Small NFL Beers Cost More Than $7 On Average

Tickets, parking and concessions are all costly at sporting events. Those who haven’t been to an NFL game in a while may experience plastic cup price shock when they order a beer. An analysis revealed that the average small draft beer is $7.13, 22.7 percent more than Major Leauge baseball brewskis.

St. Louis Rams fans wanting to take the edge off a so-far winless season by attaining a beer buzz have to come up with the most scratch, because their small beers cost a league high $9. Business Insider reports Cleveland Browns fans pay the least, at $5 a beer. Thirteen teams charge more than the MLB league-high Boston Red Sox beers, which are $7.25.

Here’s the full chart, which reveals the New York area teams charge the next three highest amounts after St. Louis.

Drinking At NFL Games Is An Expensive Habit [Business Insider]

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