Greetings Furry Friends,

As part of my lockdown therapy I've procured a bird feeder that sits just outside my back door. These tiny dinosaurs are strange, loquacious little beasts. And, while I feed them a steady diet of extremely rare and expensive birdseed that I've procured on the dark web, it would seem at least one of my neighbors has been feeding these freaks modular synthesizers and demon whistles.

The ever evasive illusion of a peaceful mind can take many forms. And, apparently, many strange and disturbing sounds as well.

And, please don't tell me the lockdown is over. I'm just getting the hang of it.

We've got some delicious poisons to drop on all you beautiful people this week. Our friends down in the IBW Reality Studio have been very hard at work.

I'm most excited about THE BALLAD OF THE PEANUT BUTTER PONY. This 13% gooey and gory stout is punched up with cocoa and non-allergenic peanut butter flavoring and is perfect for sharing with your pony after a long day chasing steers.

Now, I can hear some of our Amish brethren gasping for breath at the idea of us using a peanut simulacrum instead of REAL INDUSTRIAL PEANUT BUTTER. But Stop, Ok? And then I'll remind you that this whole freaking charade we're involved in here is a simulacrum - we're living in a freaking computer simulation, folks - so get over it, Mr. & Mrs. Peanut Butter Puritan. Plus, this particular flavoring that we used is incredibly delicious and it's non-allergenic so our cult members who suffer from peanut allergies can actually, for once, enjoy some pleasure again in this life.

Now, we've released THE BALAD OF THE PEANUT BUTTER PONY previously in a limited 750ml format. But these bad boys are in 16oz cans. And, my sweet lord, these cans look delightful.

And, plus, if you buy THE BALAD OF THE PEANUT BUTTER PONY and don't like it, well, you can go back to your favorite local bottle shop and buy KREEPER which also releases today.

KREEPER is one of those classic, old-school IPAs that is crystal clear - remember those? And, while you can stare at your cat through it like some kind of delicious fun-house mirror, KREEPER is still endowed with all that rich, hoppy smoothness you've come to love in your other IBW sacraments. I believe we've got Meridian, Hallertau Blanc and Nelson Sauvin in this particular hero. Go on, son, get it.

But wait! That's not all. We have been busy lately. Busy for you, ladies and gentlecreeps. And that means that next week, after we drop all the KREEPER and THE BALLAD OF THE PEANUT BUTTER PONY, Jason will be back in the van delivering super fresh FUZZ MAGICK to the world. FUZZ MAGICK remains one of our favorite Double Dry Hop Double IPAs here at the compound. Clocking in at 8% and full of apricot and tangerine goodness from the hops, this fellow is all you need to attain full awareness on your death bed. So you've got that going for you.

OH! And this Friday we're excited to be participating in CHICAGO FRIDAY NIGHT FLIGHTS - TO GO! Here's a bit moreinfo from the site (note that orders have to be in by TOMORROW!):

"Chicago Friday Night Flights... returns on August 21, 2020 highlighting the craft brewers in the West Loop and Chicago Brewing District. We have curated a sampling of tasting room only and small production beers from local brewers, packaged together for an exclusive, Chicago craft beer tasting tour."

We've got our delicious piquette-inspired-wine-spritzery-not-beer-but-gluten-free-and-crushable-thing that we made with our friends at City Winery and that humans call PLEIADIAN PLAY DATE available for this event. As part of the event you'll also get beer from ATB, Burnt City, Cruz Blanca, Haymarket and other West Loop breweries. This should be a great way to erase your awful memories and start from scratch.