BRING COOKIES AND EAT CHILI TONIGHT!! AND THEN WE'VE GOT DJ FARTBRITCHES STINKING UP THE PLACE WITH A LIVE SOUNDTRACK TO "SANTA CLAUSE vs. THE DEVIL" Can I talk to you for a minute over here? Have you ever wanted to eat 8 DIFFERENT KINDS OF CHILI and then be a judgey asshead about it? Well, then have I got something special for you. Tonight is our 1st ANNUAL CHILI COOK-OFF AND COOKIE EXCHANGE. We start at 6pm. All you have to do is eat the chili and then judge for your favorite. We'll announce a winner and give out major awards. Also, please bring some XMAS COOKIES to share with your friends and neighbors new and old! And then at 9pm DJ FARTBRITCHES (Jen from @bucketoblood ... btw, DJ FARTBRITCHES is what she wants you to call her from now on. She's so OVER Jen) will be guiding you on the HEROES JOURNEY through Federico Fellini's favorite Holiday film, "Santa Claus vs. The Devil". The only way you can ruin tonight is by not showing up. So... SHOW UP. Please? See you tonight at 6pm! Or sooner, we open at 4pm, you know. #Chicago #ibwlodge1 #chicagobeer #illinoiscraftbeer #drinklocal #norwoodpark #enjoywithpeopleyoutrust #holiday #holidays #holidaybaking #holidayseason #chilicookoff #HolidayCookieSwap #holidaycookieswap #holidaycookiemagic #holidaycookieexchange

THIS THURSDAY DECEMBER 19TH we have a HUGE night of fun and trouble and troubling fun planned precisely for YOU. It's almost like we've infiltrated the innermost caverns of your deepest thought vibrations and extracted those most precious ideas for the grand villainy of taking cash money from you at the worst time of the year for taking your money. Almost. So here's what we've got on Thursday at 6pm: - CHILI COOK-OFF... you come and taste 6-8 cooks variations on chili and you vote for the winner. Wanna compete? Email info@ibw-chicago.com Just wanna eat? Show up on Thursday. - XMAS COOKIE EXCHANGE... bring cookies to share with your friends and neighbors. Eat their cookies too! - @theemeraldacorn TAROT READING... that's right, The Emerald Acorn will be on hand to guide you into the bleak abyss that is your possible future in 2025. She's great! And nice! She'll break the bad news gently! Ok, you might think that's enough for one evening, eh? But wait... At 9pm DJ FARTBRITCHES (better known as Jen from @bucketoblood ) will be spinning a LIVE SOUNDTRACK to the cult classic SANTA CLAUS vs. THE DEVIL. Come get your Holiday on in high style with your fuzzy and cuddly friends here at IBW Lodge #1. This will be better than staying at home (most nights). And, yes, OF COURSE, we have TUESDAY TRIVIA NIGHT tonight (Tuesday, ok?) and MURDER BINGO tomorrow (Wednesday). You should be here for those as well. But you better not miss THURSDAY NIGHT because it is supposed to be the GREATEST NIGHT OF ALL OF YOUR LIVES mushed together into one purple-green ball of fun and food and optical delights. Who knew that one bar run by under achieving derelicts could do so much? #Chicago #ibwlodge1 #chicagobeer #illinoiscraftbeer #drinklocal #norwoodpark #enjoywithpeopleyoutrust #trivia #tuesdaytrivianights #trustlager #mrking #santaclausvsthedevil #chilicookoff2024 #xmascookies #xmascookieexchange

Come on down to IBW Lodge #1 and drink some beers with me and John Forbes. And, hey, why not support the wonderful folks from Bean et Bete and Gemi & Tigs by buying some fun treats for the 4-legged friends in your life!!!

TODAY, Saturday, DECEMBER 14TH: IBW HOLIDAY PARTY & DARK CZECH LAGER Release! Starting at 5pm we've got fresh Pizza from PIZZA DOM, an Ugly Sweater contest & gifts from SANTA! Bring a canned good and you get a raffle ticket to win some cool prizes from Santa! We're also released our DARK CZECH LAGER in collaboration with this one band from Chicago that never plays out, BEGIN BY GATHERING SUPPLIES At 8pm we've got a great line up of musicians including BEGIN BY GATHERING SUPPLIES, OUT, REGAL MACHINES, FUZZBOX DJs and PENNINGTON MARKOWSKI. As always, NO COVER, but come dressed to not be depressed. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15TH: DOG & CAT Vendor Pop-Up. Come drink beer and buy stuff for the cool members of your family that walk on four legs and don't try to talk to you. We open early for this, Noon - 5pm. Come by and join us. It should be a fun day. And BRING YOUR DOG OR CAT and let's make it hilarious. #Chicago #ibwlodge1 #chicagobeer #illinoiscraftbeer #drinklocal #norwoodpark #enjoywithpeopleyoutrust #HolidayParty2024 #chilicookoff2024 #santaclausvsthedevil #gemi_n_tigs @gemi_n_tigs @beanetbete @sillygoosepets @copilotdogs

