I’ll be heading to St. Louis on 4/20 with some buddies, and we were wondering if we could tail gate before the game. My brother said he used to, but he wasn’t sure of the legality of it. I figure we’ll get there about 2, take a tour of either the Budweiser or Schlafly brewery (anybody been to both; if so, which one was better) then head over and start tail gating. Will this be legal, or will we get into trouble? Outside of the PD, who can I contact to find out if this will be acceptable.
Thanks.
Yes, I do know that the question in the parantheses should go in IMHO, but you can also find that thread two over in that forum.
I’m slightly confused by what you mean saying “tail gating”. In the U.K. tail gating is driving at high speed right behind the bumper of the car infront, not leaving enough time to react if the car infront were to brake suddenly. If that is what you mean then I can’t see how going to a American football (if that’s what they play) should give you license to break the laws of the road. Remeber, only a fool breaks the two second rule.
Tail gating means the same thing over here in the context of driving. In the context of a sporting event tail gating means arriving very early to the game and usually setting up a grill to BBQ some brats and burgers and having a cooler full of beer. Not every city allows tail gating before a game - hence this question.
hee!mittu, “tailgating” at a game is holding a picnic in the parking lot. The term derives from the use of the tailgate of a truck or station wagon as a sort of buffet. I think.
I understand now, sounds like a damn fine idea to me (if it’s legal of course). I can understand why stadiums or clubs may be against the idea as burger vans and hot dog stands will pay a premium price to set up on the premises. In the U.K. you can buy alcohol at a rugby game (usually Tetley’s) but you aren’t allowed to take your own in in order to allow the licensed vendor to corner the market so to speak.
I can’t see them being able to stop you from having a picnic in the car lot as long as you are responsible with your litter but they may be huffy about you lighting a BBQ and drinking alcohol. I guess you could take a risk with the alcohol and disguise what you are drinking.
Not as common as at Rams games, but I’ve certainly seen tailgaiting before Cardinals’ games. That said:
The parking lots and garages around the ball park are owned by a multitude of public and private concerns. I’m reasonably sure they have differing points of view about fans sitting around a grill. What may be allowed in one lot might be frowned upon next door. I’m pretty sure you won’t want to fire up the grill in one of the garages. I’ve seen tailgaiters in the lots underneath the Highway 40 overpass, but there are several different lots there, so mileage may vary from lot to lot.
Since I don’t drink, I’ve never even thought to look and see whether the beverages are alcoholic or non-alcoholic.
The AB tour is more complete than the Schlafly tour. At Schlafly, basically all you see is the bottling process. However, Schlafly serves more interesting beers than AB.
I have some friends who tailgate at Cardinals opening day every year. I was never able to go with them when I lived down there, but I know they go every year, and it sounds like there are a lot of other people there, too. I’m not sure about days other than opening day, though.
I am not a big Cardinals fan, but I would note that most of the tailgating I saw seemed to be in the lot directly South of the stadium–and that area is now torn up, because that’s where they began construction on the new stadium. So those lots are gone. Where else it is allowed I don’t know.
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