Once the winter freeze thaws off and the temperature stabilizes above 60, everyone wants to be outside and stay outside. This necessity to be outside has led to the creation of some of the greatest outdoor games that the world has ever witnessed; most on this list will be part of the summer Olympics in the next 20 to 150 years. The games were ranked on three separate categories, and were paired with a style of beer that would drink well with the game.
⦁ Cost: How much does money does it take to play the game? one $ being the cheapest and five being the most expensive
⦁ Drinkability: How easy is to enjoy a cold one while playing the game? One being the least enjoyable and five being the most.
⦁ Difficulty: Do you need any sort of athletic ability or skill to be successful in the game? One X being the least skilled and five means you have some ability.
10. Golf
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Cost: $$$$$
Drinkability:
Difficulty: XXXXX
Beer: American Pale Wheate Ale ( Widmer Brothers Brewing Widmer Hefeweizen, Kona Brewing Wailua Wheat, Boulevard Brewing Unfiltered Wheat)
Golf is the most expensive game on this list, and is usually fun to play if you are decent and do not plan on shanking 30 balls during the process of playing. If you play to get better then you are not going to want to drink much, and besides who wants to get better at things?
9. Volleyball
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Cost: $$
Drinkability:
Difficulty: XXXX
Beer: Light Lager (Bud Light, Heinkeen Light, Busch Light)
Usually played at big family parties or social gatherings and everyone who is not a kid is usually drinking a beer while playing. You will be moving and you will be sweaty, especially if you are the all-star who tries to single handedly take over the game. You know who you are.
8. Slow Pitch Softball
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Cost: $$$
Drinkability:
Difficulty: XXXX
Beer: Light Lager (Bud Light, Heinkeen Light, Busch Light)
This is the only game on the list that instills the hope (in their mind) to overweight 50 year old men that they possibly could have played pro baseball. Drinking something light makes swinging the bat and tracking the ball that much easier.
7. Bocce Ball
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Cost: $$
Drinkability:
Difficulty: XX
Beer: Euro Pale Lager (Guiness Harp Lager, Stella Artois, Samuel Smith’s Pure Brewed Lager Beer)
You have to be a surly old man to achieve greatness in this game, and you definitely need a bocce ball court because playing in a field is about as fun crocheting with your grandmother during a “Murder She Wrote” marathon.
6. Fishing
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Cost: $$$$
Drinkability:
Difficulty: X
Beer: Rye Beer (Sixpoint Brewery Righteous Ale, Harpoon Brewery Harpoon Rich & Dan’s Rye IPA, Short’s Brewing Company Rich’s Rye)
There are three forms of fishing, standing in a body of water, standing near a body of water and standing on a boat that is in a body of water. Having someone tag alone is essential, as you need someone to talk to during the common lulls; otherwise it could be a catalyst to alcoholism.
5. Kan-Jam
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Cost: $$
Drinkability:
Difficulty: XX
Beer: American Double/Imperial IPA ( Stone Brewing Enjoy By IPA, Firestone Walker Double Jack, Victory Brewing DirtWolf)
This is often played in a concert venue parking lot during a Dave Matthews Band, or Mumford and Sons concert. It is necessary to be wearing a flat brim hat as well as a lacrosse pinnie to achieve ultimate greatness at this game.
4. Ladderball
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Cost: $$
Drinkability:
Difficulty: X
Beer: American Brown Ale (Brooklyn Brewery Brooklyn Brown Ale, Goose Island Nut Brown Ale, Boston Beer Company Samuel Adams Hazel Brown)
Ladderball was originally created by someone who had no interest in being imaginative with the games name. Once you are done playing this game, you can take the ball-string objects and throw them at your friend’s legs as they run away. TRY IT OUT!
3. Cornhole
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Cost: $$
Drinkability:
Difficulty: XX
Beer: American IPA (Bell’s Two hearted Ale, Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA, Founders All Day IPA)
You need depth-perception; otherwise you will be made fun of…..mercilessly.
2. Polish Horse Shoes
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Cost: $$
Drinkability:
Difficulty: X
Beer: Czeh Pilsener ( Lagunitas Brewing Lagunitas PILS, Rogue Ales Rogue Farms Food Chit, Foothills Brewing Torch Pilsner)
You need zero athletic ability to be successful, but you will need to be able to count and have a strong strategy when things get tight. As you get deeper into your drink count, try not to go into the “FUCK IT” mentality, as that usually does not end well.
⦁ Horse Shoes
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Cost: $$
Drinkability:
Difficult: XXX
Beer: American IPA (Bell’s Two hearted Ale, Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA, Founders All Day IPA)
Horse Shoe leagues are all over the country and are built on beer and AMERICA! You would not think that anyone could be amazingly good at such a game until you go to one of these leagues……it will blow your mind.