Barcade NYC Chelsea Opening Soon!

Awesome! Now I can get my 80's and 90's video game fix with a side of delicious beer in two boroughs. Sure hope they follow in BK's footsteps and have Smash TV.

 

Holy shit! Smash TV was my favorite arcade game ever. Double Dragon and Gauntlet neck-and-neck behind it. USA v. USSR bubble hockey was a favorite too.

 

Double Dragon (1 and 2) were definitely some of my favorite games. Punchout was up there too, which Barcade also has.

Now only if they can get Frank Thomas' Big Hurt Baseball...

 

Grand opening is tomorrow fyi. Draft list:

Abita Imperator (cask)
Allagash FOUR
Bell’s Two Hearted Ale
Brooklyn Ridgy-Didge
Captain Lawrence Captain’s Kolsch
Chelsea Checker Cab Blonde
Climax Golden Ale
Coney Island Seas the Day
Dogfish Head Burton Baton
Firestone Walker Wookey Jack
Fisherman’s Harbor Master IPA
Fisherman’s Pilot Pilsner
Founders Dirty Bastard Ale
Full Sail Extra Special Bitter
Harpoon Cider
Lagunitas Undercover Investiation Shut-Down Ale
Rogue Shakespeare Stout (nitro)
Sierra Nevada Hoptimum
Sixpoint Apollo
Sixpoint Encore 2014
Sixpoint Righteous Ale
Sly Fox Grisette
Victory Fall Bockwards
Victory Prima Pils

 

Nice list. Too bad I won't be able to check this place out until the weekend.

 

I don't know...Barcade is a great concept and all but that taplist is truly lacking IMO

 

no, that's cool, I'm not a big Euro guy anyway (outside of Belgian sours/saisons, really). the fact that this is less than 10 blocks from my office doesn't hurt, I'll just wait until they have a better taplist - would love to see Peekskill, Barrier, Kane, Carton, etc., sticking with the local theme for a bit

 

This appears to be the updated Grand Opening draft list:

Sixpoint Encore 2014
Victory Fall Bockwards
Abita Imperator
Abita Turbo Dog
Allagash Ginger Wi
Bell’s Java Stout
Brooklyn Ridgy-Didge
Bruery Rueuze
Captain Lawrence Xtra Gold Tripel
Chelsea “Maker’s Mark” Strong Ale
Cigar City Jai Alai
Climax Golden Ale
Doc’s Draft Cider
Dogfish Head Namaste
Fisherman’s Old Grog
Founders KBS Imperial Stout
Harpoon Citra Victorious
Heavy Seas Holy Sheet
He Brew Genesis
Rogue “Nitro” Shakespeare Stout
Sixpoint Righteous Ale
Sixpoint Sehr Crisp
Sly Fox Grisette
Victory DirtWolf DIPA

 

ok, now we're getting somewhere

 

American beers only.. but all these arcade games from Japan, hmmm yeah, that makes sense. :/

 

Normally, Barcade tends to have a rotation of the same breweries on tap, especially the locals: Sixpoint, Bronx, Chelsea, Brooklyn. Some of them I really like (Allagash, Shmaltz/He Brew) and some I don't care for (Abita, Climax).

 

I don't know what it is about Barcade, but there's just something missing for me. Fun once in a while, but just....

 

I agree with what you are saying. Judging by the many times I've visited the Williamsburg Barcade, they will wind up having Barrier on tap. Almost every time I have been there Barrier has been on tap. Would definitely love to see Kane since I have yet to try anything from them.

Had Carton Boat Beer at Press 195 in RVC tonight. Normally I shit on session ales but wow that beer was great!

 

K, well thats just dumb.

 

How is that dumb? As far as I can tell, most of those companies are indeed American.

Tago Electronics = North America (all I can find about this company)
Activision = California
Atari = California
Midway = Illinois
..and so on

Looking to take both those comments back now?

 

I not arguing that they arent American, chief. I'm just saying it's dumb to limit yourself to american only beer and games.