The Brazen Head

Nice solid place for happy hour. Their cheese night is awesome. A wide variety of beer and wine. Good ambience. Bathrooms are clean and a very cozy yard for summer weather.

Brunch food on Sunday. Lots of beers on tap. Just off court street in Brooklyn. Not a popular area for night life so this place is clutch in that regard. Casual atmosphere.

Been coming here for years. Non-​scuzzy dive, unpretentious, average in the awesomest way. Never gets annoyingly crowded or so loud that you can’t have a conversation. Outdoor patio area a plus if you smoke. Great beer selection, even better whiskey/​scotch/​bourbon selection. One of the bartenders comps if you’re at the bar for awhile. I’ll keep on returning.

Perfectly average bar in a good location. The vibe is alright, dark and slightly divey, and they have a small outdoor space with more chairs then they could ever fit back there piled in a corner — guess they were on sale. Went here on a date, and I would totally recommend it for that. Dark and quiet enough to have a nice personal conversation, and you can get away with only spending a few bucks for the night.
Solid drink special, $ 3 cans of PBR is right up my alley.
However the service is really slow. I went there on a Saturday and there was one bartender who seemed to be doing a great job at not bartending. The bar was dead and we had to wait way too long to get drinks or close out. Oh well.

Now i’ve finally got the opportunity to meet Rachel n i have to say she’s just as pleasant as the others… saw her last week but it was brief; came too late n she was closing down…

Great neighborhood bar. Great beer list, great assortment of whiskey. Refreshingly unpretentious. My new favorite hangout.

Free wings Monday 5 – 8. Very nice and lots of tap beer. Good find by Brooklyn law school! Happened to land here by dropping my son off to attend Brooklyn Law for the next 3 years. I’m sure he will be back with a crew over the years. And we will too!

Wow. The drink menu was fabulous. Scotch, rye, whiskey, beer. Such so happy that we stopped on our walk. Didn’t eat there. Ambiance is like a corner bar but without the hood rats. I will definitely go there again when I’m in town. OWLS AND TURNTABLES!!!

Nice bartenders, pretty good. I would most certainly go back.

I dropped in on a random Friday night after work and was surprised by how low-​key (i.e., NOT CROWDED) the joint was. They even had a happy hour going, in addition to a cool beer+shot of whisky deal too, which I of course could not refuse. Pretty good combo, I must say. Even better, this place has an amazing bourbon selection! And the beers on tap are not too shabby, either. To be honest, there’s really nothing I can think of to knock a star or two off this review for. Even the bartenders are friggin friendly!!!
This is an unpretentious Brooklyn pub I can roll with. Will definitely return!

I’ve been going to this bar for about 5 years now. During that time I have Dealt with most of the bartenders there and have always been happy with the service. It’s a great neighborhood bar with a great beer selection. But what’s with the two Friday night bar tenders with piss pour attitudes and service to match? I’ve been there twice now while those bar tenders were tending and they were the same each time. They ignore the bar for long spans of time while the mingle with each other. When they do finally take your drink order in the most unfriendly fashion, they tend to walk around having other casual conversations before realizing they still didn’t get you that drink. I ordered a last beer and somebody accidentally grabbed it while my back was turned. When I politely asked the bar tender if he might hook me up with another since somebody took mine from the bar he chastised me and told me he wasn’t responsible for some one taking my drink. Fare enough, you arent responsible, you are just a complete dick. I wasn’t demanding a free beer I just thought the establishment would do what I would do in that situation. After all Its just a beer and an easy way to make your customers want to come back. Instead (the girl backing him up) he decided to do the opposite and now I’m writing this review of their terrible service. When I looked around at the folks around me and asked if anybody else thought the two were complete dicks and I got many confirmations from complete strangers and one stranger even went as far as to buy me a beer. A super nice gesture that shouldn’t have been necessary. I recommend brazen head find a new pair of bar tenders to take the helm on Friday nights. My other friends left the bar to go some where else due to it and other friends of mine who I spoke with say they prefer other bars in the neighborhood now due to the same thing.
To the owners of Brazen Head, I will be happy to change the rating on this. I just wanted to make sure you would see it. Im generally not the kind of person to go out of my way to write a bad Unilocal review. Actually this is the first time Ive been inclined. Im not sure how to privately message you so I will answer your question here. Yes, it happened this past Friday night 3÷27÷15.

I like the free bagels on Sunday. Nice selection of beer. They allow you to order food in. Nice crowd.

Favorite bar in my neighborhood. Great beer menu. Always good stuff on the list and rotates fairly frequently.

I’ve been searching for a new bar to frequent on a regular basis, and I think I may have found just that at The Brazen Head.
Beers are all moderately priced, yay, and the happy hour goes late. If you want to impress whiskey people, they also have pours available for $ 9 – 14.
This is a rare bar that’s good for groups. There are plenty of tables and a cozy booth up front that’s great for a party.
I LOVE that you can bring food in, just today I saw a few dudes chowing down on Chipotle at the bar. On Sundays there are free bagels (!) and $ 5 mimosas, $ 6 bloodies. Not bad for day drinking!

