“Sip Local Before You Land”  

proclaims a new Delta Airlines press release.

Delta

Delta Airlines is tapping into craft beer, which is a great thing.  In a press release announced Friday Delta airlines is planning on offering all customers on US routes the option for craft beer.  Though, it seems that to start they are only offering it on a few flights:

Delta’s West Coast Shuttle between Los Angeles and San Francisco;

between New York-LaGuardia and Boston, Washington-Regan National and Chicago-O’Hare;

On Delta’s transcontinental routes between New York-JFK and Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle;

On flights between Atlanta and New York-LaGuardia, Washington-Reagan National and Dulles, Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Tampa and New Orleans.

Samuel Adams is available on all other domestic routes

The beers offered will be:

Beer from Ballast Point Brewing Company (San Diego),

Blue Point Brewing Company (Long Island, NY),

Brooklyn Brewery(Brooklyn, NY),

Lagunitas Brewing Company (Petaluma, Calif.),

Newburyport Brewing Company (Newburyport, Mass.),

Samuel Adams (Boston),

and Stone Brewing Company (Escondido, Calif.)

These join SweetWater Brewery (Atlanta) which was already being served.