Is Burp castle NYC still open?

It looks like they still are from their google map hours but I’d call first. Also, there is an amazing Ukranian/eastern european place next to it - Streecha - that is worth the visit.

 

I find this kinda hard to believe but it must still be open. They have a yelp review that’s from 2 days ago. I thought for sure it wasn’t there anymore.

 

Out of curiosity, why do you ask? Are you interested in going there during a NY trip?

 

ahh I miss the East Village. Standings, Burp Castle, and Jimmys are some of the craft beer OGs.

 

You thinking about a vacation or you’re moving here?

 

If/when you get here, Vol de Nuit (Greenwich/West Village) is the best Belgian beer bar (IMO) in the city. They routinely have duvel, tripel karmeliat, la chouffe, etc. on tap. Great place too. They’ve been closed since covid hit but I hope to be drinking a beer there in the near future.

After that, walk across the street to Volare for some great old school Italian food (all beer recs come with food recs around here!)

 

Been years since I’ve been there but the BXL Cafe in midtown had a lot of solid Belgian choices and delicious mussels. Went there for dinner once and another time for some Champions League footie and had a great time both times.

 

No doubt Duvel is an awesome beer - but would you not be keen to branch out / try beers you wouldn’t be able to try back home, when you make the trip?

 

Also temporarily closed due to Covid but I seem to remember Duvel always being on tap at Ginger Man also whenever I went (although it's been a while).
But as @rozzom said, I would think the OP would want to sample some of the great beers NYC has to offer rather than something he sees everywhere back home.

 

Places that claim to have Duvel on tap almost always don't actually have Duvel on tap. It's most likely "Duvel Single" - a different beer. You might be familiar with this beer, but if not - It's Citra dry-hopped, lower in ABV, lacking secondary fermentation, and with lower carbonation. Duvel is designed as a bottled beer. The high carbonation doesn't really work in standard draught lines. There are a handful of places in Europe with specially designed draught systems to handle Duvel that's undergone secondary fermentation in a keg... but I believe that this is a very rare exception.

I'm guessing you probably can't be in a better country to enjoy Duvel than where you currently are. Enjoy it at its best state the way it was meant to be - as a bottled beer. It's one of the things that makes Duvel Duvel. Plus, your country has proper Belgian () drinking establishments when compared to some kitschy Belgian-inspired cartoon like Burp Castle (that's honestly not meant as an insult to Burp Castle).

The above is just meant to be helpful. If Duvel Single on tap in Burp Castle is exactly what you want when coming to NYC - then you should totally do it (but it's not always on tap there). You can use an app called beermenus to search for the beer on tap in NYC - just pay attention to the date that the taplist was updated. You can also buy 4 pack cans of Duvel Single around here. Of course, the future of any NYC bar is precarious at the moment. Good luck.

 

OK - Now I better understand where you're coming from. There are a handful of bars in the US that have "Duvel on tap." I don't know if there are any in New York City. I was only making an assumption that Burp Castle is not one of those US establishments, but I honestly don't know. A bar has to go through a good bit of effort to serve it that way, so if I would assume that they'd have it stated on their website. If I see a US bar state that they have Duvel on tap without calling attention to it being special, I would just assume that it's not regular Duvel... even if they list the ABV at 8.5%. My first instinct would be to assume that they just don't realize what they're actually serving.

I just looked up it's availability in Belgium, and found this list:
Queen Elisabeth Hall in Antwerp
the Handelsbeurs in Ghent
the BOZAR arts centre

What's the thinking behind having it in these concert halls and art spaces? Any ideas? How common is it in France?

To be honest, I find the entire concept lacking. It's a way to get Duvel sales in the on-premise realm in cultures where that equates to keg rather than bottle. To do so, they're bending over backwards and falling victim to the necessities of draught (like needing to serve the beer very cold) all in the attempt to make the beer come close to what they've already achieved in the bottle. All pain and no gain.

If you're interested in it because you're a bit of a "completist," I totally get it though. I'll let you know if I ever see a NYC place with it.

 

The focus here is impressive! Goddamn!

 

It's not out of your league. It's just about increasing sales at bars and whatnot where bottles aren't the main seller.

2018 and in Europe... I think. I could be totally wrong. Duvel Green (which predates Duvel Single) predates that though.

Oh. Thanks for that. it seems like this has been a success for them. There are now more spots in the UK (8 compared to the initial 2) and a whole lot more in Belgium compared to that list of 3 I posted earlier. "Duvel on tap" isn't even an item on the US version of the site (unlike France, UK, Belgium)... and the US doesn't seem to work for that finder map.

 

And it has shined a light on the worst of us here.