Pour that pooch a pint! Find the best bar prices to benefit both you and your pup

We’ve told you about the cheapest places to dine outside, bars with free grub, and the best BYOB spots, but what love does BK have for your pup? Instead of shivering while watching Fido circle a section of sidewalk for 20 minutes (or paying a dog sitter to do the same), try this: we’ve compiled 16 bars that welcome patrons of both the two and four-legged persuasion, and listed their best prices for brokesters. If you’re an owner looking to spend quality boozing time with your canine, or a dog lover jonesin’ for a fix, add these spots to your must-frequent list. Disclaimer: We make no guarantee that your pooch won’t be walking you home at the end of a a long evening.

WHEN THE SNAUSAGE BAG IS EMPTY
These venues keep tails wagging with free behind-the-bar doggie treats.

East Williamsburg’s Second Chance Saloon (659 Grand St, btwn Leonard St & Manhattan Ave) is a great spot to watch a game and – bonus – drinks are on the house when it’s your birthday. Not too far away in Williamsburg is the Brooklyn Ale House (103 Berry St, at N 8th St), which doesn’t just provide nosh for your furry friend: complimentary peanuts populate the bar, and the venue also offers free WiFi. Also in the ‘Burg: Luckydog (303 Bedford Ave.), where Milk-Bones are displayed with flair in a gumball machine and there are 20 beers on tap (happy hour runs M-F from 2pm-7pm and includes $1 off all drafts and $3 well drinks). Cobble Hill’s Angry Wade’s (224 Smith St, between Butler and Douglass streets) supplements their fully-stocked bar and beer specials with Buck Hunter and board games, and if your pup finds popcorn palatable, there’s an endless free supply.

WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE PLAYING BALL
Entertain yourself, so Fido can see your mad game skills in action

Bar Great Harry (280 Smith St.) in Carroll Gardens has pinball machines and offers two-for-$5 on all Yuengling drafts, well drinks and select bottles and cans of beer from 2pm-7pm Mon-Fri. Williamsburg gaming mecca Barcade (388 Union Ave., between Ainslie Street and Powers Street) will keep your hand-eye coordination up to snuff (at least, until you’ve polished off your second round of drinks) and slashes $1 off beer and well drinks Mon-Thurs from 5pm-8pm and 2pm-8pm Fri-Sun. Floyd (131 Atlantic Ave., between Henry and Clinton streets) in Brooklyn Heights is home to a 40-foot bocce court, which is free to play, plus the bar offers $1 off all wine, well drinks and drafts from 5pm-7pm weekdays. Columbia Street Waterfront District’s Moonshine (317 Columbia St., between Woodhull Street and Hamilton Avenue) has a pool table and all drafts are $3-$4 from 4pm-7pm Mon-Fri.

WHEN YOU WANT TO HOWL AT THE MOON
If karaoke — or simply singing along to an eclectic jukebox selection — is your game, these spots are clutch (Tip: when Fido chimes in, you’re off-key).

Ginger’s Bar (363 Fifth Ave., between 4th Street and 6th Street) in Park Slope hosts a boisterous karaoke party every Thursday night, and a few of its many happy hour specials (5pm-8pm Mon-Fri and 2pm-8pm Sat-Sun) include two-for-one domestic beer and well drinks, signature cocktail specials, Tequila hot shots for $3.50 and Genesee Cream ale $3.50, along with free nibbles. Cobble Hill’s Boat Bar (175 Smith St, between Warren Street and Wyckoff Street) lays claim to an indie rock jukebox and a three-sided fireplace in front of which to croon, plus happy hour every day from 5pm-8pm ($3 drafts and bottled beers and $3 well drinks). Clem’s (264 Grand St., at Roebling Street) in Williamsburg has a classic-rock jukebox and happy hour every day from 2pm-8pm that includes $6 well drinks, $1 off all drafts and daily $5 beer-and-shot specials.

WHEN IT’S TOO COLD FOR A TRIP TO THE DOG RUN
Drink inside while Fido frolics in the spacious backyards behind these bars.

