The 12 Bars of Christmas

12 Bars of Christmas
Lincoln Park's Largest FREE Pub Crawl Now that's a reason to celebrate!
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2008

Special Thanks to Wayne Watrach for the 2008 12 Bars Graphic! waynewatrach.com

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE 400+ REVELERS THAT HELPED MAKE THE 2008
PPC 12 BARS YET ANOTHER GREAT SUCCESS!!!

Pictures from the 2008 Event!!

The PPC's Winter Flagship Event
The 12th Annual 12 Bars of Christmas
Lincoln Park Neighborhood Pub Crawl - 2008

Celebrating TWELVE YEARS of FREE Pub Crawling With FRIENDS In The NEIGHBORHOOD

Saturday, December 6th
Starting 3pm at Bricks Pizza - 1909 N. Lincoln
(just Southeast of the Lincoln/Sedgwick/Armitage intersection)

Free Wristbands, Drink Specials at Each Bar,
Plenty of Friends and Holiday Cheer!

Updated: 12/08/2008

Click here to download a printable flyer in MS Word or Adobe PDF

[trust me, after the fourth or fifth bar you WILL need this handy reference!]

The Tradition Continues! What started out in December of 1997 as just a handful of friends joking around that we should go a 12-Bar tear to kill time on a Friday night after work in Lincoln Park has mushroomed into one of the largest free pub crawls in the City of Chicago with the event attracting over 400 participants in 2007!

Although there have been evolutionary changes along the way, like moving the event onto Saturday night (so more folks could attend), free wristbands, and of course, pre-negotiated drink specials, our core traditions remain the same... good friends, good drinks, good times, and even some free Santa Hats for the early birds.

And even though this event has grown to one of the largest private pub crawls in the city, to this day we don't collect one penny from our friends for this event, as we do not wish to make your charitable giving decision for you by collecting on someone else's behalf or line our own pockets (hey, we have decent jobs to pay the bar tab!). We think it's great that others raise money for charity (so please be generous to the charity of your choice) and peeps are certainly within their own rights to supplement their income by organizing fun stuff for their friends, but that's just not what we're all about. We're just here to have a good time!

Hope to see you all there!

PPC's 12th Annual 12 Bars of Christmas
Lincoln Park Neighborhood Pub Crawl

Saturday, December 6st, 2008
Starting 3pm at Bricks Pizza - 1909 N. Lincoln

Click here to download a printable flyer in Adobe PDF

And for those who like visuals,
here's the 2008 Route Map!

Bar #	Start	End	Venue	Address	Specials
1	3:00 PM	3:45 PM	Opening Ceremonies @ Brick's Pizza	1909 N. Lincoln	Ben gets the party started with $2 12oz miller and Bud Lights and $3 pizza-by-the-big-slice, we'll have cheese, pepperoni and sausage pizzas
2	3:45 PM	4:15 PM	*Sedgwick's*	1935 N. Sedgwick	Mike has hooked us up with $3 tall well drinks and domestic drafts (Miller Lite or Coors Light) $5 Captain and Jack drinks and $5 bombs.
3a	4:15 PM	>>>>>>	River Shannon	425 W. Armitage	Gina @ the Lodge Group came through for us again with $2.50 Bud Lights, $4.00 Goose Island seasonal $3.50 Well Vodka drinks and $1.25 Kamikazee shots. Something for the whole family!
3b	<<<<<<	5:00 PM	Gamekeepers (NEW)	345 W. Armitage	John got us $3 domestic bottles and $4 Import Drafts as well as $3 Jose Cuervo Tequilla shots
4a	5:00 PM	5:30 PM	Four Farthings	2060 N. Cleveland	Bill has set us up with $2.50 High Life bottles, $3 Sam Adams, $4 Stella bottles and $3 Blueberry bomb shots.
4b	5:00 PM	5:30 PM	O'Malley's West (NEW)	2249 N. Lincoln Ave.	*Scott has taken care of us with $2 domestic drafts and $3 well drinks*
5	5:30 PM	6:00 PM	*Lion's Head Pub*	2251 N. Lincoln Ave.	Mike has kept Lion's Head on the map with $2.75 Bud Light and Smirnoff bloody marys and $2.50 beer of the month.
6a	6:00 PM	>>>>>>	Kendall's/Kelsey's 2-Bar Halftime Party	Kendall's - 2263 N. Lincoln	Matt has set us up with $2.50 domestic bottles and $4 mixed drinks and $2 Pucker Shots. Specials are good at either bar!
6b	<<<<<<	7:00 PM	Kendall's/Kelsey's 2-Bar Halftime Party	Kelsey's - 2265 N. Lincoln
7	7:00 PM	7:30 PM	*John Barleycorn*	658 W. Belden Ave.	Amber has returned Barleycorn to the lineup after a five-year absence with $1 off everything ($3 beers/$4 mixed drinks). Lots of good beers to choose from too!
8	7:30 PM	8:30 PM	Hidden Shamrock (includes travel time from Barleycorn)	Hidden Shamrock - 2723 N. Halsted St.	*Cathy, my favorite bar manager of all time has hooked us up with with $2 PBR drafts and Soco/Lime shots and $5 bombs (Grape, O and Cherry)*
9	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	Uncle Fatty's (New)	2833 N. Sheffield Ave	*Mark got us $3 Coors Light bottles , $4 Bacardi cocktails and $5 K bombs (Kilo Kai Rum and Red Bull )*
10	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	Mad River	2909 N. Sheffield	*Jenny has gotten us $3 Coors Light drafts and $3 well drinks*
11	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	Mix	Mix - 2843 N. Halsted	*Mark has us in the groove with $2 bottles , $3 Stoli cocktails*
12	10:00 PM	?????	Grande Finale @ The Union - note these specials are good the rest of the night so long as you display your wristband!	The Union - 2858 N. Halsted	TJ at the Union showed is WHY this is an ending bar by offering $2 Bud/Bud Light drafts, and $2 Santa's Helper Shots.

