Bar Hop for St. Patrick's Day on Grand Street

Grand Street has hosted a St. Patrick’s Day neighborhood pub crawl annually for 9 years

Last year’s pub crawl at Redd’s Tavern.

Let’s face it, St. Patrick’s Day in Manhattan is cramped, overpriced, and full of strangers. So, 9 years ago on Grand Street we decided to offer the opposite—the Brooklyn alternative. Join us in the evening on March 17th at 14 of our bars, taverns, and pubs from 5-10pm for unique drink specials from $4 cocktails to free food and cheap whiskey + beer combos.

The lineup this year includes our neighborhood loyal dives Bushwick Country Club + the Second Chance Saloon and newcomers like Landline + Carneval all taking part. The one thing to be certain is that there will be a gem of a special at each spot on your hop.

The highlights, beverage wise—which is what really counts—include Redd’s Tavern with $4 cocktails + $3 shots and the special frozen Irish coffee from Lady Jay’s ($8). Noorman’s Kil which is famous as one of NYC’s best whiskey bars is an ideal location and has a Narragansett & Tyrconnell Irish Single Malt combo ($8) for the night.

As far as eats—Noorman’s Kil and their $2 Tuesday grilled cheeses should be a priority visit, as should Bushwick Country Club for pickle back shots and free hot dogs, and Carneval for empanadas ($5). The Big Whiskey is also serving Irish kitchen specialties for the occasion like a corned beef sandwich ($10) and Reuben ($12).

While this is the 9th year of a St. Patrick’s Day event on Grand Street, the BID will be out on the street + in the bars to keep things fresh. We’ll be handing out party favors at each location while traveling with our special guest Haireola Grande (@haireolagrande) bringing the party spirit of the holiday to you.

Here are the participants and specials for St. Patrick’s Day*:

Burnside (506 Grand) — $4 whiskey shots // $6 Jameson shots & can of lager combo

Carneval (507 Grand) — $5 beer + shot // $5 mixed drinks // $5 empanadas

Redd's Tavern (511 Grand) — $3 well shots // $5 beer & shot combos // $4 cocktail special

The Big Whiskey (524 Grand) — $10 Irish car bomb // $10 Irish coffee // $10 beer + shot // Irish kitchen Specialties (menu)

Huckleberry Bar (588 Grand) — $8 select beer + Jameson combo // $20 buckets (5) of white claw

Noorman's Kil (609 Grand) — $2 grilled cheeses // $8 Narragansett + shot of Tyrconnell Irish Single Malt

Bushwick Country Club (618 Grand) —  $8 frozen vodka thin mint cookie slushy // $8 stout + shot of whiskey // $6 pickle back // free hotdogs

Lady Jay's (633 Grand) — $8 frozen Irish coffee

Crystal Lake Brooklyn (647 Grand) — $6 Harpoon Craic Irish lager draft // $5 Bushmills shots // $5 Brooklyn Lager // $2 off Jameson Caskmates

The Second Chance Saloon (659 Grand) — $10 Jameson shot + Guinness pint combo

4th Down Sports Bar (750 Grand) — $5 shots of Jameson // $5 Guinness

Landline (790 Grand) — $10 Miller High Life champagne bottle + well shot

*Tip not included, only from 5 - 10 pm on March 17th.

Celebrate the anniversary of the Pickleback

The Bushwick Country Club is throwing a party on March 12th

The house special at Bushwick Country Club consists of McClure’s + Old Crow Whiskey

A ‘Pickleback’ is an order you’ll hear in bars across the country and even overseas, but did you know that the whiskey + pickle brine shot combo has its origins here on Grand Street?

The story goes that in the Bushwick Country Club on March 12th, 2006 while the bartender was snacking on McClure’s pickles (which at the time had just started next door) a bar patron asked to share a shot of whiskey chased by the McClure’s pickle brine. The bartender then poured two shots of Old Crow Whiskey and two shots of pickle brine and instantly loved the drink. He reported his finding to Bushwick Country Club owner John Roberts the next day and since then BCC has made the shot famous as the first to sell it in NYC.

The unique shot has conversely made Bushwick Country Club into the gem of Williamsburg that we know it as today. So, they are hosting a party on the drink’s 14th birthday next Thursday at 6pm with no cover, free barbecue, lots of pickleback shots, and all of the big buck hunter/ photo booth / mini golf (weather pending) fun that you can rely on finding at Bushwick Country Club.

Celebrate Thursday, and if you’re looking for more similar event at Bushwick Country Club then come back for our St. Patrick’s Day Bar Hop on Tuesday the 17th and for BCC’s anniversary on June 19th.

From Bushwick Country Club.

Happy 14th Birthday Bushwick Country Club

The neighborhood watering hole is celebrating on Wednesday, June 19th

The event will have free oysters + barbecue along with a champagne toast.
photo courtesy of DrinkedIn

As many descriptions of Bushwick Country Club note, it’s neither in Bushwick or a country club, but this staple bar has been on Grand Street for 14 years this Wednesday.

You can still celebrate in summer country club fashion however with free oysters, barbecue and mini golf on a 6 hole course in the backyard. The spot has a photo booth and arcade games as well, but beyond the extras the main draw has seemingly always been the sense of home Bushwick Country Club provides the neighborhood. The bar goes extra miles to create a sense of belonging, even creating country club “membership” cards for regulars.

BCC has also made a name for itself over the years, inventing the now well-known “pickleback” shot in 2006. So celebrate everything Bushwick Country Club has brought to the neighborhood over the past 14 years with a champagne toast and a shot with pickle juice for the chaser.