We've got a bunch of Holiday events coming up. We hope you'll join us! This Saturday, DECEMBER 14TH: IBW HOLIDAY PARTY & DARK CZECH LAGER Release! Starting at 5pm we've got fresh Pizza from PIZZA DOM, an Ugly Sweater contest & gifts from SANTA! Bring a canned good and you get a raffle ticket to win some cool prizes from Santa! We're also released our DARK CZECH LAGER in collaboration with this one band from Chicago that never plays out, BEGIN BY GATHERING SUPPLIES At 8pm we've got a great line up of musicians including BEGIN BY GATHERING SUPPLIES, OUT, REGAL MACHINES, FUZZBOX DJs and PENNINGTON MARKOWSKI. As always, NO COVER, but come dressed to not be depressed. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15TH: DOG & CAT Vendor Pop-Up. Come drink beer and buy stuff for the cool members of your family that walk on four legs and don't try to talk to you. We open early for this, Noon - 5pm. Come by and join us. It should be a fun day. And BRING YOUR DOG OR CAT and let's make it hilarious. And then, the most exciting event of them all, THURSDAY DECEMBER 19TH: IBW's 1st Annual CHILI COOK-OFF and COOKIE EXCHANGE. 6 cooks are bringing 6 different kinds of chili. You eat, you judge! You will be the one to decide whose night gets ruined!! Imagine the power!! Free to enter and free to eat. Come join us at 6pm on Thursday December 19th. And, if you want to compete, email me at info@ibw-chicago.com and we'll get you set up. And then at 9pm DJ FARTBRITCHES (ie Jen from @bucketoblood ) will be spinning a LIVE SOUNDTRACK to the film that Martin Scorsese called "The Bridges of Madison County of Holiday movies!!" SANTA v. THE DEVIL. We're going to throw the "film" onto a projection screen and Fartbritches is gonna teach the beans in your tummy how to do the tom-tom. Don't miss any of these amazing cultural events at Chicago's #1 Hot Spot for.... uh, I don't know, melancholy? Mopeds? Bipeds? Tripods? Triceps... Chicago's #1 Hot Spot for Triceps. Be a part of it! #Chicago #ibwlodge1 #chicagobeer #illinoiscraftbeer #drinklocal #norwoodpark #enjoywithpeopleyoutrust #HolidayParty2024 #chilicookoff2024 #santaclausvsthedevil #gemi_n_tigs @gemi_n_tigs @beanetbete @sillygoosepets @copilotdogs

COME ON DOWN! Vendors are set up, beer is flowing and the Christmas songs are working their strange magic. #Chicago #ibwlodge1 #chicagobeer #illinoiscraftbeer #drinklocal #norwoodpark #enjoywithpeopleyoutrust

Tomorrow, SUNDAY DECEMBER 8TH from Noon to 5pm come support local businesses and drink beer while you're doing it! Vendors are up from 12pm - 5pm! Christmas Carolers from 3pm - 5pm! Here's a quick run down vendors: Royce+Reign - We're shaking (and stirring) the cookie aisle, reimagining your favorite cocktails in cookie form! Writer Celeste Castro - Local author of sapphic-themed fiction crossing multiple genres, including romance, romantasy and paranormal. Gerry Augustyn Sculptures - Gerry's back and bringing his incredible ceramic sculptures! Chicago PyroShop - Custom engraved and 3D novelties for the wonderful humanoid in your life. Bring stuff to be customized or buy some of theirs on site. S.V. Beads - After feeling inspired by indigenous art in Sante Fe a few years ago, this Chicago-based artist started crafting seed bead jewelry, which is essentially weaving with tiny glass beads. The Vulgar Vegan - Vegan cupcakes and coffee! Black Pieces Prints - Screen prints & holiday cards! Same and Went - Hand painted canvases , skateboards, and block prints! Fallopian Saint - Handmade Jewelry, t-shirts and more! Come see us! Remember we've got a ton of other events coming up including our IBW Holiday Party on Saturday December 14th with live music and the release of our Dark Czech Lager and the 1ST ANNUAL CHILI COOK-OFF AND COOKIE EXCHANGE with a LIVE SOUNDTRACK SCREENING of SANTA vs THE DEVIL with Jen (best known as DJ FARTBRITCHES) from @bucketoblood Tis the season to leave your house! Come do it with us at IBW Lodge #1! #Chicago #ibwlodge1 #chicagobeer #illinoiscraftbeer #drinklocal #norwoodpark #enjoywithpeopleyoutrust #holidaymarketchicago #holidayvendormarket

This month's MURDER BINGO is brought to you by BUD & RITA'S DISPENSARY. Come try your hand at the easiest game in the West while enriching yourself culturally and win swag and prizes from BUD & RITA'S DISPENSARY! All month Murder Bingo will have a Seasonal Theme and tonight's game will be played with "DON'T OPEN 'TILL CHRISTMAS". Here's the synopsis on this Hugo Award Winner: "A Scotland Yard inspector hunts a murderer who hunts down men dressed as Santa and kills them in different violent fashions. Only a suspicious reporter seems to offer the inspector any promising leads." It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Come win! Come drink! Come get your life together! #Chicago #ibwlodge1 #chicagobeer #illinoiscraftbeer #drinklocal #norwoodpark #enjoywithpeopleyoutrust #murderbingo