MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers will go back to cutting off alcohol sales at the end of the seventh inning in Monday night’s series opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to MLB.com.
The Brewers were one of four teams to extend alcohol sales until the end of the eighth for most of April after the pitch clock kept the action moving faster at Major League Baseball games. It left fans with a time crunch to enjoy an adult beverage.
But offering until that late in the game was only on a trial basis.
Following the announcement, some were upset.
That included one of the beer vendors at American Family Field. In response to the change, Ryan Strnad, the managing members and lobbyist for AmFam Field vendor Drinks In The Seats, formed a political action committee.
“It is unfair not only to the commissioned and tipped alcohol servers at the stadium, but to the paying and responsible fans who usually plan ahead for their alcohol consumption,” Strnad said in a statement.
According to MLB.com, data on alcohol sales during the trial period showed that the majority of sales still occur prior to the eighth inning. Sales during the eighth inning were “not significant,” club spokesperson Tyler Barnes said the MLB.com.
The Brewers are home all week against the Dodgers. They’ll host the Kansas City Royals later in the week before hitting the road once more.