Shott On Location: Blind Tiger's Long Draught Drought Over
Some guys just really like their Brooklyn Smoked Dunkel.
A line of roughly 15 men had gathered outside the Blind Tiger in Greenwich Village at 4:01 p.m. on Thursday, when the renowned beer-lover's mecca finally reopened its doors--this time, with actual beer.
"People have been waiting for, like, a year for this," noted the last guy in line, who added that he'd taken the day off from work.
After 10 years at Hudson and 10th streets, the much beloved Tiger was forced to move in late 2005 in order to make way for a new Starbucks.
Perhaps taking a hint from the Seattle caffeine giant, the venue reopened last fall at the corner of Bleecker and Jones--primarily as a coffee bar, however, on account of a little liquor-license brouhaha with neighborhood politico Deb Glick.
As boozehounds waited patiently for the true Tiger's second-coming on Thursday, Eater provided constant updates.
Earlier this month, the bar finally got its license to swill. Ale aficionados turned out pronto.
By 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, the crowd inside easily exceeded 50--predominantly made up of burly-looking dudes, but at least three females were present.
- Chris Shott
You can't wait for "like" a year for anything- is it that difficult to say "waiting for almost a year, or "just about one year"? I'm not sure who the bigger half-wit is; the guy who said it, or the one who printed it.
Was there at 6:30pm ... it was packed to gills. Moving through the crowd was near impossible without spilling beer. On the way we passed two cops trying to get in.. over capacity? it sure looked that way. Any else have any info on it?
The cops were from the Sixth Precinct, which was next door to the old Tiger. They came to congratulate the staff on re-opening, saying they would return later without their uniforms...
For the record, Wlad and Kenny were the first two paying customers - in commemeration, the Tiger taped Wlad's Amex to their wall.