There’s been a journey to the Three Floyds brewpub in Munster, IN, each January since 2006. Neither snow nor rain nor sleet nor gloom of evening stays these couriers and different riders from the swift completion of their appointed rounds of beer. “There are few locations extra thrilling from a beer lover’s perspective”, says the NY Instances.
We depart Daley Plaza at 9:30 AM and gather riders at Promontory Level at 10:15 AM. The sixth-best brewery on this planet is sadly nonetheless pickup-only.
Lunch is at 18th Road on the best way again.
Return choices embody: 37 miles complete should you take the South Shore Line again, 40 should you journey to Flossmoor Station and take the Metra, 45 should you journey to 93rd and take the Metra or to one centesimal and take the J14, 50 should you journey to 71st and take the J14, 60 should you journey each methods.
The superb print: There is no such thing as a help car. You’re liable for your self. The tempo is 12-15 mph with a brief break at Wolf Lake. January climate might be excessive. Be ready for chilly in addition to flats / mechanical issues.
Guidelines:▢ Water and snacks to have en route▢ Lights▢ Lock▢ Pump, tube, instruments▢ Additional layers of clothes (greater than you count on to wish)▢ Cash▢ Authorities-issued ID▢ Panniers for beer you may’t get in Chicago
On-line sources: Google map, cue sheet, South Shore Line schedule, Metra Electrical prepare schedule, Jeffery Bounce (J14) bus schedule, Bikes on the South Shore Line, Bikes on the Metra, Bikes on the CTA, and, to avoid wasting a minute initially, the nifty on-line CCC waiver.
PS: FFF hasn’t (but) re-opened for eating. 18th Road could also be closing. I will step down from main rides there after this (and perhaps a rescheduled 2024 Twelfth Step Journey).
The inaugural Three Floyds journey was conceived and arranged by Mark Sinclair and occurred on January 14, 2006. As a few of you realize, Mark died on April 14 of that yr, at age 34, a couple of days after struggling a mind aneurysm. It was Mark’s hope that it could change into an annual occasion.
13 years (for me) has been leg. Anyone need to take the baton?
