Columbus Clippers: Locally brewed craft beer is a positive enticement. Imagine that.

The Louisville Bats are in Columbus for games against the Clippers at Huntington Park, which opened in 2009, just shy of a decade after the inception of Louisville Slugger Field.

I was wondering: Are there craft beer options at Columbus's home park, and if so, how do they compare with the perennially disappointing macro-mania situation in Louisville?

My verdict after light Internetz research: Thumbs mostly up.

There's a disclaimer to be considered any time one cannot actually be there to see things up close and personal, and it pertains to the bastardization of the "craft" concept by multinational, industrial brewers. Absent qualification, it remains likely that "craft" in these and most other PR-speak contexts probably includes beers that are "crafty" (i.e., mockrobrews like Shock Top and zombie crafts such as Goose Island) and not locally-brewed craft beer.

However, Columbus Brewing Company has at least two beers inside the yard, and not only that, the ball club seems to have refrained from burying these choices behind bags of hot roasted nuts. Amazingly, Columbus seems to regard locally brewed beer an an enticement.

After all, Ohio is a blue state.

Here are a few links that tell the story. Excerpts are from the articles, and are not mine.

Have you attended games in Columbus?

Let me know how it works there as we continue to build a case for proper, genuine craft beer at Louisville Slugger Field.

At Stadium Journey, the presence of Beer Ahoy and two locally brewed Columbus Brewing Company beers is duly noted.

 ... If you would like to grab a beer, then "Beer Ahoy" is a good place to stop. Here you can find one of the local Columbus Brewing Company Beers, including the pale ale and a very good I.P.A. ($6.25 or $8.50).

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wordpress.com/2012/04/05/columbus-clippers-and-huntington-park/">COLUMBUS CLIPPERS AND HUNTINGTON PARK, by John Schumacher

... I find myself back in Columbus and still can’t think of a better way to spend a summer day than at Huntington Park, watching a Clippers game with a cold Columbus Brewing Company India Pale Ale in hand.

Previously: Toledo's Fifth Third Field