Hopefully, you weren’t hungry or thirsty before starting to read this article, because the White Sox have unveiled their newest food and beer offerings at Guaranteed Rate for the upcoming season. That’s right – the ballpark with some of the best food among all stadiums in baseball is getting even more!
Delaware North is the official retail and concession operator of the White Sox. In addition, the Kraft Kave will be re-branded to the Leinenkugel’s Craft Lodge, which will feature more than 75 craft beers from 46 different breweries, 11 of which will be making their debuts.
Check it all out below!
New Concession Offerings
The highlight for many fans: the Rainbow Cone, a Chicago tradition, is coming to Guaranteed Rate Field! Here is the full list of additional options:
- Buenos Nachos (CF Fan Deck)
- An additional “Loaded Nachos” location has been aded to the CF Fan Deck Concession Stand!
- Chef’s Signature Carvery Sandwiches Additions (Section 109)
- California Turkey Club: served on King’s Hawaiian Bread with turkey, provolone, bacon, avocado, and leaf lettuce, with sun dried tomato mayo
- Italian Grinder: served on Italian bread with ham, Genoa salami, capitol, provolone, lettuce, tomato, and the Carvery’s signature grinder sauce
- Caprese Sandwich: served on herbed, oven-baked focaccia with fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, basil vinaigrette, and balsamic glaze
- Froman’s Cheddar Pierogis (Section 126)
- Back by popular demand, golden-brown cheddar and potato pierogis are served with grilled onions
- The Heater (Located at Brat Portables)
- Bringing the heat to the South Side, this fan-favorite link featured jalapeño cheddar sausage topped with coleslaw and sriracha mayo
- Marketplace 154 (Section 154)
- Fans will enjoy the speed and efficiency of this new self-checkout location. Featuring more than 40 different beverages, Marketplace 154 also offers a wide variety of stadium snacks and fresh salads, sandwiches, and wraps
- Pretzel-Wrapped Bratwurst (Located at Classic Stands)
- A full, quarter-pound bratwurst, wrapped in a sea-salted pretzel dough and baked to perfection
- Proximo Spirits 1800 Tequila Bar (CF Fan Deck)
- American League libations with an international flare, Proximo Spirits is serving up margaritas, palomas, and serves near the Centerfield Fan Deck
- Rainbow Cone (Sections 158 and 526)
- A Chicago tradition for more than 95 years, the signature Rainbow Cone features five delicious flavors – orange sherbet, pistachio, Palmer House strawberry, and chocolate – sliced, not scooped, into one smile-sparking cone
- Smoked Wings (Sections 101 and 529)
- A pit master staple bringing the heat at 101 Smokehouse, these deliciously dry-rubbed wings are house-smoked over hickory hardwood and served with a signature BBQ sauce
Here’s a good thread from 670 The Score’s Shane Riordan that shows off many of the food options live!
WGN Radio’s Kevin Powell also showed off some photos.
New Craft Beer Offerings
And, if you are a craft beer fan who was afraid the team would be getting rid of their Kraft Kave with their partnership with Miller Lite, fear not! Fans will have plenty to choose from with over 75 offerings hitting the coolers.
Some of those newest breweries and featured beers that have been added to the 2022 craft beer list include:
- Allagash Brewing Company, headquartered in Portland, Maine
- Allagash White
- Blake’s Hard Cider, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois
- Blake’s Hard Cider Triple Jam
- BuckleDown Brewing, headquartered in Lyons, Illinois
- BuckleDown Hideout Hazy
- Burnt City Brewing, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois
- Burnt City Two-Headed Boy Pilsner
- Forbidden Root Restaurant and Brewery, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois
- Forbidden Root Small Talk
- Midwest Coast Brewing Company, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois
- Midwest Coast Vaguely Stylish
- Sketchbook Brewing Company, headquartered in Evanston, Illinois
- Sketchbook No Parking
- Spiteful Brewing Taproom, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois
- Spiteful Working Hard for the Weekend
- Spiteful Radler
One cool thing worth noting from this is that more than half of the 46 breweries featured in 2022 are headquartered in Chicago (22) or the greater Chicagoland area (8).
The White Sox will also be welcoming several independent distributors from across the Chicagoland area back to the ballpark, including:
- Hopbutcher for the World, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois
- Hopewell Brewing Company, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois
- Lo Rez Brewery & Taproom, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois
- Metal Monkey Brewing, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois
- Midwest Coast Brewing Company, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois
- Phase Three Brewing Company, headquartered in Lake Zurich, Illinois
- Pipeworks Brewing Company, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois
- Short Fuse Brewing Company, headquartered in Schiller Park, Illinois
Amidst all of these fantastic options are several minority-owned breweries that fans can find in the Leinenkugel’s Craft Lodge. They are…
- Black-owned 18th Street Brewing
- Latino-owned Cruz Blanca Brewery
- Partially women-owned Metal Monkey Brewing and Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
Which food or drinks options are you most intrigued by? Let us know in the comments below!
Featured Photo: Shane Riordan/670 The Score
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