Brokelyn » Boggle http://www.brokelyn.com Food, restaurants, shopping and cheap fun on a budget in Brooklyn NYC Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:52:12 +0000 en hourly 1 Bar of the Week: The Sacketthttp://www.brokelyn.com/bar-of-the-week-the-sackett/ http://www.brokelyn.com/bar-of-the-week-the-sackett/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:48:12 +0000 Tim Donnelly http://www.brokelyn.com/?p=26131 Brooklyn Beer Book. This week we return to another old favorite from Beer Book 1: The Sackett, Park Slope’s cozy speakeasy and a home to many Brokelyn-friendly events. photo via Ultraclay THE SACKETT 661 Sackett St. at Fourth Ave., Park [...]]]> This is the sixteenth in our series on the venues featured in the second Brooklyn Beer Book. This week we return to another old favorite from Beer Book 1: The Sackett, Park Slope’s cozy speakeasy and a home to many Brokelyn-friendly events.

photo via Ultraclay

THE SACKETT
661 Sackett St. at Fourth Ave., Park Slope

What it is: Brokelyn’s unofficial hang epitomizes the two most overused words in the history of bar writeups: friendly and cozy.

Why we love it: The owners Michael and Ann are so cool you’ll want to become their third partner. The brick-lined space is a great place to meet your neighbors or catch up with old friends.

Who to bring: Classy cocktail lovers, craft-beer drinkers, board-game pros (co-owner Ann once had a standing challenge to buy a drink for anyone who could beat her at Boggle).

What to order: Buy some Walker’s crisps in flavors such as prawn cocktail. Order in empanadas from Bogota Latin Bistro; They deliver to the bar. And don’t forget to save a few bucks for the well-curated jukebox.

Sackett fun fact: The Sackett has been home to several Team Brokelyn events since opening in 2009 including Beth Hoyt’s NutSackett storytelling series and our Boggle night, in addition to publishing its own literary zine.

 

]]> http://www.brokelyn.com/bar-of-the-week-the-sackett/feed/ 1 Bar of the Day: The Sacketthttp://www.brokelyn.com/bar-of-the-day-the-sackett/ http://www.brokelyn.com/bar-of-the-day-the-sackett/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:42:15 +0000 Faye http://www.brokelyn.com/?p=14730 Picture 15This is the second in our series of profiles of the bars and beer-centric eateries featured in the Brooklyn Beer Book (great places, all, even without coupons.)

Tonight, Team Brokelyn is going to be heading over to The Sackett for the first-ever Speakeasy, a spoken-word/comedy night hosted by our very own Beth Hoyt. Come join us!

THE SACKETT
www.thesackett.com
661 Sackett St. at Fourth Ave., Park Slope, 718-622-0437

What it is: Brokelyn’s unofficial hang epitomizes the two most overused word in the history of bar writeups: friendly and cozy.
Why we love it: The owners Michael and Ann are so cool you’ll want to become their third partner.
Who to bring: Boggle ringers—if you can beat Ann at Boggle, she’ll buy you a free drink. Since we announced this challenge in December, she’s never had to buy one. Or at least she hasn’t admitted it to us. [UPDATE: Ann writes in to tell us she had "one defeat about a month ago." Can anyone do a double lutz on her tonight?]
What to order: Order in empanadas from Bogota Latin Bistro. They deliver to the bar.
Sackett fun fact: The Poor Man’s Punch is a Brokelyn-inspired cocktail of cranberry and pineapple juice and old rum left behind by the space’s previous tenants, a Latin American restaurant.

]]> http://www.brokelyn.com/bar-of-the-day-the-sackett/feed/ 6 Beat this woman at Boggle and get a free drink!http://www.brokelyn.com/beat-this-woman-at-boggle-and-get-a-free-drink/ http://www.brokelyn.com/beat-this-woman-at-boggle-and-get-a-free-drink/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:43:36 +0000 Faye http://www.brokelyn.com/?p=12560 Boggle night/holiday hang last night. A great evening all around—from the groovy crowd to the Poor Man’s Punch (our new signature cocktail) to the Bogota Bistro empanadas to the [...]]]> annThis is Ann. She’s half of the gracious couple that owns our favorite new Park Slope bar, The Sackett, where we had our Boggle night/holiday hang last night. A great evening all around—from the groovy crowd to the Poor Man’s Punch (our new signature cocktail) to the Bogota Bistro empanadas to the killer jukebox (Public Enemy/Fugazi/The Replacements) to the impromptu performance by John Munnelly, our adopted troubadour. But back to Ann, for a moment. Previously unbeknownst to us, this woman is the Tiger Woods Kim Clijsters of Boggle. Modest though she seems, she slaughtered everyone in the room, including several tag teams of two to three players. Let’s just say that it’s no small shame for a room full of wordsmiths to be eviscerated en masse by the bartender.

So we ask—can someone, anyone avenge our defeat? Stop into The Sackett and try. If you beat Ann in a single round, she’ll give you a free drink, and we will give you your proper due on Brokelyn. But save your scorecard—we’ll want to know all of your five-letter words.

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