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One of Brooklyn’s favorite neighborhood bars is reaching a major milestone this month: Grand Army Bar is turning 10.
For the past decade, this Cobble Hill drinking destination has kept us buzzed and entertained with its rotating cast of cocktails, from honky-tonk tipplers and “cats (not the musical)” to an entire lineup dedicated to the life and style of Nicolas Cage. The latest menu to drop draws inspiration from New York’s transit system that we love to hate: the MTA.
Yesterday, the bar unveiled 10 new cocktails, including a frozen drink, all dedicated to our subway rides. Priced at $18, cocktail names will instantly be familiar to anyone who has ridden the train in the last five minutes, from the Fare Evasion with mezcal, manzanilla sherry, cantaloupe and chamomile, to the sparkling Showtime with gin, herbs, lime, banana and mint. Shouting out the Bronx, there is Van Cortlandt Park, a tiki cocktail whose bright orange color nods to another mainstay in the area, Lloyd’s Carrot Cake. While the BDFM trains get lumped into one cocktail, the G Train gets its very own. Also named the G-Train, the Brat-colored cocktail comes with Mexican gin, cilantro, poblano, blanc vermouth and gentian. However, it is uncertain if it will also take 20 minutes to arrive at your table.
Shots also get the transit treatment, with the option to order Local or Express. There are also a few zero-proof bevies for the non-alcoholic crowd, including the Stand Clear made with house-made grape soda, cardamom and elderflower, and the Accessible Station with spirit-free gin, papaya, guava and clarified coconut yogurt.
Keep in mind, if you plan on attending the 10-year block party this weekend on Sunday, May 4, these new cocktails will be stuck at the station (aka, they won’t be available). However, we implore you to check out the party and make a return trip for these subway inspired sips.