Williamsburg’s East River Bar (97 S 6th St, between Berry Street and Bedford Avenue) has an all-night happy hour special of beer and a shot for $5. The last time we were at Boerum Hill’s chill beer haven 4th Avenue Pub (76 Fourth Ave, between Bergen Street and St. Mark’s Place), we snatched up a freely-roaming Sheltie for a quick snuggle over our (aptly-named) Santa’s Little Helper brews ($2 off the usual price Mon-Fri from 3pm-8pm) – also, don’t miss the $4 Bloody Mary specials on weekends until 6pm. No-frills Carroll Gardens bar Court & Spark (550 Court St., between 9th Street and Garnet Street) boasts a Pétanque court out back and Monday Night Football food and drink combo specials (think: $7 for a pint of Yuengling and a bowl of chili or $6 for two hot dogs and a pint), but take note: for Fido’s safety, the owner asks that you leave him home on crowded Friday and Saturday nights. Greenpoint’s Boulevard Tavern (579 Meeker Ave) houses a pool table (free to play on Tuesday and Wednesday) and has $5 all-you-can-eat barbeque (veggie options included), plus happy hour runs until 9pm.. Quirky Gowanus dive Canal Bar (270 3rd Ave, btwn Union St & President St) has incredible drink specials that change daily (think: $3 drafts, $3 Blue Moons, $3 Jager shots, $4 Svedka vodka drinks) and you can bring your own barbeque to grill out back.

The pizza-or-beer dilemma, solved

Alcohol is mankind’s fourth greatest accomplishment, behind indoor plumbing, the 1986 Mets and Ava Luna. But for all of its miraculous properties — like keeping us warm and encouraging us to recall that embarrassing childhood story —  it contains no essential vitamins and minerals. Try subsisting on a liquid bread diet: you’ll end up a drunk emaciated husk like one of those starving zombies at the end of 28 Days Later. So what are you supposed to do if faced with the nightmarish choice of either drinking or filling your body with life sustaining nutrients? You consult the Brokelyn guide to beer and food specials is what.

(All food specials are daily unless otherwise noted. If you’re planning a dinner around this, make sure to call the bars to check first! DISCLAIMER: these bars offer you the food out of the goodness of their hearts. Please be a decent Brokelynite and don’t take advantage of the offers without spending at least a bit of money too!)

THE GOOD-ENOUGH-FOR-A-FULL-MEAL DIVISION

Rotate your visit to these bars just right and you’ll never have to pay for food ever again. You will, however, probably have to pay for booze still.

The Brazen Head, 228 Atlantic Ave., Cobble Hill, (718) 488-0430

Free wings on Monday from 5pm until they’re gone; cheese and cracker spread on Wednesday; bagel and cream cheese spread on Sundays to compliment Bloody Mary specials.

LoneStar Bar and Grill, 8703 Fifth Ave., Bay Ridge, (718) 833-5180

Trekking down to Bay Ridge for happy hour from 5 to 7 can get you cheap drinks and free food every day: options vary from baked ziti to ribs and hot dogs (not mixed together).

Pretzel from Full Circle Bar

Full Circle Bar, 318 Grand St., Williamsburg (347) 725-4588

Buy a can of Gennessee Cream Ale and you have the choice of a free hot dog or soft pretzel. We say save your pretzels for use as a new bun after the next beer.

The Mark Bar, 1025 Manhattan Ave., Greenpoint, (718) 349-2340

The free popcorn is just the tip of the iceberg. Everyday at 6 the bar orders a pizza from nearby Triangolo and puts out a salami and cheese spread. On Sundays, come early for free bagels.

Mullane’s, 71 Lafayette Ave., Fort Greene (718) 797-7606

Free happy hour hot buffet Monday-Friday at 5 pm featuring a rotating selection of food to tide you over till dinner, including French fries, lasagna, meatloaf, grilled cheese or quesadillas.

THE PIZZA DIVISION

Is there a better deal in town than a place that gives you a whole personal pizza just for ordering a beer? The best part about bar pizza is that you can pretend you’re taking proactive steps to soaking up all that beer you’re drinking. You aren’t really, but we tell ourselves small lies to get through every day. Even though The Charleston ended its beer-and-pizza offer earlier this year, plenty of ovens are still burning for you:

Pizza at Alligator Lounge. Yeah, you can eat a lot of them.

Alligator Lounge, 600 Metropolitan Ave., Williamsburg, (718) 809-4440

Free pizza with every drink purchase

Lulu’s, 113 Franklin St., Greenpoint, (718)383-6000

Free pizza with every drink purchase

The Commodore, 366 Metropolitan Ave., Williamsburg, (718) 218-7632

Free cold pizza brunch every Sunday starting at noon

Enoteca on Court, 347 Court St., Carroll Gardens, (718)243-1000

Before sitting down at this Italian restaurant, make sure you stop by the bar where buying your first beer earns you a free small pizza.

