It’s BLACK FRIDAY and it’s Noon, which means we’re open and pouring a very rare Stout we aged in a barrel from Maplewood’s Wheated Bourbon selection. Come and get it!! And don’t forget about our FREE LIVE SHOW tonight at 9pm.

We're back at it!! We'll be packing more Whistles AND this time we're asking you to bring toys for kids who have been separated from their families during Operation Midway Blitkzkrieg. We'll have a food truck back here for more flavor fun and beer to keep you hydrated while you pack Love and vigilance into those whistle bags. Don't be fooled, ICE is still on the streets kidnapping your friends and neighbors. Just because Blovino has slithered on down to Charlotte doesn't mean the operation is over. Protect your friends and neighbors! Let's keep this community strong, safe, and, you know what? Let's keep it fun, too.

Many things to sprinkle on your winkle for the week! TUESDAY @ 6pm - Magick Show Ep 2 "Witchcraft" Free Screening! TUESDAY @ 7:30pm - Tuesday Trivia Night w/ Mr. King WEDNESDAY @ 4PM - Close - THE BLACKEST OF WEDNESDAYS, War on Xmas release, Pizza from @deathbydough , Tarot readings from @theemeraldacorn , "Gingerdead Man" THURSDAY - WE ARE CLOSED FRIDAY @ 12pm - Tapping our Stout aged in Maplewood Wheated Bourbon barrels FRIDAY @ 9PM - Leo Milano Group FREE LIVE SHOW OK! DON'T RUIN IT FOR EVERYBODY!

HAPPY LOBSTER @happylobsterchi is in the parking lot tonight, Friday November 21st, from 5p-8pm. If you buy a sandwich and eat it at our place and order some beers from us, you'll get 10% off your IBW tab. What a deal, eh? And, if you make your tab full of the $11 flights that are going on from 4pm - 7pm, you have got yourself a down right wailing & screaming deal. You're leaving money on the table not taking that deal, so TAKE IT. And then stick around for a FREE LIVE SHOW at 9pm with the Vaudeviliens, Rollo Tomasi, Sunwise and Semicolor. What a night!!! Why not come on over, get shwifty, be fun, meet some other troubled humans and then everybody wins. What's not to like about EVERYBODY WINNING?? That's right, everything is to like about everybody winning. So, come on now, do your part and come do some winning with us! #Chicago #ibwlodge1 #chicagobeer #illinoiscraftbeer #drinklocal #norwoodpark #enjoywithpeopleyoutrust

Packaging this year this years WAR ON XMAS (IF YOU WANT IT) today. This year's is a new flavor: GINGERBREAD MAN! It's rrrrreal niiiice. We'll be releasing this to the humans next Wednesday November 26th at our BLACKEST OF WEDNESDAY event here at the Lodge. WAR ON XMAS on draft, Pizza from @deathbydough , Tarot readings from @theemeraldacorn and then at 9pm we'll be playing THE GINGERDEAD MAN starring America's Sweetheart, Gary Busey as The Gingerdead Man. BLACKEST OF WEDNESDAY is always a great night around here as we offer a refuge for your bender away from your family. Get your mind right and start your Thanksgiving off sideways with your troubled friends here at IBW. #waronxmas #Chicago #ibwlodge1 #chicagobeer #illinoiscraftbeer #drinklocal #norwoodpark #enjoywithpeopleyoutrust