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Shea Gunther

Beer in the bike lane

A Portland, Ore., brewery is using the power of the pedal to get its new bike bar around.

Thu, Sep 17 2009 at 8:58 AM EST

Photo: Elly Blue/Flickr
Global Warming is coming for your beer.
 
The folks at Hopworks Urban Brewing have an idea to fight that -- a human-powered mobile beer bar.
 
They built a pedal-powered bar built on the frame of a cargo bike that comes complete with two kegs and a pizza storage compartment. They will be pedaling around the upcoming Oregon Manifest handmade bike show topped off with Bike Brew, a special batch made for the occasion.
 
Check out these great photos taken by Flickr user Elly Blue
 
 
 
 
 
You can check out Elly Blue's full set o' photos over at Flickr.
 
BikePortland via Wendmag
 
 
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    goraxthegreat 10/20/2009 23:00 PM

    Whoever came up with this idea = WIN! Move over, ice cream bikes!

    I'm just curious, though: how will the "law" handle these bikes? I'm assuming that whoever wants to sell beer from a bike will need to pay through the nose to get some form of licenses(s). I also wonder what will happen to customers: will there be a police officer waiting a block away to arrest anyone for drinking in public?

    With a little more personal liberties, these bikes could be absolutely epic.

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    achase 10/20/2009 16:06 PM

    Really great photos

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