Don't miss our Holiday Party tomorrow. Festivities start at 4:30 with food from Chicago Catering Company (mulled wine pulled pork on baguettes with arugula & pecorino!!!). Santa will be here to both deck your halls and make your spirits bright. And at 10pm Chicago's THE SHRIVELERS will bless your ears with their small-making brand of post-punk originals.

Please bring a canned good that we will donate to a local food pantry. For every can you bring, you'll receive 1 raffle ticket to win one of several great Christmas presents from Santa. We have War on Xmas box sets, a skateboard deck, records from Skin Graft records and so much more.

Wear your ugliest ugly Christmas sweater for a chance to win that hot and heavy competition.

Spend some time with your troubled friends here at IBW and let's celebrate this fine season of Joy and Peace while we've still got it!

Did you know our 2023 CULT MEMBERSHIPS are LIVE and ready for you to sign up for? We've got 3 different membership levels this year, from the level for cheap and/or broke folks, all the way to the lifer level of Secret Chief that will keep you clothed and schwifty all 365 days of 2023. Read more about it here and sign up.

Ask any of the Cult Members from this year, there's really nothing else like it available anywhere.

I realized the other day, after I sent out the email about our coverage in the Tribune, that the article was for subscribers only. So, here's the excerpt on War on Xmas for those of you who aren't subscribed to that radical lefty activist paper the Chicago Tribune:

War on Christmas (Illuminated Brew Works; 11%): The silliest beer on this list, all the way down to its name, yet done exceedingly well. The aroma of this peanut brittle white stout explodes with dessert aromas — including a massive dose of caramel corn — but with a savory twist. For such a garish aroma, War on Christmas drinks surprisingly lean and even refreshing, threading the flavor into a beer that is gaudy, well-done fun.

I think we're going to change our tag line from "Enjoy with People You Trust" to "IBW: Gaudy, Well-done Fun!" Josh nailed it!