Here it is, the long-awaited, highly-anticipated Riverwest Pub Crawl 2011 recap. We made it to 20 bars, took about 9 hours, and walked almost 12.5 miles. They had originally advertised it as 24 bars, but there were actually only 20 bars on the official list – the other 4 places were listed under “Other Local Favorites”, so we disregarded them. We did take some liberties by bypassing 3 of the listed bars and adding 3 of our own past favorites. Much fun was had, many pictures were taken, and many memories were fogged by the sweet elixir of hops, yeast, and water.
Here’s the rundown of the order of our stops, along with the times we arrived at each bar. Surprisingly, I kept up with my time-taking pretty well, unlike in years past where I failed after the first handful of places. You can see that we tend to make this more of a sprint than a crawl, since the longest we stayed at any one place was about half an hour to 45 minutes.
- The Gig – Noon
- The Squirrel Cage – 12:30
- Gee Willicker’s – 12:50
- Rio West Cantina – 1:10
- Uptowner – 1:30
- The Tracks – 1:57
- Klinger’s East – 2:23
- Bosco’s – 2:50
- Riverwest Tavern – 3:15
- Art Bar – 3:45
- TWO – 4:28
- Riverwest Public House – 5:10
- Club Timbuktu – 5:47
- River Horse – 6:00
- Stonefly Brewery – 6:20
- The Foundation – 7:00
- Falcon Bowl – 7:15
- Club 99 – no time noted
- Bremen Cafe – no time here either; I sense a pattern…
- Rick and Donna’s – 8:10; ah, the time is back!
I seriously love this pub crawl – it is one of my favorite days of the year. Here are a couple shots from along the way. The beer’s effect becomes quite obvious by the end, ha! (hey don’t judge, it was 20+ beers, people. i’d like to see you try that) Until next year, RPC…
