Yonkers Brewing Co.
“Had a flight of four in 3 oz glasses ranging from Honey Blonde to Smoky Marzen (my fav).”
“Go for the beer (of course), wings, fish tacos, live music, and board games.”
“Delicious house beers and great appetizers you can't go wrong with the Glacier Pale Ale and The Crunchy country chicken!”
Yonkers Brewing Co.
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
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I never thought I'd travel all the way to Yonkers for a brewery, but I'm glad I did! Came here on a Saturday night because I had a groupon for two flights and an appetizer. I was actually pleasantly surprised by the overall experience and vibe of this place. The place looks rather small on the outside, but you actually walk into a large spacious area with tons of seating. We sat in the back and liked their selections of games so immediately started to play one. While we were playing we ordered our beers and appetizers. I liked how they already had pre-set flights on their menu. Sometimes I'll see one beer I want to try and it's hard to decide on other ones for my flight.
Between 3 of us ordering flights, I tried almost all of their beers and thought they were all great. The one that stood out the most was the Sorachi Ace. It had a really unique flavor and went down really smooth. It's a must try if you go! For food we had the crunchy country chicken, which were really good! The corn flakes were a nice touch. We also had the rockaway sandwich which was tasty as well.
The service was great and our server even gave my friend a mini tour after we missed the tour window. This is a great spot and I'd definitely come back.
It sucks when you really want to love a place but the wait staff made it impossible for me to give them a solid review. About a month ago one of my friend's was having a gathering all the way up in Yonkers at their brewery. Kind of a celebration gathering for her running the NYC marathon and wanted to invite everyone that donated to her charity organization.
Things that are cool about this restaurant: Beer flights. Do it. Don't get a cocktail. Most of these were horrible. (Okay, that's a negative) But seriously, don't. Unless you like drinking mouthwash and orange soda with your liquor. Their beer list when I came in was decent. It wasn't mind-blowing beer. Rockaway and Big Alice (that's local in Queens) is significantly better as are the half a million breweries sprouting up in Brooklyn. My personal favorites: The Dunkel, Hoppy Belgo, Calypso, and Petite Saison. The Belgo was more unique with being just a touch hoppy but with a very nice bready finish. Mmmmm bread beer. They have 3 beer flights to choose from: The Hudson Line, 92 Main Street, and Yonkers Avenue. So much beer to choose from! So many options! I love options! Regardless, there will be a beer you will like a bit here among the huge list.
Food – Decent. Nothing crazy or out of this world. At our table we had a variety of things, a dirty hot dog with a side of potato chips (Everything was a side of chips. In this day and age, if I'm drinking beer I'd like french fries.), burritos, chicken wings, and tacos. I had only ate the shrimp tacos and it was better than average. Substituted the potato chips with diced potatoes, like you do. My friend asked for cheese on her potatoes and they didn't bring it. But they were able to bring a variety of condiments and adhered to her wishes to have all of her taco fixings placed on the side. By the way, great freaking spicy chipotle dressing.
Why is this a two star rating? They have board games! Which was amazing. One of the card games I'm actually seriously thinking of buying online because it was great for social gatherings. The reason for the rating is that our waitress failed to acknowledge me during the entire 3-4 hours I drank and ate and played board games here. She would take everyone's drink order, come back with their drinks, and not mine. I would flag her down to re-order my drink and she would ignore me completely. My friend had to order for me. If it happened once I would think, okay, maybe I talk too low, etc. etc. but it happened at least three or four more times. Whether I was loudly enunciating the order, waving my hands, it didn't do a damn thing. She would take everyone's order, forget mine, come back with everyone's drinks but mine, repeat. While we were all ordering food, she actually refused to take my food order and started walking away. She had a digital notepad on hand. My friend actually yelled at this point why she couldn't take one more order and the waitress looked flustered and just stammered "Because I can't!" I'm confused and kind of disturbed why she acted this way only towards me among a group of five. It was borderline embarrassing. Mostly frustrating because I just wanted a beer and shrimp tacos without having to beg for them. Thanks.
