By John Diggs
Baltimore Watchdog Staff Writer
Baltimore Orioles fans said last weekend that they were shocked to hear that their favorite beer was no longer being sold at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
“I am surprised,” said Bill Lesser, who lives in Annapolis. “I have a lot of memories of drinking it.”
National Bohemian is no longer being sold at Oriole Park at Camden Yards after only being available during the first two home series of this season.
Natty Boh was first brewed in 1885 in Baltimore, according to the company’s website. Fans said it was the go-to beer while watching an O’s game.
“I know people who weren’t beer drinkers but will get a Natty Boh while watching the game,” said Oriole’s fan Chris Gartland.
Natty Boh also became a symbol in the city of Baltimore. It had its own mascot and a tower with the mustached man logo at the top. Fans said they had seen as a tradition in the city of Baltimore.
“I never drank it, but it think they should sell it. It is a Baltimore tradition,” said Pam Marks, an Orioles fan.
Gartland also said that even though he never drank Natty Boh, it is a tradition at Camden Yards that should be continued.
Those who drank Natty Boh said during interviews outside Camden Yards last Sunday before a game against the White Sox that they were confused as to why the beer is no longer being sold at the stadium.
“We don’t support it,” Lindsay Hall said about the Oriole’s decision to stop selling the beer. “I won’t drink beer today.”
Hall also jokingly started to walk away from the stadium, saying there was no point in being at the game if Natty Boh beer wasn’t being sold anymore.
“We’re upset. We drank it,” Lesser said.
While some fans said they were upset about their favorite beer no longer being available to them in their favorite ballpark, others who were interviewed said they did not care much about it.
Jack Worth is one of those fans who used to drink Natty Boh but isn’t too upset about it being gone. Worth said the only reason that he got the beer was because it was cheap, but he said it tasted horrible to him.
Worth also said that since Natty Boh has not been brewed in Baltimore in almost 20 years, it is no longer a tradition.
“Boh was a tradition when it was made here,” Worth said. “Doesn’t have to be a tradition anymore because it’s not made here.”
Worth also said that people should support the local beers that are brewed in Baltimore and sold at the game.