THIS WEEK @ IBW LODGE #1

Hello, my fellow Americans.

There is so much FUN on so much BUN this week at IBW LODGE #1 that I'm starting to think that I'm a cheese burger and not a werewolf after all!

TUESDAY FEB 24TH is TWIN PEAKS DAY and that means we've got TWIN PEAKS TEAM TRIVIA at the Lodge.

1st Place wins the blu-ray "TWIN PEAKS Z TO A" which has got literally every bit of visual media related to the TP world. I'm jelly and may just keep this for myself if I don't like everybody's attitude.

2nd Place wins "A PLACE BOTH WONDERFUL AND STRANGE: The Extraordinary Untold History of Twin Peaks" by Scott Meslow which I also might just keep for myself.

3rd & Somebody else can fight over these cool enamel pins: one is the owl cave sigil and the other is a chip from one-eyed Jack's with a bite taken out of it.

YOU WILL RECEIVE SUBSTANTIAL BONUS POINTS FOR WEARING A GOD DAMN COSTUME.

YOU WILL ALSO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO SHAME YOURSELF TOWARDS EXTRA POINTS.

Teams of 6 or less!

Come hang out with other Twin Peaks nerds, celebrate the greatest thing that's ever happened to anybody anywhere and we'll raise a few glasses to the master himself, David Lynch!

Trivia starts at 7:30, but come early and enjoy our BONKERS Happy Hour special: 12" Pizza + 32oz Pitcher for $15!!!

This FRIDAY February 27th, we've got another installment of SUPER SECRET MOVIE CLUB starting at 8pm. Join Chris Smits from Bucked O Blood Books and Records as he indoctrinates you into the depraved world of some of cinema's greatest over-looked gems. Chris will introduce the movie (it's a SECRET, I don't know what movie it is, ok?), then we'll watch the movie on the projector and then we just hang out with other film nerds and get shwifty. It's the best! You can do it!

SATURDAY, we are open from 2pm - 5pm at which point we CLOSE for a Private Party that cut you off the guest list (I assume). SORRY!!! But we will reopen at 2pm on Sunday for...

Join us for our 2ND WHENEVER IBW CHILI COOK-OFF! No cost to participate or enjoy, just bring your best chili recipe and try to win the GRAND PRIZE. Or, just show up, drink beer, eat chili and be your typical judgy self. Either way, some people win! If you want to participate, do us all a favor and email mind-control@ibw-chicago.com and let me know.

We've got exactly 124 DAYS OF SERVICE left. Come get all the JOY you can on our little space ship before it's gone!!!

!KCOR S'TELLLLL

You can see all of our events on our event calendar at https://www.ibw-chicago.com/events

You can see what's currently on tap at IBW LODGE #1 at https://www.ibw-chicago.com/whats-on-tap

TWIN PEAKS TRIVIA @ IBW Lodge #1

IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN!!! IT IS HAPPENING... AGAIN!

TUESDAY FEB 24TH is TWIN PEAKS DAY and that means we've got TWIN PEAKS TEAM TRIVIA at the Lodge.

1st Place wins the blu-ray "TWIN PEAKS Z TO A" which has got literally every bit of visual media related to the TP world. I'm jelly and may just keep this for myself if I don't like everybody's attitude.

2nd Place wins "A PLACE BOTH WONDERFUL AND STRANGE: The Extraordinary Untold History of Twin Peaks" by Scott Meslow which I also might just keep for myself.

3rd & Somebody else can fight over these cool enamel pins: one is the owl cave sigil and the other is a chip from one-eyed Jack's with a bite taken out of it.

YOU WILL RECEIVE SUBSTANTIAL BONUS POINTS FOR WEARING A GOD DAMN COSTUME.

YOU WILL ALSO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO SHAME YOURSELF TOWARDS EXTRA POINTS.

Teams of 6 or less!

Come hang out with other Twin Peaks nerds, celebrate the greatest thing that's ever happened to anybody anywhere and we'll raise a few glasses to the master himself, David Lynch!

Trivia starts at 7:30, but come early and enjoy our BONKERS Happy Hour special: 12" Pizza + 32oz Pitcher for $15!!!

ALSO: Next Sunday, March 1st we have our 2ND WHENEVER IBW CHILI COOK-OFF! No cost to participate or enjoy, just come on by and try a bunch of different chili and vote on which one. All the while enjoying AMERICA'S #1 BEER FOR ERADICATING RED-EYE!! If you want to bring a chili to compete please email me at mind-control@ibw-chicago.com

We've got exactly 126 DAYS OF SERVICE left. Come get all the JOY you can on our little space ship before it's gone!!!

