Cask ’n Flagon sees big business when Red Sox play

In the ’80s, the Cask ’n Flagon was a “dive bar” where guys went to watch Red Sox games and often stirred up trouble, according to the tavern’s 45-year-old owner, Dana Van Fleet. By the mid 1990s, change was in the air. As a newly minted bartender, Van Fleet saw more women were coming to games. He said a more civil atmosphere ensued. “It became a much friendlier place,” he said. Today, the Cask employs about 125 people at its Fenway location and another 125 at a second location in Marshfield. On a typical game day, the Fenway location will serve between 3,400 and 4,000 visitors.