I ventured out to Brooklyn last night (and miraculously didn't get lost, though I got stuck in the massive thunderstorm) to visit Barcade --part bar, part arcade. 

The Beer: I was immediately impressed by the vast selection of beers on tap (24 draft, 1 cask conditioned), though sadly they lean towards serving hoppy IPAs which are my least favorite of all the types of beer.  I sampled the following brews: The Fisherman's Brew (Cape Ann Brewing Company, Glouster, MA), Docs Draft Cider (Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery, Warwick, NY), Sunset Red (Chelsea Brewing Company, New York, NY) and my favorite of the night, Chicory Stout (Dogfish Head, Milton, DE).  Just reading the description of the Chicory Stout should make you salivate: A dark beer made with a touch of roasted chicory, organic Mexican coffee, St. John's Wort, and licorice root. Brewed with whole-leaf Cascade and Fuggles hops, the grains include pale, roasted & oatmeal. 

On a side note, did you know that dogfish head makes liquor too?  They have vodka, rums and my favorite, jin (gin distilled with pineapple mint, jumiper berry, green peppercorn and rosemary botanicals.).

The Games:  Many of the games were popular a bit before I started playing arcade games so I only knew a few of the games that were there.  Games played: Ms Pacman, Frogger, 1942, Pengo, Out Run, Asteroids, Punch Out, Contra (Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start, Select), Gauntlet, Rampage, and my new favorite game Tapper!

Others that we didn't play: Super Mario Brothers, Tetris, Donkey Kong, Rolling Thunder

Some games were in better shape than others, but all games are $.25 which is amazing. Between the two of us, we spent $10 in games and gave us about 2 hours of gaming enjoyment.