# 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 — registration is optional
- Next date: May 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
- Organizers: Gorilla Joe and Yoda Jedimaster

## Route (Schedule for May 9, 2026)

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

### Event Registration
Free, optional registration is available on the event page. Registration helps the organizers know who to look for on the route. Registrants can choose to appear on the public list with a display name and party size. The event page also shows public comments.

### 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 & Registration: https://drinkbeer.run/event
- Route Map: https://drinkbeer.run/route