Natty Boh Returns on Draft to a Tavern Near You!

Now owned by Pabst Blue Ribbon, National Bohemian beer, a.k.a. Natty Boh, has only been available by bottle or can for the past 15 years. That will officially change Thursday night at Nacho Mama’s in Canton – and other area bars will follow on Friday and over the next two weeks.

However, several local taverns have already received their new Natty Boh kegs – and at least one has jumped the gun.

“Yes, it’s on tap right now,” Howard's Pub & Deli manager Beth Taby said to a reporter over the phone.  "We have a lot of customers who still drink Natty Boh and I’m sure it’s going to be popular.”

Taby said an 11-ounce glass of Natty Boh will go for $1 on tap at Howard's, located on Holabird Avenue.

At the Seahorse Inn on Wise Avenue, the new Natty Boh kegs haven’t yet come in, but their arrival is being anticipated.

“We’re getting it soon, but it’s not in yet,” said Vicki Wingates, a bartender at the Seahorse. “We sell it in cans, we still have customers who drink it, believe it or not. We may have more now that we are getting it on tap.”

Wingates said the Seahorse sells 16-ounce domestic drafts for $2.25 – the price she expects to sell Natty Boh.

Pabst, under new ownership since last year, apparently wants to push the beloved Baltimore brand that had all but ceded its share of the market to larger competitors. Pabst plans a hefty regional expansion, according to reporting this week in the Baltimore Sun.

Below is a list of area bars holding Natty Boh tapping parties this weekend from Natty Boh Tapping of the Keg Facebook page.

Tapping parties:

Thursday, Feb. 3, 6-8 p.m.

Nacho Mama’s

2907 O'Donnell Street

Canton, Baltimore

Friday, Feb. 4, 5-7 p.m.

Sidebar

218 East Lexington Street

Downtown, Baltimore

Friday, Feb. 4, 8-10 p.m.

Ottobar Upstairs

2549 N Howard Street

Remington/Charles Village, Baltimore

Saturday, Feb. 5, 5-7 p.m.

Brewer’s Art

1106 North Charles Street

Mt. Vernon, Baltimore

Saturday, Feb. 5, 8-10 p.m.

Frazier’s

919 West 36th Street

Hampden, Baltimore

Monday, Feb. 7, 7-9 p.m.

Idle Hour

201 East Fort Avenue

Federal Hill, Baltimore

Wednesday, Feb. 9, 5-7 p.m.

Hamilton Tavern

5517 Harford Road

Hamilton, Baltimore

Wednesday, Feb. 16, 7-9 p.m.

Frisco Grille

8865 Stanford Boulevard

Columbia, MD