South 4th Bar, 90 South 4th St,, Williamsburg, (718)248-7478

Pizza delivered every Sunday at 1, 3, 5 and 9

THE BITE-SIZED SNACKS DIVISION

Everyone knows pretzels are an insidious (though usually successful) plot to make you thirsty and buy more booze. These bars don’t need tricks like that, but they will provide you something to nosh on while you’re there.

Cheese balls:

The Levee 212 Berry St., Williamsburg, (718) 218-8787

Bushwick Country Club, 618 Grand St., Williamsburg, (718) 388-2114

Popcorn:

4th Ave Pub, 76 Fourth Ave., Boerum Hill, (718) 643-2273

High Dive, 243 Fifth Ave., Park Slope, (718) 788-0401

Angry Wade’s, 224 Smith St., Cobble Hill, (718) 488-7253

South, 629 Fifth Ave., Windsor Terrace, (718) 832-4720

Canal Bar, 270 Third Ave., Gowanus, (718) 246-0011

Pete’s Waterfront Ale House, 155 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn Heights, (718)522-3794

Peanuts:

Black Rabbit, 91 Greenpoint Ave., Greenpoint, (718)349-1595

Marshmallows:

Cherry Tree, 65 Fourth Avenue, Park Slope, (718)399-1353

BARBECUE DIVISION (seasonal)

There may be flurries outside your window now but we’ll be lamenting the hot garbage smell of summer before you know it. Summer also means taking advantage of bar patios and backyards, and eating as much dead flesh as you can stand. Oh, and veggie burgers too.

Macri Park, where the summer eating is easy (and free)

Macri Park, 462 Union Ave., Williamsburg, (718) 599-4999

Saturdays and Sundays, the bars hosts barbecues with hamburgers and hot dogs (meat and veggie) throughout the summer. Free with a drink.

Rock Star Bar, 351 Kent Ave., Williamsburg, (718)599-3052

When the weather gets warm, the grill is open Friday through Sunday starting at 5pm, serving free burgers and dogs.

Metropolitan, 559 Lorimer St., Williamsburg, (718)599-4444

The grill is open every Sunday from Memorial Day through the end of September, serving burgers, dogs and veggie burgers. Free with a drink. PLEASE NOTE: This is a gay bar and the bartender kindly asked to not be deluged by hungry straight people. Hungry gays more than welcome.

t.b.d, 224 Franklin St., Greenpoint, (718)349-6727

Eat the end-of-summer blues away: while the bar charges for BBQ on the weekends from September until it’s too cold to grill, they serve the leftovers for free on Monday nights. Options include burgers, dogs, sausage and sweet sausage, kielbasa and grilled veggie pizza.

THE TOO-GOOD-TO-LAST DIVISION

A few of Brooklyn’s favorite free-grub deals have gone the way of the buffalo (wing):

The Charleston (Williamsburg): The free personal pizza with each beer is no more. The pizza kitchen was replaced by a a Cajun pop-up restaurant, which you have to pay for. UPDATE 3/15/2011: Pizza is back at The Charleston, but pies now cost $1 (still a pretty good deal).

Washington Commons (Prospect Heights): Once the home of free hot soft pretzels on demand, the bar now says construction in the room is preventing pretzel service for the immediate future.

Trash Bar (Williamsburg): The rock and roll dive performance space recently said “later” to its free tater tots; the tiny tots now will set you back $2.

What are your favorites? Did we miss any? Tell us in the comments!

This is the latest is our series on the venues featured in the Brokelyn Beer Book. Brooklyn Bowl needs little introduction, but the Willliamsburg fixture turns one this week, so raise your glass in a happy birthday salute.

BROOKLYN BOWL
www.brooklynbowl.com
61 Wythe Ave. between N. 11th and N. 12th Sts., Williamsburg, 718-963-3369

What it is: A 16-lane bowling alley, 600-capacity concert venue, hopping bar scene featuring all-local beers
Why we love it: Whatever’s going on here—from ?uestlove to Q-tip, Citizen Cope to Gaslight Anthem—it always feels like the place to be.
Who to bring: Birthday celebrants. Kids’ bowling birthday parties were never like this.
What to order: Blue Ribbon menu features a gut-busting “Bucket List”: must-eat fried chicken, fun french-bread pizzas and cheesy apps, all washed down with the nutella chocolate shake with a shot of the finest bourbon.
Brooklyn Bowl fun fact: Brooklyn Bowl is in the 23,000-square-foot former home of Hecla Iron Works factory, built in 1882. It’s the first ever L.E.E.D. certified bowling alley.

