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The Bronx Brewery hosted a huge crowd for its final event before closure, Super Bowl LX, which featured a much-anticipated halftime performance by Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny.<\/p>\n
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Super Bowl Sunday marked the end of an era for the Bronx Brewery\u2019s Port Morris bar, which has served the community since 2013.\n<\/p>\n
Guests packed the tap room and event floor for the Feb. 8 ticketed Super Bowl event, which marked a major moment of Puerto Rican and Latino pride as Bad Bunny took to the stage for the much-anticipated halftime show.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On the brewery\u2019s event floor, a DJ and dancers kept the party mood going as the Seattle Seahawks took on and eventually defeated the New England Patriots. A parked BMW stacked with giant speakers sat amid the crowd, several of whom wore Bad Bunny merch, and the ceiling was draped with a giant Puerto Rican flag.<\/p>\n
But with news that the South Bronx location was set to close after the Super Bowl, the weekend took on a different feel.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
The news seemed to boost the numbers who flocked to the brewery on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and several people said they made a point to visit for one last hurrah after learning of the closure.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After the Bronx Times broke the news<\/a> on Feb. 5, brewery management posted on Instagram that the South Bronx location would close \u201cfor now\u201d and suggested a potential pivot in the future.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cTimes are weird. The hospitality industry is hard. This was not our plan and this isn\u2019t what we want,\u201d the post said. \u201cThis is still our home and we\u2019re doing everything we can to see you in the backyard this summer.\u201d<\/p>\n End of an era<\/p>\n Bronx Brewery guests were thrilled with the halftime show but disappointed to lose what many viewed as a significant Bronx cultural hub.<\/p>\n Over the years, the brewery has hosted countless events, including salsa dancing, wrestling, makers\u2019 markets, dog playdates, poetry and spoken word, a watch party<\/a> during Bad Bunny\u2019s Puerto Rican residency tour, and much more.\u00a0<\/p>\n The brewery has also hosted a wide range of DJs and music artists, from emo and punk to hard rock to bachata to a festival of Black fiddlers. It was also known for the Y-Series, a monthly rotating set of specialty beers made in collaboration with some of the borough\u2019s most beloved creatives, with accompanying special events at each new release.\u00a0<\/p>\n Among those who came to honor the brewery\u2019s final day was Daniel Marrero of Kingsbridge, co-founder of the \u201cBad Business\u201d podcast, described on Spotify<\/a> as \u201ca weekly comedy show where every topic is on the table,\u201d hosted by \u201ctwo scoundrels from the Bronx.\u201d Marrero and his team collaborated with the brewery on a Y-Series beer last year.<\/p>\n \u201cIt kinda hurts to hear that they\u2019re closing,\u201d he said. For all kinds of local creatives, \u201cIt\u2019s been a home.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \u201cHopefully this space remains in some kind of capacity and they continue to keep doing things for the Bronx and putting out for us,\u201d Marrero said.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Estephanie Lopez said she loved Bad Bunny\u2019s performance \u2014 \u201cIt was honestly everything\u201d \u2014 but was \u201cextremely sad\u201d to know that the event seems to be the brewery\u2019s last.\u00a0<\/p>\n After the halftime show, Lopez and her friend Maria Carrasquillo ordered some empanadas and one last burger from Empanology<\/a>, the brewery\u2019s in-house food truck, and clinked the burger halves together in tribute to the Bronx Brewery.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a place that has such a place in my heart, so many memories, people that you meet here,\u201d Lopez said. \u201cThis is a place for the community, for artistic people to come here to express their art. So seeing that the Bronx is gonna lose that is just heartbreaking.\u201d<\/p>\n Carrasquillo, who wore a sweatshirt with \u201cBoricua\u201d printed on it, said BXB has been a center of cultural pride and just a great place to hang out after work.<\/p>\n \u201cThroughout the years, we came here to decompress,\u201d she said, adding that she and Lopez both have multiple tattoos from various brewery events.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s part of our era. It\u2019s part of our growing up too, because we met a bunch of people here \u2014 different ages, different cultures,\u201d Carrasquillo said. \u201cToday is a celebration, but it\u2019s also sad.\u201d<\/p>\n Reach Emily Swanson at\u00a0eswanson@schnepsmedia.com<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0(646) 717-0015<\/a>. For more coverage, subscribe to our\u00a0newsletter<\/a>\u00a0and follow us on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>!<\/p>\n \t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260208_212017.jpg\")
Feb. 8 was the final night of operations, at least for now, at the Bronx Brewery\u2019s location at 856 East 136th Street. Photo by Emily Swanson<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260208_204222-rotated.jpg\")
Carrasquillo and Lopez ordered their favorite Empanology burger on the final day of service at the Bronx Brewery\u2019s South Bronx location. Photo by Emily Swanson<\/p>\n