Pre Beer

El Sueno and I set out at the crack of noon today to check out the route for our next HEAD Trip. We zipped up to Oakland and parked at a public lot then traipsed over to Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon. Honestly, this is the coolest bar I have ever honked down a beer in. We we decided to drink the local brew since it was there, we were there, and it just made sense. Plus, we're going to tour the Linden Street Brewery, so we thought we'd prime the pump. Pumps primed, we left the bar. I really wanted to stay there but since you have to leave the bar to go to the bathroom we eventually had to go. Then we traipsed back to our car (I love that word. Traipse) and tootled up Third Street to Linden Street. We parked and went inside. It is a cool old building with a nifty little brewery inside. Operative word here is "little". The whole place is marginally bigger than our garage, but the taproom is very nice and the owner is a gregarious man with a really impressive beard.

Next, we headed (ha!) over to the Warehouse Bar & Grill for lunch. The Warehouse is a cop bar which is cool because the people are nice, the food is good and you feel really safe there. We shared a Warehouse burger, which was so good you could plotz. I almost did but , like I said, it's a cop bar and I didn't wast to cause any trouble.

We then went back to our car and motored home. On the way, we decided that we need to rearrange the event so we can spend more time at Heinold's. Plus there's ample parking at the brewery and it will work out better this way. What we're going to do now is meet at the Linden Street Brewery, grab a bite at the Warehouse, and camp out at Heinold's until they make us leave...or we have to pee.
It's gonna be a hoot! See you there!!!