Photo by Ultraclay

This is the latest in our series on the venues featured in the Brokelyn Beer Book. With the constant buzz of MTA cuts, show your love for B61, a well-stocked Red Hook bar and its namesake bus line… which you might need to get home.

B61
187 Columbia St. at Degraw St., Red Hook, 718-643-5400

What it is: A locals bar under a great restaurant with a laid-back vibe
Why we love it: It overlooks the Manhattan skyline across the water, and the free pool table and eclectic jukebox keep you entertained. Great selection of beers on its 12 tap lines that usually start at $4 each. It’s the perfect place to linger if you’re waiting for a table from upstairs Alma restaurant.

Who to bring: People who wonder what all the Red Hook buzz is all about.
B61 fun fact: The bar is named for the bus that comes right by the waterfront, which means its name is also directions on how to get there.

This is the latest in our series on the venues featured in the Brokelyn Beer Book. Brooklyn Brewery in Williamsburg needs little endorsement. When you’re out and about on a warm weekend, stop in for a drink or for a brewery tour to see what’s behind the beloved label.

BROOKLYN BREWERY
www.brooklynbrewery.com
79 N. 11th St. at Berry, Williamsburg, 718-486-7422

What it is: You need to ask?
Why we love it: Pizza at Grimaldi’s, fried calamari at Randazzo’s, pupusas at the Red Hook ball fields, beer at Brooklyn Brewery.
Who to bring: Brooklyn fetishists from out of town, aspiring brewmasters who would enjoy the free brewery tours.
What to order: They only serve one thing here, but you can bring in pizza.
Brooklyn Brewery fun fact: Brooklyn Brewery founder Steve Hindy learned to brew his own beer when he was an Associated Press reporter stationed in the Middle East, because the Muslim culture did not permit access to alcohol.

This is the latest in our series on the venues featured in the Brokelyn Beer Book. British to the core, and with fried Twinkies on the menu, the Atlantic ChipShop is made for pondering the ins and outs of our health care system.

THE ATLANTIC CHIPSHOP
www.chipshopnyc.com
129 Atlantic Ave., between Clinton & Henry, 718-855-7775

What it is: Classic Brit, from Spotted Dick to Old Speckled Hen to Beatles/Bowie posters to the propaganda slapped on the tables and walls.
Why we love it: Something about gloomy Brits and their greasy, caloric, hoppy habits make us very happy.
Who to bring: Football (re: soccer) fans, especially those of Arsenal, the house team. Friends who want to share fried macaroni, fish n’ chips, and a fried snickers with you, leaving all guilt aside.
What to order: Some of the 16 beers on tap rotate weekly, so ask the bartender if there’s something new and special. Otherwise?: A pint of Harp, fish n’ chips and a fried Twinkie.
ChipShop fun fact: The deep-fried Hostess Cherry Pie was banned from the menu because the actual pie has trans fats, but it is said that you can bring in whatever you want, and they will fry it for you.

This is the latest in our series on the venues featured in the Brokelyn Beer Book. Brooklyn Ice House in Red Hook is the perfect out-of-the-way destination for this first weekend of spring.

BROOKLYN ICE HOUSE
318 Van Brunt St. between Pioneer & King, Red Hook, 718-222-1865

What is it: Red Hook’s Brooklyn Ice House is a neon lit beacon of hope on an otherwise “where the f am I?” stretch of Van Brunt Street.
Why we love it: People always asking what there is to do in Red Hook.
Who to bring: What might look like a strictly neighborhood dive, is in fact, a well cared for and tended establishment with a come-one-come-all atmosphere fit for locals and out-of-neighborhooders alike. Anyone with wheels (getting out to Red Hook can be tough!) or a beer connoisseur.
What to order: Two pulled pork sandwiches for $5 and onion rings. Absolutely delicious.
Ice House fun fact: The bar has 60-plus beers, categorized by country for your convenience.

Beth: comedienne, Brokelyn writer.

Who doesn’t need a real reason to spend Wednesday nights at a bar? This Wednesday, Feb. 17, our very own Beth Hoyt (of Connect Four tourney fame) is hosting a new event called Speakeasy, a free weekly story-telling series at the Sackett bar, one of our homes away from home (661 Sackett St. between Fourth and Fifth Aves.). Beth has a line-up of “funny and smart people,” including Jessie Cantrell, Ryan Paulson and others, who are going to get on stage and share their stories with you. It’s not really stand-up and not really improv—just awesome people telling tales.

