I'd like to think I've done my fair share of indulging in beer tastings, festivals, tours and what…read morenot. But I've never, ever done a pub crawl. My point of reference has always been the one I have seen during First Friday. You know the one, the one with women in tutus and dudes in, tutus running down St. Mary's Street. I imagine with all the barhopping from checkpoint to checkpoint sooner or later someone is gonna ralph all over a sidewalk. However, I was talked into doing the one St. Arnold Brewery had put on recently as a promotional event. Five check in points for a pint glass created specifically for this event. You are given five locations to choose in any order: Stella Public House, Frank's, B&D's, The Friendly Spot and your final destination Alamo Street; a punchout card and roughly three hours to have it all filled. Pretty straightforward, right? Well. A couple of things happened along the way while checking into places. One issue the flow of pub crawlers was not congruent with stay time. For example the Stella Public House was maxed out to capacity, due to the traffic of participants. I did skip it opting for Frank's a few yards down but nonetheless the results were the same. The thinking is that you had to have a drink at each point, which some people did. I must reiterate you don't have to drink anything at any of the locations to participate, you just have to have your card punched by a rep. Moving from the direction of the Blue Star Complex towards the area of the Friendly Spot the crowds either tapered off or dissipated. For example B&D's was hours away from the mad rush. And The Friendly Spot had plenty of seating. In my opinion I think the event would've benefited from having locations spread across Southtown, thus alleviating traffic and creating urgency. Another minor critique is I would've actually liked to have seen St. Arnold's booths of some sort offering their beers on tap or in a can at destinations. Still in it's totality I enjoyed the experience despite some of its shortcomings. Seeing participants go from spot to to spot with their magic punchout card, as though it were an Olympic Event; was kinda inspiring. And the rad pint glass, my Major Award at the end was a sight to behold. I definitely would like to do one again at some point, I just need to begin training. ps. I saw some people stumbling at the tail end. Lucky we didn't have to pass some torch or baton of some sort...

Cheers! St. Arnold's Pub Crawl is so much fun!…read more The Houston brewery puts these on every year, or more often if you're lucky. Basically, you get a punch card at one of five local bars that are all close to each other. At each pub, you get your St. Arnold's card punched. Get them all punched, and collect a free special edition pint glass! Score! Prost! St. Arnold's is the oldest independent brewery in Houston, the city's first real microbrewery. They've since moved to a bigger and classier location to churn out the beer! They offer a bunch of favorites, and usually some cool seaonals. Be sure to check out a different St. Arnold's beer at each stop! You'll be sure to know where the crawl ends- you'll find St. Arnold's Art Car, plastered with St. Arnold's art, in the style of the Houston tradition and infamous Art Car Parade. Did you know that Saint Arnold is the patron saint of brewers? In order to become a saint, you have to perform some miracles. St. Arnold's was that he and some thirsty worshipers were going on a pilgrimage, and came across an empty house, where they found a single beer, and a mug. They poured the beer into the mug, and started passing the beer around to the thirsty monks- but as they passed it around, it never went empty! The beer kept providing sustenance and booze to the monks until they could drink no more. It was a beer miracle! St. Arnold was canonized, as this beer obviously came straight from Heaven. When I went on the Pub Crawl, it was through Southtown, ending up in the Blue Star area.

If you are looking to make some new connections and relight (or start) your first downtown…read moreexperience, I would definitely recommend Austin Pubcrawl!! Being in Austin for about 6+ years now (and in my mid-20s) my group of friends and I's nightlife lifestyle evolved to pretty much coming downtown for power hour and just staying at one bar til the night ended. Needless to say, it became a little too routine. HOWEVER, Austin Pubcrawl reignited the nostalgia from the first time I EVER went downtown: - meeting new people - multiple new bars (4 to be exact) - dancing (alot to be exact haha) Those ideas alone made me love the experience but to top it off.. We got DRINK SPECIALS as low as $2.25!! Wooo!! Anddd the hosts were SUPERR accommodating and made sure that each member in the group felt comfortable!! You could definitely tell that they just wanted everyone to have fun! So, kudos to Austin Pubcrawl! I will definitely be going back when I need a change of pace again!

I was out with a group of 7 people here in Austin this past weekend for the pub crawl and had SUCH…read moreA FUN TIME! I was a bit late, so I missed check-in and the guides were super communicative to make sure I found the group at the right time. We visited three bars on dirty sixth, and really got a good view of the nightlife around the downtown area. As we attended each bar, there are specialty drinks that the pub crawl has partnered with the bar. My favorite is the Captain America - a heroic classic shot (yes, shot!) - at Buckshots that consists of raspberry liquor, sprite, and blue curacao, plus some additional stuff. Super yum! All the drink specials are such steals that this tour is a bargain! If you're feeling parched and looking for something to quench your thirst while in Austin, your group of friends should sign up with Austin Pubcrawl!

This is a good local spot! Every time I'm greeted with a smile! The owners are always there talking…read morewith the customers and you can put money that someone is gonna buy you a beer. The difference here is that they do not serve liquor but you can bring your own bottle and pay a small fee to have it on your table. The back patio is awesome! Lots of great seating and a stage for live entertainment. There is a food truck outside sometimes . I'm sure they might let you set up shop if you own one. DJ socio is always cracking out the hip hop and techno night hits! Zelda beautiful self is always waiting for you with a smile! Also I even inquired about doing a private event and the owner said yes! Go check it out and see why you'll fall in love with grabbing a quick beer

Great place and staff especially the owners very respectful and professional. I've known them since…read morethis place opened. Great place on Friday and Saturday live DJ He's so cool and takes care of all the customers. They take great care of us U.S.Military Veterans when we're their with our wife and out of town family and close friends. Awsome happy hour specials. God bless them all. Thank you Mr Jose owner..

Great time - highly recommend!!! A+ for Alex! Great for a bachelorette party or bachelor 100%read more

Try it out don't worry it's a Texas thing we all love to do all the Texas tuff and end of the day…read morewe want a cold beer to cool off

From the owner: Newly opened local watering hole that has a fine selection of boos!read more