I love this place! Happy hour lasts for as long as you’re paying for drinks and if you’re nice they give u wings in the afternoons. They also have darts and a backyard for us to smoke in. This is the best place in the world next to my own bed! No seriously come through!

Brazen Head is a classic local bar. Even though I don’t get here often, when I do I always feel like I’m in a true bar that exists solely for me to forget about whatever is going on in the rest of my life. That’s the mark of a great bar. I do wish it were less «family friendly» at times, I’ll just never be used to babies in bars… it’s weird and that’s what Park Slope is for. But the bartenders know their stuff, beer selection is great and there is always seating at the bar on a weekend afternoon. Can’t ask for much more.

This is a fantastic bar for happy hours in downtown Brooklyn. They have an early happy hour for the teacher which starts at like 2 or 3 pm and goes until 5ish. Then they have the regular happy hour which goes until 8 pm. Then they have the late night/​over night happy hour from midnight to 4am. They also have daily promotions such as Whiskey nigh (Tuesday), Ladies Night (Wednesday) and single malt scotch night (Friday).
The bar has an extensive whiskey/​bourbon/​rye/​scotch selection, absolutely one of the best I have seen outside of specialty Whiskey/​Bourbon bars. They also have more than a dozen taps, and your standard offering of bottled beers.
There is outdoor seating on the back porch and a binder of menus if you want to get food delivered. It’s little wonder I have spent a number of afternoon into evenings drinking, eating and hanging out at Brazen Head.

Wow I thought I reviewed this place years ago. It’s a real old school neighborhood bar. It’s one of the few bars I’ve been to where there’s a real mix of young and old. This isn’t a hipster joint at all, just a laid back place where the locals go. Beers are about normal priced but they have some good craft beers and daily specials. They even offer free food during some of their daily specials. If you’re into cask ales they’re the place to go for that, especially during one of their «cask beer festivals».
One of my favorite features are their back patio, it’s small and no frills but still has a number of stools and seats. They also have a dart board inside but you have to pass between the thrower and the dart board to go outside. I real design flaw but I’m glad they’ve kept the board.

Brazen Head is a cute local bar that I was delighted to discover is easy to find from the C Hoyt-​Schmerhorn station. They had a pretty meh happy hour special however they had a great selection of beers! I enjoyed an amazing SeaDog Apricot Wheat Ale and one of my new favorite drinks: malibu rum, sprite and cranberry juice. That unique mix was created for me after I asked the bartender what it was and he started making it. I actually really liked the service, the bartenders were very attentive and informative when two other of my girlfriends were asking questions. PS, draft beers come in small, medium and large sizes! Hooray! No worries about having your wallets raped here, folks (even if you don’t get beer!).
My one gripe — the party mix bowls. They have very large sized bowls with generous portions of delicious party mix but come on, how unsanitary to have a bowl out for EVERYONE to share? Do you know where their hands have been and what you’re putting in your mouth? Yikes. May I suggest personal bowls for everyone or would that be asking too much? (Note that my girlfriends and I had a bowl re-​filled for us with untouched party mix as per our request.)
Overall, I did like this place. The service was great and thought it was great they had daily happy hour specials. Also, this place seems to have a cute little outdoor space. I suppose whenever I’m in the neighborhood I’ll be back because why not!

Came here last night two meet 2 of my girlfriends before heading to a Unilocal event that was about 2 or 3 blocks away.
I like Brazen Head. I had never been here or even heard of it, but it’s a pretty neat little neighborhood bar that isn’t too hip, isn’t douchey-​fratty and doesn’t make itself try to be something lame or overly themed. Bars that don’t take themselves too seriously and are just innately ‘cool’ — +1.
Just your regular neighborhood bar filled with tons of publications, posters and flyers that support local art and events. Cool, I like when bars do this because you should totally support the neighborhood that supports you — +1.
Great selection of beers here, especially as far as seasonal craft brews (and even cask ale!) go. I had the SeaDog Apricot Wheat Ale, wasn’t my first time — but it had been awhile and it tasted glorious.
My fellow beer-​loving friend got a South Hampton Double and it was all sorts of refreshing, crisp and delicious. I also like that you can get any draft beer in 3 different sizes (S/​M/​L) so in case you want to try something new, you don’t have to make a commitment to a pint glass in case you don’t like it and this also makes for «wallet-​friendly» beer sampling! — +1.
Couple this with friendly bartenders, good weekly happy hour specials, free party mix in a super generous bowl + a sweet looking backyard for outdoor boozing and you’ve got yourself a neat little bar! — +1.
I’ll definitely be back here sometime!