!KCOR S'TELLLLL

You can see all of our events on our event calendar at https://www.ibw-chicago.com/events

You can see what's currently on tap at IBW LODGE #1 at https://www.ibw-chicago.com/whats-on-tap

IT'S ALL A MATTER OF TIME

The time has come for your troubled friends, family, cult members, co-conspirators, cheerleaders, antagonists, thorns in the side, clowns in your car, noodles on your lampshade, fish in your percolators, yada-yada-yadas in your whose-in-what's-haves-its to put on our ritual onesies, tie up our sneakers and hop into the tail of a near-proximity comet.

Its with heavy hearts that we have been forced to finally let you all in on the big reveal: we're closing up shop and heading to the transcendent fields of green on the other side of spaceship earth. We will miss all of you while we play pickle ball with washed up Thetans and out of work party clowns somewhere in the 5th dimension.

Official last day of service will be JUNE 28TH, 2026.

Forbes and I have been working very hard to program every Friday and Saturday from here until the end of (our) time. We will be booking out Thursdays and Sundays as well. If you have a project you think we'd want to yell over while taking beer orders, please hit me up in a DM and we'll discuss.

We are done producing beer and distributing. Our last out-of-state shipment goes to Utah next week. You will be able to get us at all your favorite bottle shops until whatever they have on their shelves are gone.

You will STILL be able to get cans to go out of the Lodge until we close or until the beer runs out, whichever comes first.

There will be a few barrel aged releases between now and June 28th. And there will also be a TON of killer shows and GREAT GREAT PARTIES not the least of which is our ALICE IN WONDERLAND COSTUME PARTY on Friday March 20th.

Because we're closing does not mean we no longer need your money. WE NEED IT NOW MORE THAN EVER. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE keep coming to the Lodge and enjoying Wonderful and Strange events with Wonderful and Strange humanoids. Tip our bartenders well and share all the love in your hearts with all the great people who are sharing this space with you while you can.

THIS IS NOT THE END.

WE LOVE ALMOST ALL OF YOU.

TAKE NO GUFF.

Be Seeing You!

You can see all of our events on our event calendar at https://www.ibw-chicago.com/events

You can see what's currently on tap at IBW LODGE #1 at https://www.ibw-chicago.com/whats-on-tap

MARDI GRAS @ IBW LODGE #1 THIS SATURDAY!

It's MARDI GRAS season once again!

This Saturday come celebrate properly with your troubled friends at IBW and the SWEET POTATO ZYDECO BAND!!

WEAR A FREAKING COSTUME FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT'S UNDER HEAVEN!!! 
Also there will be King Cakes from Brenda's ChiBakes! 
Beads out the wa-zoo (and where ever in god's name you put them)!
FOOD!
BEER, EVEN!

The Sweet Potato guys are doing TWO SETS for your ass shaking pleasure. Some come shake your ass!

This Friday (the night before Saturday by most calendars) we've got another OPEN MIC night. These are great, lots of talent and lots of love. Sign up on site!
 
Say, HEY, Holy CHAO! ADAM WEISSHAUPT is back!!!

And Der Zauberstab, America's #1 name in Kölsch!

Also, THIS SUNDAY, support local artists and drink mediocre beer at IBW Lodge #1!
 
REMEMBER, WE HAVE THE GREATEST PIZZA ON EARTH!!!!

Do the math! Become our religion!

Be Seeing You!

You can see all of our events on our event calendar at https://www.ibw-chicago.com/events

You can see what's currently on tap at IBW LODGE #1 at https://www.ibw-chicago.com/whats-on-tap

THIS WEEKEND AT IBW LODGE #1!!!

It's been mighty cold out here in Chicago! So cold you can set your heart attack to it. Or so I hear.  Who knows what these crazy kids will come up with next on TikTok, you know?

There's two grand events this weekend at the lodge:

From Chris:
If you're asking yourself what the heck a Super Secret Movie Club-13 is then I guess that means it's doing its job.

There will be a screening! It will be hosted by @Superfist! He'll be wearing a jacket! There will be a presentation before the pick but we can't tell you what the pick is until that moment or else it wouldn't be much of a Super Secret, would it?! No cover and no membership dues but tipping the host is encouraged and appreciated!

"Will you at least give us hints?" (I imagine someone's befuddled but wanting to have a great time brain asking). Heck yeah, we will!

Chris does an incredible job with these SSMC13's. If you're a movie hog at all this is a great way to spend your Friday. What's better than getting swervy watching a great movie with other movie nerds? Well, right, but other than screwing, this is pretty, pretty good.

And then, on Saturday, we've got another FREE! LIVE! SHOW!

And, REMEMBER PLEASE, we've always got hot & fresh PIZZA:

And every weekday from 4pm-7pm you can get a 12" pizza + 32oz pitcher of Trust for $15 measly dollars. You can't even get a Happy Meal for that any more and Happy Meals rarely give you a buzz. 

Do the math! Become our religion!

See you real soon!

You can see all of our events on our event calendar at https://www.ibw-chicago.com/events

You can see what's currently on tap at IBW LODGE #1 at https://www.ibw-chicago.com/whats-on-tap