Rogue Kitchen & Wetbar , Enjoy the ambience Fi). Oms: $$$ oes Tips: Damn those inviting "atmospheres! While you may be : tempted to linger, chances are you'll be starting from a SkyTrain and Rogue will be one of the first stops. Grab a seat at the community table, down a pint, and get movin’. Thursday hours: Open until midnight Friday/Saturday hours: or as long as there have been two or more bars within fa walking distance of each other, there have been pub walks. It’s essentially what it sounds like. Similar to a pub crawl, a pub walk takes place entirely on foot as participants travel from establishment to establishment, ordering a drink in each and enjoying the companionship that follows. But while pub crawls usually lack any form of endgame—other Pub 340 than the obvious one of last call—a new breed has emerged = - to give direction and an objective: Golden Miles. tei? go Bt The term, popularized by the 2013 British film The World’s Oms: $ Te End, refers to a pub walk consisting of 12 pints consumed at 12 different bars over the span of a single night. While the film’s Golden Mile was wrought with conflict and end-of- the-world drama, yours doesn’t have to be. You can plan your very own Golden Mile, complete with booze, friends, witty banter, and all the bathroom trips your bladder can handle. pinball machines could provide a nice While any restaurant/ bar-heavy sector of the city will breather though, if yo Fe lobking te suffice, we'll be focussing on the general vicinity of Gastown Z for scope’s sake. Ignoring for a moment that Gastown seems take a break. / like it was specifically designed with pub walking in mind, it Thursday hours: Open until 2 a.m. also contains some of the city’s finest wateringholes—plus a . lot of them serve grub that puts normal bar food to shame. It’s Friday/Saturday Hours: also a nice middle ground in case you want to veer off to places Open until 3 a.m. | on Granville Street or end up on Main Street. It’s easy to play j favourites with which bars you include, but remember that travel time is where things really start to add up. The closer the bars are together, the better. I’ve included 18 candidates here but you'll only need 12— or fewer, if you decide to add some of your own. For the typical Monday to Friday working class, Golden Miles present another problem: if you attempt one on the weekend, a lot of places will start charging cover later in the evening. You also run the risk of running into a lot of lineups, because it’s the freakin’ weekend, you dolt. If you can swing it, Thursday is the perfect day for undertaking a Golden Mile. Some bars are closed Tips: There’s karaoke on Thursdays starting at 9 p.m. but don’t let your need to ruin Hall & Oates distract you from the task at hand. Their immediately following the weekend, so later in the week is best. Guilt & Co. The last thing to take into consideration is who to include in-and-out in your Golden Mile glory. Seasoned beer drinkers is the obvious P answer—you don’t want someone puking by the third bar, nor Oms: 5S do you want someone who's just tagging along to take embar- rassing videos of you hammered. It’s up to you whether you want to invite people you know don’t stand a chance at finishing; whatever your strategy, a roster of four to five is a solid base. Tips: Unless there was a zombie holocaust during your Golden Mile that wiped out most of the Earth’s pgpulation, there will be a lineup waiting for you. Drunk Jenga can wait | il cannot. hursday hours: Open until “late” iday/Saturday hours: pen until “late” *While the Other Press wishes you luck on your Golden Mile and hopes you enjoy yourself, we by no means encourage people to drink beyond their limits or to a point of discomfort. This guide is meant to help you plan your own Golden Mile but should not be undertaken by anyone underage, or seen as a serious guideline. Have fun, be safe, and let us know how it works out for you and your crew. Steamworks Brewing Company Enjoy the ambience Oms: $$$ Tips: Same as with Rogue, it’s © probably too early to take it easy. The food’s damn good but you can get something cheaper later on that'll probably be quicker too. Thursday hours: Open until 1 p.m. Friday/Saturday hours: Open until 1 p.m. Bee eee eee renee reer ee ena ee eH ree eee nese Ht He HOH OHO HOH OH OHO EEE SESE MES The Metropole Pub In-and-out Oms: $ () Tips: Beer is less than $4 on Fridays, though it can get packed during the weekend. Thursday hours: Open until 2 a.m. Friday/Saturday hours: Open until 3 a.m. aM ai taey a ie — The Chill Winston Enjoy the ambience Oms: $$$ Tips: The perfect backup plan for when you decide to go to Guilt & Co. and there’s a 30-minute wait. Slide on up to the bar or take in one of the best patios in Gastown. Thursday hours: Open until 1a.m. Friday/Saturday hours: Open until 1 a.m.