MLB Opening Day 2012: Craft Beers by MLB Teams

30 teams + 30 beers = 1 Great 2012 Major League Baseball Season!

It’s that time of the year again. We’ve waited through several weeks of spring training just to hear the crack of the bat and the home team crowd cheering on the boys of summer once again.

What goes better with baseball than a fist full of golden brew? Beer has been a part of baseball just as crackerjacks and hotdogs. It even makes the game go by quicker. Opening Day is a tradition that began in 1869 and continues to this day.

Below, you will find all 30 Major League Baseball teams paired with local beers which I tried to keep to low production Microbrews. Take a look below at your team and see what your pairing is.

Arizona Diamondbacks

Burning Bird Pale Ale (4.8% ABV), Sonoran Brewing Company (Phoenix, AZ)

Atlanta Braves

Laughing Skull Amber Ale (5.7% ABV), Red Brick Brewing Company (Atlanta, GA)

Baltimore Orioles

The Raven Special Lager (5.5% ABV), Baltimore – Washington Beer Works (Baltimore, MD)

Boston Red Sox

Rich & Dan’s Rye IPA (6.9% ABV), Harpoon Brewery (Boston, MA)

Chicago White Sox

Cutthroat IPA (5.5% ABV), Finch's Beer Company (Chicago, IL)

Chicago Cubs

Daisy Cutter Pale Ale (5.2% ABV), Half Acre Beer Company (Chicago, IL)

Cincinnati Reds

Nut Brown Ale (6% ABV), Mt. Carmel Brewing Company (Cincinnati, OH)

Cleveland Indians

Elliot Ness Amber Lager (6.2% ABV), Great Lakes Brewing Company (Cleveland, OH)

Colorado Rockies

“Hoss” Rye Lager (6.2% ABV), Great Divide Brewing Company (Denver, CO)

Detroit Tigers

Cherry Stout (6% ABV), Atwater Brewery (Detroit, MI)

Houston Astros

“Santo” Black Kolsch (4.7% ABV), Saint Arnold Brewing Company (Houston, TX)

Kansas City Royals

Unfiltered Wheat Beer (4.4% ABV), Boulevard Brewing Co. (Kansas City, MO)

Los Angeles Angels

Anaheim 1888 (5.5% ABV), Anaheim Brewery (Anaheim, CA)

Los Angeles Dodgers

Hollywood Red Carpet Ale (5.9&% ABV), So Cal Beer Company (Modesto, CA)

Miami Marlins

Big River Pilsner (5.2% ABV), The Florida Beer Company (Melbourne, FL)

Milwaukee Brewers

Rendezvous French Style Ale (7.2% ABV), Lakefront Brewing, Inc. (Milwaukee, WI)

Minnesota Twins

“Lonely Blonde” American Blonde (4.8% ABV), Fulton, (Minneapolis, MN)

New York Mets

Resin (9.1% ABV), Sixpoint Brewery (Brooklyn, NY)

New York Yankees

The Bronx Pale Ale (6.3% ABV), Bronx Brewing (Bronx, NY)

Oakland Athletics

Old Oakland Ale (7.2% ABV), Pacific Coast Brewing Co. (Oakland, CA)

Philadelphia Phillies

Rowhouse Red (5.75% ABV), Philadelphia Brewing Co. (Philadelphia, PA)

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pious Monk Dunkel (4.3% ABV), Church Brew Works (Pittsburgh, PA)

San Diego Padres

Calico Amber Ale (5.5% ABV), Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits (San Diego, CA)

San Francisco Giants

“Inception” Belgian Styled Ale (8% ABV), Triple Voodoo Brewing (San Francisco, CA)

Seattle Mariners

Kilt Lifter Ruby Ale (6.5% ABV), The Pike Brewing Company (Seattle, WA)

St. Louis Cardinals

Kolsch Styled Ale (4.8% ABV), The Saint Louis Brewery (Schlafly Brand) (St. Louis, MO)

Tampa Bay Rays

Cuban-Styled Espresso Brown Ale (5.5% ABV), Cigar City Brewing (Tampa, FL)

Texas Rangers

Texas Red Amber Lager (4.5% ABV), Rahr & Sons Brewing (Fort Worth, TX)

Toronto Blue Jays

Nut Brown Ale (5% ABV), Black Oak Brewing Company (Toronto, Canada)

Washington Nationals

The Public Pale Ale (6% ABV), DC Brau Brewing Company (Washington, DC)

Now, who’s going to win the pennant this year and what brew will you be drinking when they do?