To kick off the holiday weekend, my family and I joined my brother and his girlfriend for my first Reds game of this year. The Cardinals were in town, which always brings excitement to the park. And it was a Fireworks Friday game with an impressive post-game fireworks show.

Craft Beer Bar

You may have read about the new 85 foot long bar at the Reds Brewery District inside Great American Ball Park this year. The massive bar with five draft towers is located along the third base line and offers 60 taps. Nearly half of the space is dedicated to local brews, which is pretty awesome!

Hot Stacks

The game was fairly crowded, but we still managed to find a bit of room to spread out. Our seats were in the sun/moon deck with a great view of the field, scoreboard, and the downtown skyline. We were also just a section from the stadiums iconic smokestacks, which erupt with flames after any Reds pitcher throws a strikeout. We were so close we could really feel the heat from these fireballs.

Beautiful Night

It’s hard to get the kids to sit in the seats for the entire game, but they made it through almost half of it before running off to find the play set, which was so crowded. My wife later found a somewhat hidden sandbox area, which was much quieter for our little ones. It was a beautiful night for a baseball game and was made even sweeter thanks to a thrilling 5-3 victory for the Reds!