You might even be inspired to share something yourself. I’m sure if you drink too much and want to share your “why I’m still single” theory, Beth will totally let you. The story-telling starts at 8, but show up early and challenge the bartender, Ann, to a round of Boggle—win and she’ll buy you a drink. More info here.

Due to an unexpected stampede, we are completely sold out of Beer Books. To put your name on a waiting list so we can let you know if any more become available, please send an email to beerbook@brokelyn.com.

Your dilemmas: You have a craft-ale palate and a PBR budget. And you want to try some new places, maybe even outside your neighborhood. But where to go?

Our solution: The Brokelyn Beer Book!

Yes, readers, your fellow lushes at Brokelyn—and the insane design talents at The Heads of State—have joined forces on The Brokelyn Beer Book, a passport to our favorite bars and beer-centric eateries that gives you a chance to try a whole bunch of new places (or revisit old favorites) for a teensy fraction of what it would cost you without our generous financial-aid package.

Quite simply, The Brokelyn Beer Book is a coupon book good for 25 beers—pints, bottles, microwbrews and craft ales—at 25 of the borough’s best brew pubs, taverns, beer-loving restaurants, dive bars and even a bowling alley.

How much would you pay for all of these beers? Purchased one at a time, you’d pay at least $125. Easily $150. And possibly more.

But the cost for this never-before-available-to-the-public book is just $25. Or a buck a beer. (Not including the generous tip you will surely leave in your overjoyed state and the rounds you will buy your friends afterwards because you’re feeling so flush.)

It’s no accident that our limited-edition Brokelyn Beer Book comes just in time for Valentine’s Day. Whether you’re old marrieds or new maybes, is there any better way to say “I’d love to get drunk with you?”

This handsomely designed book features all the greatest bars from Greenpoint to the South Slope: The Atlantic ChipShop, Bar Great Harry, Bar Matchless, The Bell House, Black Mountain Winehouse, Black Rabbit, The Brazen Head, Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn Ice House, B61, Ceol, The Charleston, The Diamond, The Gate, High Dive,  Manhattan Inn, No. 7, Pacific Standard, The Sackett, Sidecar, Strong Place, Sycamore,  Trophy Bar and Union Hall. And you can walk, not run, to cash these coupons in—they’re redeemable through the end of 2010.

Click here to find out more about our participating bars.

No, the limited-edition Brokelyn Beer Book is not sold in stores at any price. Order here—by Tuesday for Valentine’s Day delivery. (Wednesday’s probably still okay but Thursday might be pushing it. UPDATE: The book is sold out. Please put your name on our waiting list by emailing beerbook@brokelyn.com.

appaholics

Picture this scenario: you had a job interview in some foreign section of town and, if it went anything like our interviews, it was an unquestionable disaster, due to vague reasons of “not addressing the room” and less vague ones like “completely and totally flubbing questions about the economy for an economic reporter job.” Your morning hopes of being able to splurge on a $6 Hennepin in celebration have been replaced again by the afternoon reality of drink-special consolation. What you need is some sort of function or operation to help you find a cheap drink, and fast!

Thanks to the ever-expanding effort to leave no aspect of modern life un-apped, you are in luck. The Cocktail Compass from L Magazine and Night and Day Studios gives you access to a database of happy hour information for 866 bars (167 in Brooklyn, 662 in Manhattan).

so close..

It can find your location and tell you the nearest one, what the bar specials are and how much time is remaining, with the time even changing to bright red when OH GOD THERE’S ONLY 15 MINUTES LEFT GO GO GO! And it’s free.  You can also search by borough, neighborhood or name.

The list isn’t 100 percent comprehensive—Boat on Smith is listed but the Brazen Head isn’t—though it does seem to be a handy little helper. For example, if this reporter needed a drink right now to calm down from his strenuous early afternoon of trying to set up an interview with REO Speedwagon for a freelance assignment, dialing up the Cocktail Compass tells him to go 0.7 miles to Sharlene’s at 353 Flatbush Ave., daily happy hours 1 pm-7 pm, with $1 off all drinks. I can’t fight this feeling that I may end up there later.

Also, there’s a useful button to find a nearby car service, which pulls up the number for Arecibo. Not sure if this is because it’s the closest right now or because they have a deal with the company (you can see an ad for a bar in the screenshot  too). If only someone had laid out your car service price comparisons for you too.

Get the app here. (warning: iTunes link)