The Buffalo Bisons are having a Beer vs. Wine II dinner Thursday at Coca-Cola Field. It’s a rematch of a dinner they had last November.
This is a pretty cool idea and a great use of the park during the offseason. $60 gets you a 5-course meal and a wine and beer pairing with each. Your vote decides which paired better, and the votes are tallied at the end for a winner. Of course beer won the first dinner.
I’m not going to whine (haha, get it?) about the Mets not doing something similar at Citi Field, although I do think it’d be a fun idea. I’m not that unreasonable that I demand all my interests to align in one centrally located area within Flushing.
Except this isn’t really that much different than an event the Mets already have. Oktoberfest! The Mets already have a plan in place for food and drink events, so why not host a couple more? I’d make a point to go to a “Summer Beerfest” event before a Mets game. The competition angle is one way to go too. When the Padres visit in town, pour five Stone Brewery beers on one side, and five Brooklyn Brewery beers on the other. Ask fans to rank their top three beers and then announce the winner during the 5th inning, which would double as a great way to advertise the next competitive beer tasting event.