Brokelyn

FRIDAY
thru sat: the annual cmj festival wraps things up. bonus: tips for scoping out the freebies.

thru sat: pitchfork’s answer to cmj, #offline, concludes with titus andronicus, matthew dear, javelin, more. brooklyn bowl, $10.

9pm: the gutter takes its movie series up to eleven with this is spinal tap. $9 admission includes two sly fox beers (stonehenge replicas not included). Read the rest of this entry »

The Brooklyn Book Festival: Some might call it the literary event of the season, THE day for Brooklyn’s book-lovers to come out and share the air with the most lauded authors and scribes around. We call it the perfect time to hold a little book festival of our own: the Great Brokelyn Book Swap. Come join Team Brokelyn on Sunday, Sept. 12, when we’ll be getting together at People’s Republic of Brooklyn from 4 to 6 p.m. to swap our favorite books, throw back a few and toast all that’s free. We know how hard it can be to impress the lit professor in your social circle when a “new release” is whatever your neighbor left on their stoop the night before.This is your chance to nab the pricey hardcover, and partake in PRB’s generous drink specials ($10 Coors Light pitchers, $15 premium pitchers and $1 off well drinks). Read the rest of this entry »

This is the latest in our series on the venues featured in the Brokelyn Beer Book. With its prodigious on-tap and bottled selection, Bar Great Harry in Carroll Gardens is about the beer, plain and simple.

BAR GREAT HARRY
www.bargreatharry.com
280 Smith St. between Sackett & Degraw, Carroll Gardens, 718-222-1103

What it is: Hops heaven
Why we love it: 20 constantly rotating craft taps, one rotating hand-pump cask and 30+ bottles
Who to bring: Beer snobs who know a Sly Fox from a Flying Dog.
What to order: We couldn’t presume to decide for you, but the dub pies are cooked fresh per order.
Bar Great Harry fun fact: Every other Tuesday is Brewery Night, with $4 beers from the brewery of the day.

Hankering for a permanent reminder of your love affair with Brooklyn? Sunday’s your deeply-discounted chance, courtesy of the inking wizards at Brooklyn Tattoo. The Brooklyn Bridge turns 127 this month, and the Smith St. tattoo artists are honoring the edifice with $27 bridge tattoos. At least 15 designs will be available, and the one-day price is a steep drop-off  from the usual $75-$130. The sale’s from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and it’s first-come, first-served. Read the rest of this entry »

This is the latest in our series on the venues featured in the Brokelyn Beer Book. Ceol: Irish pub, Smith St., today. Enough said.

CEOL
www.ceolpub.com
191 Smith St. between Baltic & Warren, Cobble Hill 347-643-9911 Read the rest of this entry »