Best Pre-Game Drinks Near Fenway Park

March 25, 2011 1:56 PM

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You’re headed to a Red Sox game, allowed plenty of time for traffic, and still arrived at Fenway Park with enough time to grab a drink. Or maybe you don’t have a ticket and just want to be near the park on game day. Here are some of the best spots to grab a beer near Fenway Park.

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Boston Beer Works

61 Brookline Ave.
Boston
617.536.BEER
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Boston Beer Works is in the shadow of Fenway Park and a popular place for pre-game drinks. Beer Works makes its own beer. You can check out the website to know what they’re serving before you head out, and find a description of each beer.

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Baseball Tavern

1270 Boylston St.
Boston
617.867.6526
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From the Baseball Tavern’s rooftop deck you have a view of Fenway Park. The Tavern is three stories and if watching for fly balls isn’t your thing, there are enough big screen TVs in the place to keep you occupied with other programming.

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Bleacher Bar

82A Lansdowne Street
Boston
617.262.2424
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This may be the closest you get to Fenway Park without needing a ticket. The Bleacher Bar is a space beneath the bleachers in center field. It used to be the away team’s batting cage and has also been used for field maintenance storage. Now it serves up food and drink before, during and after games (and on non-game days, as well). There’s a window that looks directly through centerfield into the park. During the game a glass garage door comes down that keeps the players from seeing in, but patrons can still see out.

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Lansdowne Pub

9 Lansdowne Street
Boston
617.247.1222
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As the name implies, the Lansdowne Pub is on Lansdowne Street, the street that runs along the outfield. It’s an Irish Pub with a $5 cover. It gets crowded on game day, so plan ahead.

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Cask ‘N Flagon

62 Brookline Ave.
Boston
617-536-4840
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The Cask ‘N Flagon is on the corner of Brookline Avenue and Lansdowne Street in the shadow of Fenway Park. It started as a small bar known as Oliver’s and has grown to a landmark for Red Sox fans.

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Cornwall’s

654 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02215
(617) 262-3749
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Cornwall’s is just down the street from Fenway Park in Kenmore Square. It’s a British style pub that is quite popular for Red Sox fans who want to grab something before walking the block to the Park.