It's VALENTINE'S DAY which means that TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT!! We've got a FREE SCREENING of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW! We're going to start making Burgers and Nachos around 630pm. We'll have a few impossible burgers for the saintly amongst you. The Emerald Acorn (@theemeraldacorn ) will be providing specially designed ROCKY HORROR TAROT SPREADS starting about that same time!! The movie will start around 930p with some (Brad) MAJOR(s) AWARDS prior. PLEASE NO RICE! WEAR A DAMN COSTUME! If you don't know somehow, we're at 6186 N Northwest Hwy in Chicago's Norwood Park neighborhood. This is your life calling!! Don't send it to voicemail! BTW... these incredible Rocky Horror Valentine cards were created by Matthew Lineham, you can pick them up at https://www.mlinehamart.com/product/rocky-horror-valentine-s-day-card-pack-2019 #Chicago #ibwlodge1 #chicagobeer #illinoiscraftbeer #drinklocal #norwoodpark #enjoywithpeopleyoutrust #rockyhorrorpictureshow #rockyhorrorchicago #rockyhorrorpictureshowchicago #valentinesday #valentinesdaychicago

This Friday is VALENTINE'S DAY. Come celebrate with your troubled friends at ILLUMINATED BREW WORKS with a FREE screening of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW!!! We'll be serving made-to-order burgers starting at 7pm and the wonderful and talented @theemeraldacorn will be doing Rocky Horror themed TAROT READINGS. Come receive a granular understanding of just how lousy 2025 is going to be for you! The show will start around 930p but make sure to get here early as we'll be giving away prizes for BEST COSTUME and maybe even BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE BY A PERSON WITH NO RIGHT TO BE SINGING. Bring a few dates or come by yourself, but, by god, come! Feel free to bring some crap to throw, bur leave the rice at home, ok? Ok. Can't wait, it's gonna be the GREATEST VALENTINE'S DEBAUCHERY OF ALL HUMAN HISTORY!!! #Chicago #ibwlodge1 #chicagobeer #illinoiscraftbeer #drinklocal #norwoodpark #enjoywithpeopleyoutrust #rockyhorrorpictureshow #rockyhorrorchicago #valentinesday #valentinesdaychicago #valentinesdaychicago2025

THIS SUNDAY February 9th! We've got a hell of a deal for all you lovely humanoids: $50 gets you beer all day and SOME food. Come see John and tell him to turn the TV up. And then VALENTINE'S DAY we've got a FREE screening of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW!! We're putting it up on our projection screen for proper propertude. Get dolled up, throw shit (no rice!) and have yourself a fan-fucking-tastic Valentine's Day you'll remember until you wake up on Saturday! Come on out to IBW Lodge #1 and make your life worth living! #Chicago #ibwlodge1 #chicagobeer #illinoiscraftbeer #drinklocal #norwoodpark #enjoywithpeopleyoutrust #rockyhorrorpictureshow

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with your troubled friends. at Illuminated Brew Works and the greatest movie about a mad scientist from Transexual, Transylvania ever made. Make a night of it with @theemeraldacorn offering special Rocky Horror tarot spreads and food starting at 7pm. Wear a costume, scream at the TV, throw stuff at Handsome Rob. You know, a typical Friday night here at the Lodge. Like everything here at Chicago’s favorite beer jalopy, there’s NO COVER (never ever!). Just come in costume, drink beer and spend your Valentine’s Day with friends and savages like a good boy or girl. DINNER AND TAROT START AT 7PM ROCKY HORROR STARTS AT 9:30PM

THIS SUNDAY FEBRUARY 10TH come to IBW Lodge #1 and, starting at 2pm, we'll have the TV on and you get ALL THE BEER AND SOME FOOD you want for $50 ALL DAY. What more is there to say about this monumental event?

It's TUESDAY TRIVIA NIGHT tonight with the irascible, incontrovertible, inflatable, pancantaynkerous MR. KING! You know the drill... the game starts at 7:30, you arrive by 7p to secure your seats and lay a base coat. My the nerds be ever in your favor! #Chicago #ibwlodge1 #chicagobeer #illinoiscraftbeer #drinklocal #norwoodpark #enjoywithpeopleyoutrust #trivia #tuesdaytrivianights #trustlager #mrking

Tonight is TUESDAY TRIVIA NIGHT with the most non-linear equation this side of the Ol' Miss, Mr. King. Behind the bar we have John "The Table-top Kid" Forbes pouring your beer and providing answer. And, for a limited time only, in a cage in the back we've got Brittany, the world's only 4-legged squirrel! (Ask John for details if you'd like to meet Brittany.) You know the drill by now. The game starts at 7:30p sharp, so get here by 7p to secure a seat. OR better yet, get here at 4pm when we open and show the world you're not one of those softies playing the "Dry January" charade, the world's most dangerous game. We love you! We'll all get through this Tuesday together! #Chicago #ibwlodge1 #chicagobeer #illinoiscraftbeer #drinklocal #norwoodpark #enjoywithpeopleyoutrust #trivia #tuesdaytrivianights #trustlager #mrking

Another day, another dream made real! I'm warmed to my feathers to let you know that Illuminated Brew Works is presently on exhibit at the truly one-of-a-kind Buckland Museum of Witchcraft & Magick in Cincinnati, OH. @bucklandmuseum Next time you're in Cincinnati, make sure to stop by the museum and take in their incredible collection archiving the rich and important history of Western Occultism. They have many, many treasures of the past and present not the least of which are some very regional artifacts from the likes of Michael Bertiaux @michaelbertiauxart, NEMA, and now, well, I guess us, among many others. :) Places like the Buckland Museum of Witchcraft & Magick are very special and make this world a much better place to pass through. But these places don't stay open on magick alone, they need your attention, your support and your money. If you care about keeping the world beautiful, mysterious and fun - and I sure hope you do! - then go out and support all the places and people that make the world that way. Don't take anything for granted - a business, a band, a friend, or even a special place on a remote beach - there's nobody else to help keep the world this interesting other than you. Thanks Steve & Toni! xoxoxoxo