beers I’ve sampled. It has a great, piney flavor that’s far more complex than that found in most canned brews, plus loads of citrus. Despite a hint of balancing sweetness, 8-bit finishes dry.

[scorpio]

Dale's Pale is really good. And you can crush the empties.

[DeezNutz]

I love Tallgrass Brewing Co., but it's outrageous not to have Boulevard represent all things KC.

[BourbonMan]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

I love Tallgrass Brewing Co., but it's outrageous not to have Boulevard represent all things KC.

I totally agree.

[Ace Gunner]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

I love Tallgrass Brewing Co., but it's outrageous not to have Boulevard represent all things KC.

Anytime I'm in KC, Boulevard Brew be representin'

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

I love Tallgrass Brewing Co., but it's outrageous not to have Boulevard represent all things KC.

I'm assuming the "tailgate friendly" part means that they're aiming for places that have beer in cans for the most part.

[gblowfish]

Boulevard is KC's hometown beer.
End of story.

[Setsuna]

People's Pale Ale? OF course no one knows shit about the Jags and they take shots in the dark attempting to include them in anything.

[Archie F. Swin]

Holy Christ, Torpedo IPA is some strong shit.

[CoMoChief]

What??? NO CAMO ?!?!

[Bump]

How is Boulevard not representing KC? That's one of the best craft breweries in the entire nation and they are growing, they are FINALLY showing up here in Boston. The first 2 years I lived here, no blvd anywhere, they didn't distribute to Mass. Then a year later the smokestack series showed up and I was very happy that day I walked into the liquor store and I see a 4 pack of Tank 7 sitting there, my eyes lit up!

Then for a yr I'm happy having Tank 7 and the double wide IPA, along with other things of course.

Then I see the Boulevard Wheat about 2 months ago for the first time. So happy to have my favorite summer time beer back!

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by Bump

How is Boulevard not representing KC? That's one of the best craft breweries in the entire nation and they are growing, they are FINALLY showing up here in Boston. The first 2 years I lived here, no blvd anywhere, they didn't distribute to Mass. Then a year later the smokestack series showed up and I was very happy that day I walked into the liquor store and I see a 4 pack of Tank 7 sitting there, my eyes lit up!

Then for a yr I'm happy having Tank 7 and the double wide IPA, along with other things of course.

Then I see the Boulevard Wheat about 2 months ago for the first time. So happy to have my favorite summer time beer back!

Again, cans.

[Dartgod]

Originally Posted by DaFace

Again, cans.

Everyone is too busy being outraged to read the damn article preceding the selections.

When glass hits pavement it tends to shatter. The moral: Don’t tailgate with bottled beer.

In the early days of micro and craft brewing, canned beer had a bad reputation; beer-geek approval meant bottles. But over the past decade or so, the craft-beer contingent has fully embraced aluminum. Cans keep beer fresher by shutting out light and oxygen, both of which can skunk a beer. They're more portable than bottles and easier to produce, transport and recycle. And real or perceived, there’s a humility to canned beer that just seems more appropriate in certain settings, especially a football game.

The NFL season kicked off Sept. 5. If you’re after the convenience of cans with a bit more attention to flavor and locality, just about every football fan has options. With the exception of one beer-starved region, I’ve paired a local canned craft beer with each NFL team. Fortunately, no expansion teams started up this year – there’s no room left in my fridge

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by Dartgod

Everyone is too busy being outraged to read the damn article preceding the selections.

I'm too busy being outraged to read your post.

[Fish]

Originally Posted by Bump

How is Boulevard not representing KC? That's one of the best craft breweries in the entire nation and they are growing, they are FINALLY showing up here in Boston. The first 2 years I lived here, no blvd anywhere, they didn't distribute to Mass. Then a year later the smokestack series showed up and I was very happy that day I walked into the liquor store and I see a 4 pack of Tank 7 sitting there, my eyes lit up!

Then for a yr I'm happy having Tank 7 and the double wide IPA, along with other things of course.

Then I see the Boulevard Wheat about 2 months ago for the first time. So happy to have my favorite summer time beer back!

How about you read the first couple sentences of the article?

When glass hits pavement it tends to shatter. The moral: Don’t tailgate with bottled beer.

But over the past decade or so, the craft-beer contingent has fully embraced aluminum. Cans keep beer fresher by shutting out light and oxygen, both of which can skunk a beer. They're more portable than bottles and easier to produce, transport and recycle. And real or perceived, there’s a humility to canned beer that just seems more appropriate in certain settings, especially a football game.