Inner Space v Outer Space release & Food Truck TONIGHT!

It's busy, so It keeps the messaging short, It does.

First: TONIGHT TONIGHT TONIGHT! At the IBW Lodge #1 we're releasing INNER SPACE v. OUTER SPACE, a double dry hopped collab we did with Omega Yeast. The 4-pack comes with 2 cans of each beer, same grist, same hopping (Galaxy & Vic's Secret), but 2 different yeasts. The first yeast is BritV, our standard go-to for DDH DIPAs and what we used for INNER SPACE. For OUTER SPACE we used a new yeast from Omega, Cosmic Punchwhich, using the incredible CRISPR technology, turns on specific proteins that activate thiols normally dormant in many hops. Don't take our word for it though, try it out yourself, it's pretty incredible.

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We'll have 4-packs for sale at the IBW Lodge #1 tonight and we'll have both INNER SPACE and OUTER SPACE on tap as well so you can do 8 or 9 side-by-sides at the bar and then take a case home and do 6 more. Science is as reliant on rigorous testing as it is on paganism, so you really need to beat that horse dead and deader, son.

Speaking of science: we have been testing the correlation between drinking and hunger for about 46 years here in the IBW Labs and what we've found is that, when a middle aged human drinks intoxicating beverages, those same beverages trigger what we call a "hunger complex" in the left lenticular squeaky fromme, just past the medulla and across the Mason/Dixon line. This causes the subject to eat... a lot. And generally foods that are high in sodium, fat and ranch.

We're moving our study into a broader pool this evening and the nice folks at FLASH TACO TRUCK have offered their snacks to aid in our research. That's from 5-8pm tonight in the parking lot between us and WineStyles Norwood. Here's a link so you can pre-order your food. If you pre-order, you'll then have food. So pre-order. Your food. Ok? Pre-order.


Tomorrow we're going to be out in Rockford at the Screw City Beer Festival. This is one of our favorite events, the wonderful folks from Artale & Co. always put together a hell of an event. Get out there!!

We've got some other very exciting news that is already making its way around the further hinterwebs. We'll do a formal email about it next week wearing a top hat, tie & spats and, in the meantime, ready body, mind and spirit for THE GREATEST SINGLE EVENT THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED. This is not an exaggeration and you won't want to miss the thing I am not telling you about yet. Ok!

Labor Day Weekend 4-Pack Specials @ the IBW Lodge #1

Bon jour, Creeps!

I'm sitting here in a late morning revelry listening to an advanced copy of Ben Chasny's (Six Organs of Admittance, Comets on Fire, Rangda, et al) upcoming album, "The Intimate Landscape". If you don't know, Ben is - by my estimations - one of the finer and more interesting finger pickers pulling oxygen these days. His technical skills are only out done by his range and willingness to experiment, push himself and bend the boundaries of listener/creator/artist/inspiration into places that are rarely settled but always sublime.

We're gassing the atmosphere at the IBW Lodge #1 today with this current extrusion of Mr. Chasny's brains as we're making a beer with him celebrating this upcoming release. More info will come as the release date approaches but expect a beverage honoring Ben's inimitable musicianship and curiosity while seeing a long-awaited return to Belgian yeast strains for us, your friendly jerks here at IBW. Ben is truly one of this troubled world's greatest musical treasures and it's a huge Joy to be collaborating with him and the lovely folks at Drag City on this beer. Huzzah!

But, before all that happens, we've got a holiday weekend to tend to! And we want to make sure you have all the IBW beer you need to honor the Labor Movement, Unions, a livable wage and all the fine people who bust their asses for the families, friends and neighbors. So come by and enjoy $9 4-packs of Trust & Orange Sunshine and $12 4-packs of Wiccan Chicken & Beer Here Now available today through to the end of Monday night for to-go purchases only.

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There's only about 10 4-packs of Beer Here Now left, so you want to jump on that one pretty quickly. And, for those of you who are a little thick, I'm here to tell you that we have put NO CHICKEN in the Wiccan Chicken (7.5% DDH DIPA w/ Rakau, Sabro, Mosaic & Citra). We put no Wiccans in there either, though we tried. But, god damn, those Wiccans are hard to catch. And the chickens, we just thought that might taste weird in beer.

While you're at the IBW Lodge #1 getting your screaming deal on the above mentioned 4-packs and killing the pain of being alive by sipping some draft beer at the bar, you can still also pick up 4-packs of all the other IBW beer we have for your at-home pleasures. Hits like Yes H&nd (13% Peach Pecan Pie Ale), Slushy #2 (Seltzer w/ Sweet Cherry, Blood Orange, Myers Lemons & Lactose), Slushy #3 (Seltzer w/ Keylime & Vanilla), the Ballad of the Peanut Butter Pony (13% Stout with Cocoa & Peanut Butter), Junior Astronaut Juice (6% DDH IPA w/ Citra, Mosaic & Mandarina Bavaria) & Pleaidian Play Date (Seltzer aged on Cab grapes).

And we've got growlers of everything on draft, too. If you want to see an almost 98% probably accurate listing of our tap list, drag your doom scrolling ass over to https://www.ibw-chicago.com/whats-on-tap.

