Brokelyn

Tonight, when you know it's time to stop.

You know about the big parade marching as we speak, and that classy green Guinness waiting for you later on, but how about free bowling all day and U2 in 3D? Those are Brooklyn Bowl’s offerings today, and our friends at the skint have much more in the way of special St. Paddy’s Day happenings. Brazen Head’s giving away free corned beef sandwiches at 5 p.m. (to be washed down with $5 Guinness pints & $6 Jameson); Rocky Sullivan’s is hosting Brooklyn’s Biggest St. Patrick’s Day Celebration with Gary OG and Seanchai & the Unity Squad tonight at 8; and there’s a full evening’s line-up at Spike Hill with a special St. Paddy’s menu. If that’s not enough, see the rest of the skint’s listings, and the links to even more leprechaun-ish stuff going on around the city.

Luckily, you don't need all this space to home brew

St. Patrick’s Day is almost here, and your choices to celebrate probably involve drinking of some kind, either by sneaking a cup o’ brew down to the parade or by going to the bar and ordering the drink-and-shot combination with a politically volatile name. Or, instead, you can commit to learning the art of brewing yourself, to save some cash next year, and to feel like your drinking habit is also a productive one.

Tonight, the folks at Brooklyn Brew Shop are giving away free home brew kits and other beer-related schwag for YOU if you can pass a test of craft beer trivia. The shop crew will be holding down The Double Windsor in Windsor Terrace from 7-9 p.m., where they will host beer trivia, and give away free 1-gallon homebrew kits, including ingredients for black & tan, grapefruit honey ale and new juniper- and coriander-spiced “Bel-Gin” Strong.

The Brew Shop opened in 2008 to help city folk brew their own beer in apartment-sized batches. Practice trivia question to get you ready for tonight: What has two thumbs and loves free beer schwag?