DRINKS
WITH
THE CHICAGO CUBS
F I V E C O C K TA I L S F R O M O N E O F A M E R I C A' S FAV O R I T E B A L L C L U B S
In all of sport, there may not be a venue more associated with beer-drinking than Chicago’s Wrigley Field.
In fact, you can probably peg the origin of the suds-swilling bleacher creature to the Cubs fans who for
years have made the outfield seats the friendliest sections of the Friendly Confines (er, unless you’re a St.
Louis Cardinal).
But drinking at Wrigley doesn’t just mean cozying up to a frosty stadium cup. In addition to extended craft
beer offerings—which include Goose Island’s Sofie and Matilda—you can now enjoy a selection of fine
cocktails while root, root, rooting for the Cubbies.
With the team currently playing so well they might actually quench their century-plus World Series
drought, getting into the second-oldest park in the Majors hasn’t been easy this summer. So we asked Vice
President of Food and Beverage John Balaun to show us how to mix up a few rounds so we can recreate
Wrigley at home. Ivy garnish optional.
BY MARTY SARTINI GARNER
DRINKS PHOTOS BY RACHELLE SARTINI GARNER
WRIGLEY FIELD PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE CHICAGO CUBS
FLOOD
19