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Love craft beer? So do we. With all the craft breweries in the St. Louis area, the plan is to get together and check out the scene. The breweries, the bars, the events - all that good stuff. We want to drink good beer, have fun and occasionally learn something. Official Code of Conduct - Must like accomplishing nothing - Sense of humor is not optional - In depth knowledge of craft beer is welcome but far from expected - Appreciation of everything beer a must - Pants are not optional
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See all- May the Fourth Craft Beer Bike RideSt. Louis, St. Louis, MO
This year we will start and end in Francis Park at the Rockwell Beer Garden for this May 4th Ride.
This ride is 13.2 miles with 1-4 miles between stops. This will cover a mixture of new destinations, favorite spots, and points of interest - hopefully you will discover a new place, path and/or meet new friends.
May the Fourth be with you!
Here is a downloadable GPS version of the route.
This is a social, no drop ride. We will stop to regroup if we get separated (at the top of a hill, through a traffic light, etc.). For those not biking, you are welcome to join us at our stops along the way!
The itinerary for the Sunday, May 4th ride is below:
- 11:15a-11:45a - Rockwell Beer Garden - You can park along Donavan Avenue which borders the west side of the park. Rockwell opens at 10am so feel free to arrive early if you want to get something to eat (or drink) before the ride begins. We will depart promptly at 11:45am and ride ~3 miles to our next stop.
- 12:15pm-12:45pm - Civil Life Brewery - One of our favorite stops with a great patio to enjoy and recharge before continuing on. From here we will ride ~1.5 miles to the Turkish Pavilion at Tower Grove Park for a photo stop and continue ~4 miles to our next stop.
- Our longer stop that will give time for those who want food to eat will be either Heavy Riff (BBQ) or Side Project Pizza. We'll decide at Civil Life and extend the time at one of those stops.
- 1:15pm-2p (or 2:15pm) - Heavy Riff Brewing - Heavy Riff has a great selection of beers featuring inspiration from a range of musical influences. We will ride just over 2 miles to our next stop.
- 2:15pm (or 2:30pm)-3:15pm - Side Project Pizza - This was formerly the Shared Brewing/Pizza Champ location right across from Side Project brewing. Their patio is an ideal place to share a draft, bottle, or a pizza. We will ride just over 3 miles back to Francis Park.
- 3:45pm-?? - Rockwell Beer Garden
We will post messages here during our stops if we are running ahead or behind schedule in case you want to meet up with us along the way.
Remember - bring a water bottle and we always recommend a lock even though we will be mostly stopping at places with patios that will be right next to our bikes.
Important Notice: The safest way to ride is to not consume alcohol before or during any bide ride. If you choose to sample alcoholic beverages at any time during the ride, we recommend you take advantage of ½ pours or 3 oz samples sizes. We also encourage you to share any samples you order with others in the group. This ride is intended for us to check out some of the venues in the area and meet new friends. This is not a pub crawl, no one should ride a bike or drive a vehicle after more than a drink or two.
