Hi everybody!

We're reaching out to let you know about the best ways to secure your IBW during this episode of the Twilight Zone we've found ourselves in. I've got a few more announcements after I list the bottle shops and liquor store services available, so read on after that if you're interested.

There's a few places that will do delivery right now in Chicago. My understanding is that none of them are same day, but, if you want your IBW and don't want to leave your house, try the following:

All the Binny's are open and will do curbside pick-up or delivery within their range.

Garfield's will do curbside pick-up, delivery and shipping.

Beer Temple will do curbside pick-up, delivery and shipping, also.

1340BWS in the West Loop is delivering booze through Drizly.

Of course, you can always sign up for the Tavour app. Those guys are the greatest and do a great job of shipping you the most delicious beer right to your doorstep all the time.

There are several places in Chicago and the burbs that are just offering curb-side pick up right now. They are:

Bottles & Cans in Chicago
Leo's in Woodridge
Beer Cellars in Glen Elly & Geneva
Beer on Central in Evanston
Green Lady here in Chicago
Beer on the Wall in Park Ridge
Beer Bazarr in Hainesville
Local Foods in Chicago
Beermiscuous in Lakeview (Chicago)

This is not an exhaustive list, but it is what we have intel on right now. If you don't see your favorite bottle shop (or YOUR bottle shop if you're a store owner) please don't freak out, just email us at mind-control@ibw-chicago.com and get us information on your store (or your favorite store). We will keep a collected list on our website.

If you want to buy draft beer, there are a couple of places we can point you to. Email us at the above email address and we'll find the one closest to you.

First off, for those of you who are without work: The Illinois Restaurant Association (IRA), the Illinois Retail Merchants Association (IRMA), and the Illinois Food Retailers Association (IFRA) have compiled information on hundreds of temporary jobs at grocery stores and retailers throughout the state to meet the demand for food and supplies. Hopefully this will help some of you, our friends and neighbors.

Over the next few weeks, I'm going to be sending out some Rainy Day Projects to help keep you all busy with things to do other than watch TV. To be fair, some of the projects might involve watching TV - some great series we've been enjoying, old movies, strange documentaries, that kind of thing - but I'm really going to try and focus on things like cool, free books on-line, dumb drawing projects, and some paranormal fun to try in your haunted apartment for when you're sick of talking to your room mate. This is a work in progress and will develop as we go along. But keep an eye on your inbox, our Facebook,Twitter and Instagram pages for updates. And, if you have any ideas, feel free to email them to me at t mind-control@ibw-chicago.com I hope this helps pass the time and bring us closer together as a community.

Speaking of community, nothing says I LOVE YOUR STUPID FACE more than knocking glasses together. And, with this quarantine, that's going to be a part of life that we're all going to miss and miss hard. So everyday at 7:23pm we're going to post a photo onInstagram of one of our IBW cult members raising a glass and making a toast for something they love and want to make better. We encourage you to do the same thing.

It's real easy to participate:

Post a photo of yourself with a beer raised and ready to consume on Instagram
In the body of the Instagram post
Add the hashtag #ILOVEYOUIMISSYOUIMDRINKINGTOYOURLIFEANDMINE

We'll collect these photos (use the hash tag #ILOVEYOUIMISSYOUIMDRINKINGTOYOURLIFEANDMINE so we can find them) and post them up to our website at some point when there's enough of them. It's a dumb little thing, but dumb little things are pretty freaking great, aren't they?

Ok, everybody, hang in there. Talk to your friends and family. Check in on everybody. Let's keep each other happy, healthy and growing during this challenging time.