Remember, remember the Fifth of November,
The Gunpowder Treason and Plot,
I see no reason
Why the Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot.
For our first bike pub crawl in the Beat, we're going to blow off the last of that election tension on Wednesday, November 5th and check out a handful of the Hartford British/Irish pubs on the traditional date for
"Guy Fawkes Night" in the United Kingdom. True, the celebration normally includes the
burning of effigies, but we're taking a break from the destruction and just enjoying a few fine brews here in this "New" version of England. Everyone with a bike is welcome to join the crawl. We'll start at The Corner Pug and allow some time for food while the stragglers get in. Below is a rough schedule, in case you can't make the whole shebang (very loose schedule and subject to change on a whim)
- 7 pm - 8:15 pm: The Corner Pug, 1046 New Britain Ave., West Hartford, CT
- 8:30 - 9:30: The Half Door*, 270 Sisson Ave., Hartford, CT
- 9:45 - 10:15: McKinnon's Irish Pub, 114 Asylum St., Hartford, CT
- 10:20 - 11:00: Vaughan's Public House, 59 Pratt St., Hartford, CT
* Note: The Half Door usually has a band for their $2 pint night on Wednesdays and therefore charges a nominal cover charge (~$4). It varies, but usually if you get in before 9 pm, you can beat the cover.
Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, t'was his intent
To blow up the King and Parli'ment.
Three-score barrels of powder below
To prove old England's overthrow;
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