Good sized brewery. Went on a Saturday night for Mardi Gras. I wasn't so comfortable because the temperature was cold inside, felt like I wanted to keep my jacket on. The wait staff was nice. The hurricane drink was good. Good spot for drinks and sports if you're in yonkers. Right across from metro north station
Despite the fact our waitress spilled all over us twice, they get 5 stars.
Fab beers
Amazing food
We got the Brussels sprouts, carrot, trio, and pretzels and all were amazing.
Definitely worth a go to!
I came here after I had a purchased a groupon that included two flights of beer and an appetizer a long with a tour.
A few key points to keep in mind:
1. If you don't drive.. this Brewery is very far from Brooklyn.
You will need to take the train or bus to the metro north and the times at which the metro north departs can be very annoying. Sometimes the metro north train will bypass Yonkers and you end up in Terrytown if your not careful.
2. The beers aren't your standard beers as I got two different flights the beers were all brewed in house and I felt as if some of them were strongly lacking good solid flavor while others were very good.
3. Food is good, but not great to the point where I can see myself going back just for there food.
4. I feel like they should have some live entertainment more often. I came on a sunday night and there was nothing other than some lady crawling on the floor and two drunk girls dancing.
5. The staff is really sweet the problem is they seem overworked to give customers individual attention. We tried to get a hold of a waiter for 10 minutes after we were seated.
6. They have board games but half of them are being used and the others are just missing pieces or games that require multiple players etc.
I don't think I would come back if I do come back It would be to get an appetizer which I enjoyed which was the chicken tenders, with the bbq sauce. I also thoroughly enjoyed one of there dark malt like beers similar to a homemade Guinness. I'm not sure if I would go out of my way to come to this brewery BUT, there was a beautiful Restaurant overlooking the water not to far away that I might go back for. All in all good experience but not great.
I came here with my boyfriend and we each ordered a flight of beers and shared an appetizer. I got the 92 Main Street and he got the Yonkers Avenue.
The brewery tour was extremely interesting. We got to see the process of how the different beers are brewed in-house, when the flavoring is added, and how it then goes to the tap.
The 92 Main contained darker beers, like stouts and lagers. The flight came with Vienna Lager, It's Spelt Saison, Vanilla Stout (which I substituted for Shower Time Pale Ale), and Belgian Turkish Coffee Dubbel. The Belgian one had a very strong odor and almost sour aftertaste. The Yonkers Ave. contained lighter beers and was more fit for summertime. The flight came with Hefeweizen, Summer Solution, Calypso, and Shower Time Pale Ale. Overall, this flight is suited more for people who don't like hops or bitterness, while the 92 Main is for people who can appreciate a good stout or lager.
For food, we ordered the Maple Bourbon wings and they were very tasty; we would definitely order them again.
It was a great first visit and experience. I took off a star because I saw one of the owners in the kitchen licking her finger after trying some food.
been here a few times and they are getting better. Prices are a bit high for a brewery and beers are getting much better. Comparing to other breweries this one is more of a bar that makes their own beer, serve a lot of Mexican inspired foods and great rustic atmosphere with a foosball table and tons of tv's to watch sports.. so aka this is a sports bar that "makes" their own beer.
Its a restaurant that accommodates kids, then is not a bar but a restaurant…. you get where im going. with this.
Food wise they are pretty decent taste, i asked for the sriracha chicken wings and they were not hot at all but i asked for a side of hot sauce and they provided without any fuss. The burgers look big but not worth the tag price. Other food in the menu seem outrageous like 2 flower tortilla fish tacos for $11 bucks.
These are my only problems with the place. Overall the times i go its just to have a few beers (not cheap) with friends at a bar, not a brewery.
Nice brewery in downtown Yonkers right next to the train tracks. I did not get to try the food, but the beer was excellent. They had a good range of beers (quite a few actually) from nice mild ales to some pretty interesting Belgians. My only complaint is that they sampler was pretty pricey and on the weekend they do not let you pick your own beers. You have to pick from pre-selected flights that may include beers you know you will not like. Not many places do this and I always find it silly and in the end, bad for business since folks get beers they know they will not like.