Last weekend, the handsome geniuses Alex and Evan over at Hot Knives held what promises to be the raddest event of August (and believe me, there is some cool shit going on in the city even just this weekend). The idea was so simple it’s a wonder it hasn’t been done before – a 40-mile bicycle tour of L.A.’s best beer stores. A group of about twenty, we ended up hitting six astounding locations and amassing copious amounts of brew.
At the end of the ride was the afterparty and tasting where we attempted to reach the mythical “99 bottles of beer on the wall.” Alas, in the photo are only 77. However, I think that at least 30 bottles of beer had to have been consumed along the way. I had two. Next time we’ll just need to hold on to our empties… or work on our tolerances.
Oh, and I can’t forget to mention the fantastic hot nuts prepared by the Hot Knives crew to complement the fine beers at the after-party. Delicious and oh-so-satisfying.
The Hot Knives have a write-up on their blog. Additional photos are available from the Flickrs of Wildbell, Existential Media, and Hair of the Dog Dave.
