ReBar photo courtesy of Simply Dazzling Events.

You’ve been there before: unable to work at home, you pop in to the local coffee shop to soak up the wifi and get yourself focused with a cup of joe. The next thing you know, you’re on your third cup, you’ve got the shakes and somehow still aren’t done working. You’ve got to take the edge off somehow, but still don’t want to go home. What’s a girl to do? Fortunately for you, Brooklyn is home to bars that offer wifi AND open early enough to get you back in balance. Happy hour, here you come! (more…)

Hot Toddy for your cold body.

Fun fact: January and February are so devoid of joy that it’s perfectly acceptable to make up holidays. Case in point: Wednesday is National Hot Toddy Day, something clearly invented a few years ago so people had another reason to drink the best cocktail of the season (as if you needed a reason). The hot toddy is also the perfect cure to the winter cold: containing tea, lemon, honey and enough whiskey to burn out all viruses. In celebration, our friends at Google Places want to buy you a one at High Dive on Wednesday! (more…)

Where everybody knows your Twitter handle

Where do you go to tie one on after you’ve been laid off? Our friends over at FiPS have a good debate going on today — although one we hope you won’t have a need for anytime soon! — on this very topic. It’s a specific alchemy of elements you need: a place that’s comforting and friendly (Norm!) but not too rowdy that you can’t still drown your sorrows, with beers cheap enough to afford with your non-existent paycheck (free bar food helps too). Kerri at FiPS says her pick is High Dive, for its free popcorn, Boss-filled jukebox, chalkboard walls on which to scribble your unemployment rage and, most importantly, a drink board where friends can pre-pay for your drinks. What’s your pick? Team Brokelyn weighs in with some of ours below, several of which are sadly drawn from real experience. (more…)

We’re kicking off our series on venues featured in the Brokelyn Beer Book 2 today with a returning favorite: High Dive. See the whole list here at the Brokelyn Bar Guide.

HIGH DIVE
www.highdivebrooklyn.com
243 Fifth Ave. between Carroll & President, Park Slope, 718-788-0401

What it is: A lively, smart-looking spot in prime Slope carved out of a former “dive” bar location.
Why we love it: The beer selection is great, with 15 on tap and nearly 30 in bottles. But there’s cheap Miller High Lifes if you need to go that route, free popcorn (Old Bay optional) and a rad pinball machine. The jukebox is solid and the back porch is a well-decorated place to relax. (more…)

This is the sixth in our series on the venues featured in the Brooklyn Beer Book. Today we’re featuring High Dive, the Park Slope spot friendly to bloggers, drinkers and psycho killers alike.

HIGH DIVE
www.highdivebrooklyn.com
243 Fifth Ave. between Carroll & President, Park Slope, 718-788-0401

What it is: A lively, smart-looking spot in prime Slope carved out of a former “dive” bar location. (more…)

Miriam at the Brazen helps hide our cheapness. Photos by Eric Reichbaum.

Here’s something we learned in our conversations with bartenders during these long winter nights: The holiday season, with all its clove-spiced sweetness, is the best time of year to get away with serving cheap booze to your guests. How cheap? Think off-brand honorifics belonging to rums (Admiral Nelson, U.S. Beverage Corps, ret.) or bourbons (Kentucky Gentleman, from the 35th happiest state!).

So let’s say you have some family or coworkers dropping by and need to pass yourself off as slightly less impoverished than you really are. Follow this advice from a few of our favorite bartenders—Francesca and Jessica at Park Slope’s High Dive, and Miriam at the Brazen Head—on how to pass off the cheapest booze in the store. (more…)