Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG)

Please join us for the 30th UKG Train Crawl! This year’s crawl goes from Wrigleyville to Ravenswood in Chicago:

• Start at the Metra BNSF (9:08am at Rt. 59, 9:13 at Naperville, etc., or later trains) to Union Station. Weekend parking is free. A Saturday-only pass is $7.
• Walk south on Clinton St to the Clinton Blue Line CTA station.
• Take the Blue Line toward O’Hare 2 stops to Jackson, then transfer to the Red Line toward Howard.
• Take the Red Line 9 stops to Addison.
• Walk west on Addison St to Clark St. Turn right and walk to the corner of Clark and Grace St, for Greenstar Brewery (about 1/2 mile total, 10 min).
• Greenstar Brewery at Uncommon Ground, 3800 N Clark, a brewery taproom associated with a restaurant, 10+ taps. This is the lunch stop. Afterward, walk north on Clark to Irving Park Rd, turn left and walk to Ravenswood Ave. Begyle will be 1 block north (about 1 mile, 22 min).
• Begyle Brewing, 1800 W Cuyler, a very popular brewery taproom with 16 taps. When you’re finished here, walk 1 block north on Ravenswood to Dovetail.
• Dovetail Brewery, 1800 W Belle Plaine, a brewery taproom with 13 taps. They specialize in German lagers, but also in sour beers. Next, walk west on Belle Plaine to Lincoln Ave, turn right and walk 4 blocks to Hop Butcher (about 1/2 mile, 12 min).
• Hop Butcher for the World, 4257 N Lincoln Ave, a brewery taproom. Mainly an IPA specialist, but they have a few other styles among their 20 taps. Afterward, walk right a short way then turn right on Cullom Ave, go 6 blocks and turn left on Wolcott Ave, then 3 blocks north to Wilson Ave. Turn right and O’Shaunessy’s is 2 blocks ahead, just beyond the railroad overpass.
• O’Shaunessy’s Public House, 4557 N Ravenswood, has an Irish pub food menu and 28 taps. This is the dinner stop.
• When you’re finished, walk 10 min south on Ravenswood and 1 block west to the Montrose Brown Line station, take the Brown Line south to Quincy, then walk west 3 blocks on Jackson St to Union Station, about 49 min total. BNSF trains depart at 5:33pm, 6:33pm, 7:33pm, 8:33pm, 9:33pm, 10:33pm, 11:33pm, and 12:33am.

Join up with the Crawl at any point, leave whenever you like, and pay as you go. No reservations necessary, just show up! Transportation cost: $7 for a Saturday-only Metra day pass and $2.25 for each CTA ride.

Download a copy of the map.