About 100 locals participate in first-ever Royal Square Beer Crawl

When Redeux in York opened its doors Friday night for the first-ever Royal Square Beer Crawl, most of the 100 guests made a bee line for the beer stand.

The Beer Ace was giving free samples of six different craft beers, including Liquid Hero's Schweet Ale and Lagunitas IPA, at six stops in Royal Square. Guests could also snack on appetizers from downtown restaurants throughout the tour.

"We don't have any bars in the Royal Square neighborhood," Parliament programs director Stacy McClain said, "so we wanted to do something different to showcase the different merchants and galleries in the area."

At about 6:30 p.m., guests split into groups and separately visited all six stops: Redeux, 56 Urban Provisions, Hive Artspace, The Parliament, King's Courtyard Artists Collective and DiDi and Smiling John's Barber Shop.

Some of the locations were a tight fit with about 30 guests in each group, but they managed to have enough room for beer and food samples as well as a store-specific activity to promote each shop.