. . . for a good Claus
The Tavern has a special place in the hearts of the Crawl’s founder, for it was there during the holiday season ten years ago that the idea for the Crawl was hatched. At the time, I was in a Santa Continue reading CDay -12: Adam’s Apple
One of the wonderful thing about the Crawl is how warmly we have been embraced by the various establishments that participate with us. Not only have we been welcomed by them but many go out of their way to participate. Continue reading CDay -13: The Brewery
No one has bought into the idea behind the Crawl more enthusiastically that Dave Krauth and Mike Hughes, the proprietors of Rotelli. Rotelli has a reputation for being the Pittsburgh bar in town. If the Steelers, Pirates, or Pens have Continue reading CDay -14: Rotelli
Special thanks to Chris Rosengrant and the staff at the Lion’s Den for being one of the original bars on the Santa Crawl. They were there when we were just five buds on a bar tour right up through the Continue reading CDay -15: The Lion’s Den
Bar Bleu made it’s debut on the Santa Crawl rotation in 2012 and it returns again this season. The great thing about being at Bar Blue in a red suit? You don’t have to worry about getting their fantastic finger Continue reading Crawl Day -16: Bar Bleu
Our Santa Crawl countdown continues. With 17 days to go, our Bar of the Day is the Gingerbread Man. The G-Man is one of the handful of establishments which have participated in every one of the ten Santa Crawls. Check Continue reading Minus 17 and Counting
There are 18 days remaining until we kick off the Santa Crawl on Dec 14th. Since there are 18 bars participating in the Crawl, I’ve decided to highlight a different establishment every day from now until the day of the Continue reading 18 Days – 18 Bars
Both the photo above (Kildare’s) and the video below (G-Man) where taken during our 2010 Crawl. Since then the event has more than doubled and has grown so large that we now overwhelm any single establishment. Hence, the rationale for Continue reading Doesn’t this look like fun?
Checkout this NY Times story from 2011 with photos from NY’s SantaCon.
The Santa Crawl will be adding a new bar to the itinerary this year. “Local Whiskey”, aka “The Second”, “Clover”, and “that bar above the Phyrst”, opened for business on December 17th last year, in time for the holiday season, Continue reading “Local Whiskey”