# Beer Run — Complete Information

## Summary
Beer Run is a casual, free brewery-hopping running event through the Fox Valley in St. Charles and Geneva, Illinois. Organized by Gorilla Joe and Yoda Jedimaster, participants run (or walk, or crawl) 7.1 miles through 7 craft breweries. There is no entry fee, no prizes, and no rules. Just beer, running, and community.

## Contact
- Website: https://drinkbeer.run

## Event Details
- Distance: 7.1 miles total
- Number of brewery stops: 7
- Location: St. Charles & Geneva, Illinois (Fox Valley)
- Entry fee: Free — no registration required
- Next date: TBD — the next Beer Run has not been scheduled yet
- Organizers: Gorilla Joe and Yoda Jedimaster

## Route (running order and stop times when the run is held)

1. 2:00 PM — Pollyanna Brewing Company, 106 S Riverside Ave, St Charles, IL 60174 (Start, 0.0 miles) — The starting line. Carb up.
2. 3:00 PM — Penrose Brewing Company, 509 Stevens Street, Geneva, IL 60134 (1.7 miles) — The legs are fresh. The beer is cold.
3. 4:00 PM — Art History Brewing, 649 West State St, Geneva, IL 60134 (0.4 miles) — Short walk. You earned this one by showing up.
4. 5:00 PM — 93 Octane Brewery, 1825 Lincoln Highway, Saint Charles, IL 60174 (1.5 miles) — Fuel up. High octane only.
5. 6:00 PM — Riverlands Brewing Company, 1860 Dean Street Unit A, St. Charles, IL 60174 (1.7 miles) — This is where you start asking yourself, "Why are we only having one drink at each stop?"
6. 7:00 PM — Brother Chimp Brewing, 303 N 4th Street, Suite A, Saint Charles, IL 60174 (1.2 miles) — The new kid on the block. Same building D&G used to call home, new chimp in charge.
7. 7:45 PM — Alter Brewing Company, 12 S. First St, St. Charles, IL 60174 (0.6 miles) — The finish line. Food. Beer. Victory.
8. 8:00 PM — Fall Into River, Fox River next to Alter Brewing (12 feet) — Optional. But tradition.

## Participation Rules
- There are no rules. Don't be a jerk.
- You can hop in and hop out at any point.
- Invite friends, family, or enemies to join at any stop.
- Meet at Alter Brewing for food afterward.
- Let the organizers know where and when you'll join so they can look out for you.

## Interactive Features

### Beers Per Mile (BPM) Calculator
A fun, rigorously unscientific tool that calculates your projected Beers Per Mile based on:
- Running pace (from sprinting to crawling)
- Outfit choice (normal gear, banana suit, gorilla costume, business attire, Jedi robes, baby stroller)
- Personality type (life of the party, competitive athlete, philosopher, designated encourager, chaos agent)

Results include a fun verdict ranging from "The Gazelle" (too fast, not enough beer) to "The River Swimmer" (statistically guaranteed to end up in the Fox River).

## Testimonials
- "What's harder, climbing Everest or Beer Run?" — Anonymous Mountaineer
- "Is Gorilla Joe really going to retire, or is he just taking a sabbatical to train for the Olympics?" — Concerned Participant
- "This takes longer than running the Boston Marathon. Sometimes." — Actual Marathon Runner
- "Who's watching Metzger's hives of bees while he is off on a drilling ship in the Mediterranean? And can we make enough mead with his honey before he comes back?" — Mead Enthusiast
- "McRun is running with a baby stroller. I didn't even know he had kids!" — Bewildered Spectator
- "I trained for six months. Then I realized it's not that kind of run. Best day of my life." — Former Cross Country Captain
- "My Garmin watch told me to stop. I told it we were just getting started." — Digital Rebel
- "I came for the beer. I stayed because my legs stopped working at stop 5." — Honest Participant
- "Yoda told me to 'do or do not, there is no try.' So I did all 7 breweries. Blame Yoda." — Padawan Runner
- "My running app congratulated me on 'the longest pub crawl it has ever seen.'" — Fitbit Confusion

## Pages
- Home: https://drinkbeer.run/
- Event Details: https://drinkbeer.run/event
- Route Map: https://drinkbeer.run/route