Saint Arnold Austin Pub Crawl Wrap Up.

First stop: Zax Pints and Plates. Place was packed. The wife, baby and I worked our way to the bar. Now before I go on let me say a little something about bringing a baby/kid to a bar. I am all for it. Obviously, there are a few caveats. These are mine:

1. No smoke
2. Not too loud
3. Before 10pm (although the 9 o'clock hour is pushing it)
4. The baby/kid is not screamin or running around like mad. This sucks for other patrons, but more so for the baby/kid, they don't wanna be there.

Movin' on. Grabbed a ticket from Lenny. Got to the bar. Unfortunately, it was too packed to see what beers were on tap on the other end of the room. Fortunately, Chris was on that end of the bar. A quick call to him and our decision was made (that Beer Town Austin is so helpful). We were bad crawlers and ordered NB Ranger IPAs (Sofia did not want a Winter Stout, I blame her). Chatted with Beer Town Austin, Josh and Sarah.

Second stop: Ginger Man. Packed as well. We waited in line to get in, apparently they were over capacity. Once in I had a SA Lawnmower, which was not as good as I remembered it, but still decent. Sofia had a Brooklyn Brown ale, a beer she had not had since living in Brooklyn. She was giddy. At this point we met up with Matt, Matt's Dad and Michael.

Third stop: After putting Sofia and the baby in the car to head home, I waved goodbye and walked over to Ghost Room. This place is depressing, barely a shadow remains of the the old Ginger Man. And they were out of Saint Arnold beer. Oh well, let's move to Little Woodrows.

Fourth stop: Little Woodrow's. We missed out on the official Saint Arnold Austin Pub Crawl pint glass, but got a normal one, which was fine. After sharing one last beer we walked back across the river to our cars and bid each other a good night.

Overall: Fun. I would have thrown in Opal Divine's into the pub crawl and taken out Ghost Room. I suspect that the addition of Ghost Room had something to do with Ginger Man.

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This photo has nothing to do with the pub crawl, well maybe it does. It shows just what a beautiful night it was for a pub crawl. Perfect.