Clovis Old Town Beer Crawl- a busy mom's review...

Do you like standing in long lines?

Do you like warm/hot stuffy shops filled with people?

Do you like IPA's?

Do you like fruity beer?

If you answered YES to any of those- this event in Old Town Clovis is for you! The annual Craft Beer Crawl in downtown Clovis in March... and sadly, I will never go back.

My husband and I love red ales-- we did not find one!

Now, we did enjoy looking at the shops items for sale- it was neat to incorporate the small town shops within the beer crawl- the issue.... you cannot leave with your BEER! So everyone is standing inside, making it stuffy-- hot... and miserable.

Clovis PD needs to learn to look the other way on this 1 day of the year.... this way people can enjoy the outdoors with their beer.

Tioga Sequoia was our favorite- and that is only 10 minutes up the road... I would rather sit there with beers for the $75 we paid Old Town Clovis + the babysitter we paid to take care of the minions. In fact YardHouse in Fresno would have been a better idea (and cheaper)!

We tried it.... live and learn!

-Auggie

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