Spreading Yuletide Cheer: Scenes From A Holiday Pub Run

The Boulder Banditos running club held its second annual Holiday Pub Run on Dec. 22, spreading and imbibing holiday cheer at 10 Boulder, Colo., pubs and/or tasting rooms (7 microbreweries, 1 distillery, 1 meadery and 1 brand new roadhouse-themed restaurant that happened to be nearby). Here are some highlights from the wintry 7.2-mile run that included stops at Boulder Beer, Roadhouse Boulder Depot, Sanitas Brewing Co., Redstone Meadery, J. Wells Brewery, Vapor Distillery, Wild Woods Brewery, Upslope Brewing Co., FATE Brewing Co., Twisted Pine Brewing Co and a return visit to Boulder Beer. (Several other brewpubs and distilleries on the route were closed, otherwise it could have included 16 stops.)

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Departing Boulder Beer mostly sober at 4:25 p.m.

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And we're off!

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Next stop, the brand new Roadhouse Boulder Depot, the only stop without beverages made on the premises. (Appropriately, the sign says: "Arriving for the long haul December 2015")

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Pouring a mix of Avery IPA and Boulder Beer's Buffalo Gold at the Roadhouse Boulder Depot.

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Cheers!

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Cheers!

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Looking very festive and feeling even more so.

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This means it's time to move on.

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All aboard! We only ran on the railroad tracks because it was convenient.

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True to his style, Bogie arrived with 1 second to spare.

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Sanitas Brewing Co.

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Sanitas Brewing Co.

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Sanitas Brewing Co.

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Sanitas Brewing Co.

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Several runners on the pub run are Competitor wear-testers and we all agreed this was the best shoe-testing run of all time.

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Sanitas Brewing Co.

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Ian joined us just in the nick of time at Sanitas.

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Time to hit the road again!

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Steve putting on a smile because he's so happy to be at Redstone Meadery again!

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Pam really likes mead. Or she's trying her best to fake it.

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Mad dash out of the meadery!

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Did anyone actually see this on the way to J Wells?

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Chocolate Mlik Stout makes for silly pictures.

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Already plotting next summer's 25-pub run and ride!

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Traversing yet another railroad track!

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What?!? That's another running group that is actually out running!

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The shining path that leads to Vapor Distillery.

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Arriving at Vapor Distillery: "This is where the wheels will fall off!"

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Love the festive ambiance of our new favorite bar!

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Uh-oh! The wheels are about to fall off.

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Bottom's up! The wheels are coming off!

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Wendy looks like she's playing reindeer games!

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Cuba libre!

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Look: a photo from the Boulder Banditos original holiday pub run in 1928!

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The festive reindeer trying to have a rational conversation with the bartender.

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Wild Woods Brewery

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Wild Woods Brewery

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Wild Woods Brewery

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Wild Woods Brewery

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No idea what's going on here or why there are no drinks in the photo.

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"This is where we need to dig deep!" (As in ... dig deep into the bag of pretzels!)

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Upslope Brewing Co.

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Not a creature was stirring ...

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Upslope's Christmas Ale with Cranberry

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"Big, Bad Leroy Brown ... The baddest man in the whole damn town ... "

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Leaving Upslope, bound for Wild Woods, er, uh, Blackbelly Market, er, uh, BRU, er uh ... Fate!

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Oh good, another bar and more drinks!

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Greg and Cassie caught up to Kevin and the gang at Fate Brewing Co.

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No, you may not have another order of fried pickles to go.

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Selfie!

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Arriving at Twisted Pine after the Holiday Beer Quarter Mile.

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Steve's new nickname: Hoppy Boy!

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Contrary to prevailing rumors, Amy had not been cut-off by the very slow and rather rude bartender at Twisted Pine.

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Technically, Amy wasn't allowed to have any of these.

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Obviously, Amy drank a few of these.

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Selfie!

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That's a great motto for this event.

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Celebrating the finish back at the start!

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Back where we started, some 5 hours later.

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Finally, something to eat! (And for some, more beers!)

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Happy Holidays!

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Until next year!

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