Highlights for 2008 will include:

FLIGHTING: This thing is getting a bit too big to all be in the same bar at the same time, so plan on moving it along in smaller groups for better service at the bars (get your drinks faster!). Specials are being negotiated with the bars across longer windows to accommodate this.

BACKUP BARS TO REDUCE CONGESTION ON ARMITAGE AND LINCOLN: Let's face it, River Shannon, the sentimental home and traditional start of our 12 Bars in years past is way too small for this monster pub crawl so we've added Gamekeepers in the same time slot for those who can't get into River Shannon. Likewise we've added O'Malley's West for those who can't get into Four Farthings and/or Kelsey's & Kendall's. More options for less crowding and better service!

TWO-BAR HALFTIME PARTY AT KELSEY'S AND KENDALL'S: To properly celebrate halftime of the crawl (and carb up at Lincoln Ave Pizza by the Slice, if necessary) we will be visiting Kelsey's and Kendall's simultaneously and have reserved an extra long window on the schedule for the halftime party. These bars are right next door to each other and people will be encouraged to move freely between them.

YOU TOO CAN BE AN "ALL STAR": For those who remember last year's event, we once again did the foil stars to stick to people's nametags as a kind of "bogey count" to show how many bars you were at. One star per bar and you don't need to drink anything to earn a star, just be at the bar itself. Mad props to those who can collect all 12!!!!

Visiting From Out of Town?

Don't even think of driving home after this wipeout!

Nice place to crash (aside from Fuji's couch at Party Central) Days Inn Lincoln Park - 644 West Diversey Parkway (At Diversey, Clark & Broadway Street) Chicago, IL, 60614 US 773-525-7010. This hotel is about two blocks directly East of the two ending bars! Approx $90-$120/night.

Dive Place to crash - Diplomat Hotel - 3208 N Sheffield Ave, (Sheffield & Belmont, about three blocks North and two blocks East of the ending bars). Chicago, IL 60657. (773) 549-6800. Call for latest rates.

Pictures From Prior Years' 12 Bars!
(Going all the way back to the Clinton Administration!)

4th Annual 12 Bars Pix
12/9/2000

2001 5th Annual 12 Bars
12/8/2001

Fuji's PPC 6th Annual 12 Bars
12/7/2002

Other Peoples' Pix from the PPC's
12 Bars of Christmas
12/7/2002

2003 PPC 7th 12 Bars of Christmas
Album #1
12/6/2003

2003 PPC 12 Bars of Christmas
Album #2
12/6/2003

PPC's 8th Annual 12 Bars of Christmas Lincoln Park Neighborhood Pub Crawl
12/4/2004

PPC's 9th Annual 12 Bars of Christmas!!
12/3/2005

PPC's 10th Annual 12 Bars of Christmas
12/2/06

PPC's 11th Annual 12 Bars of Christmas
12/1/07

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