161st Street Yankee Stadium on the 4/B/D Trains Part 2 April 27, 2023

What's up peeps!!! Welcome back to the SiscoVanilla Rides and Dines blogpage. In my last post I visited the classic Yankee Tavern at the 4/B/D 161st Street Yankee Stadium train station. 

For today's post I'm visiting one of the newer bars in the area of Yankee Stadium: The Bronx Drafthouse. 

The Bronx Drafthouse (885 Gerard Avenue, Bronx NY 929-265-9759) boasts on their website of having 30-craft beers on draft along with 20-craft beers in cans along with a full food menu

I was there after jury duty and was celebrating my friend Myron's birthday. The bar has both indoor and outdoor seating. The Bronx Drafthouse has a very vibrant vibe that is a mix of locals and baseball fans. I would say that the bar has a younger demographic that leads to its upbeat vibe. I also noticed some children sitting in the outdoor seating area but none inside. On to the food and drink. 

As per custom, I like to see if there are any beers that I haven't had. My eye focused on a fancy tap handle for the La Fin du Monde Belgian Tripel which is brewed by French Canadian brewery Unibroue. 

Unibroue has been brewing craft beers in Quebec since 1992 and their La Fin du Monde is a smooth beer that belies its potent 9% ABV. The Unibroue website describes their La Fin du Monde beer as follows:

"This rich and sophisticated golden tripel has earned several international titles thanks to its refined taste marked by notes of grains, fruit and spice, supported by a slight bitterness.

It is a tribute to Quebec, the land encountered by 16th-century French explorers who thought they’d reached the end of the world.

NOSE

Floral bouquet, fresh baguette, with aromas of honey, spices, coriander, malt and alcohol.

FLAVOR

Mildly hoppy palate with notes of grains, fruit and spice, followed by a smooth, dry finish. A perfect balance of sugar, acidity, bitterness, spices and alcohol."

I didn't find it too be strong. It wasn't a heavy beer on the palate but after two pints it was certainly an asskicker.😁 Had I known that the beer was best paired with seafood or sausage I would have ordered something appropriate. But I was still on the buffalo wings kick and ordered myself a plate of wings. 

I need to order something different for future posts. 😆 On a side note, keep in mind that the Bronx Drafthouse automatically adds an 18% gratuity to all orders regardless of the size of the group. 

For now this my last post on places to visit near Yankee Stadium. I have tickets for later  in the season, I'll find somewhere else to go during those games. 

Any recommendations? Leave them in the comment box. 

Until Then May You Have Some Happy, Safe and Responsible Drinking, 

SiscoVanilla

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