And, while you're here at the IBW Lodge #1, please make sure to visit the BEST CRAPPERS IN CHICAGO just about 25' west of the bar stools. Be mesmerized by two uniquely themed toilet closets each hand engendered for your ungendered purging of the flotsam and jetsam effluviants of your drinking and eating habits. Stand in awe or sit in splendor, but, please, make it a point to indulge in our lovely bathrooms, you won't regret it.

After you spend most of your Saturday afternoon at the IBW Lodge #1, you should hop on your bike and head over to the Sketchbook tap room in Skokie to drink a couple pops with Bucky, Cesar, Eric, Amy and all the rest of the wonderful humans at Sketchbook as we celebrate the collaboration beer we made together, CESAR'S CIPHER. Fermented with Lunar Crush yeast from the staggeringly wonderful people over at Omega Yeast, this hazy session lager is truly something new and beautiful and deserves your face and tastebuds. That's this Saturday at the Sketchbook tap room from 5pm - 8pm. Cesar has agreed to pay the full bar tab of anyone who can do a 49 second keg stand of CESAR'S CIPHER, so you really have no excuses. (This last part is not true so, please, just don't)

Oh hey! WE ARE OPEN ON LABOR DAY! Monk will be here from 2pm - 9pm this Labor Day. Come drink with him and mostly behave.


And NEXT FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH join Illuminated Brew Works & WineStyles Norwood Park as we host the FLASH TACO TRUCK. This is going to be another delicious Food Truck extravaganza and a great way to hang with your neighbors and friends from the hood. And eat and drink, too!

If you're into maps, here's a map that shows you where the IBW Lodge #1 is. I would recommend you use this in conjunction with a bike or feet.

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6186 N Northwest Hwy, Chicago, IL 60631

Saturday, Noon - 11pm
Sunday, Noon - 8pm
Monday (Labor Day), 2pm - 9pm
Tuesday, 4pm - 10pm
Wednesday, 4pm - 10pm
Thursday, 4pm- 10pm
Friday, 4pm - 11pm

JR Astro Juice, Fruit Creep Hats & Gift Cards Now Available

Greetings Earth Beings,

Keep your eyes on social media for as long as you can stand it, we should have an announcement about the IBW Lodge #1 by the end of this week (we really really hope). We really appreciate everybody from the neighborhood and beyond who have stopped by or reached out asking about when we're opening. The support means a ton to us.

I have to tell you, there are few feelings worse than turning customers away from your business because the wheels of bureaucracy are spinning on your throat. But, much like last night's dinner, this too shall pass.

While we play this lovely game of Wait and listen to the Band's classic "The Weight" while singing Tom Wait's "Hold On" and carving the lyrics of Tom Petty's "The Waiting" into our arms, Zac is doing an interpretative dance to Dave reading PKD's "Now Wait for Last Year", we also are happy to announce that we have a fresh batch of Junior Astronaut Juice as well as Gift Cards for purchase that even come with some free gifts. Read on for details...

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That's right, we have IBW Gift Cards for sale at our TERRIBLY DESIGNED web store.

To say "Thank You" to those of you who purchase the $50 Gift Card we are offering a free 13oz Tulip Glass (a $15 value for you!). For those of you purchasing the $100 Gift Cards, we have a free Trust t-shirt for you as well as a Tulip Glass (that's a $40 value PLUS the value of the card!). And for those decadent sickos out there who want to purchase a $500 Gift Card we not only have a free Trust t-shirt and 13oz Tulip Glass, but we'll be hosting a private party for you and your brothers and sisters in squanderous spending (I'm not sure just how much of a value that is for you, but let's say it's somewhere around $150?? Plus that warm rush of inclusivity to be a part of an exclusive and private club of BIG SPENDERS!).

These gift cards are a great way to show your friends and enemies how much you love them. They're also a tidy way to manage your IBW Lodge #1 tabs in a discreet way by burying the cost of just how much you are spending on our lovely and intoxicating beverages from your SO (or PO for that matter). But also, these IBW Gift Cards are a really great way to help US here at IBW squeeze past these final lean days while we wait to get this Tap Room open. It's been A LOT more expensive and took about a whole year longer to get this place open than we budgeted for (Thanks Obama!) so you purchasing a Gift Card really helps us out. It's kind of a win-win for everybody. And who doesn't like winning?

So, head on over to the Cult Propaganda section of our crummy-ass website and buy some gift cards for all of your family, friends, neighbors and co-workers. And, while you're there, why not pick up a BRAND NEW and BEAUTIFUL Fruit Creep GOAT Baseball Hat? These things are fantastic, the GOAT patch on the front and the IBW logo embroidered on that back. We didn't make a ton of these, so you best act mildly quickly.

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There's a whole new world of on-line shopping out there at www.IBW-Chicago.com and we promise, if you don't feel satisfied with your purchases in this life, you will definitely be happy with them in the next.

Oh yeah! There's SUPER FRESH Junior Astronaut Juice that is hitting the streets next Tuesday in Chicago and the suburbs. And, yes, yes, yes, all you lovely and recovering Mormons in Utah will be getting your Junior freshies in about 2 weeks. Just try to keep it together in the meantime.

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Junior Astronaut Juice, a 6% Double Dry Hopped India Pale Ale, has slowly evolved to becoming our best seller and generally a favorite amongst IBW drinkers. Go on out and grab some of this LIFE CHANGING BEVERAGE while it lasts!

Ok, everybody. That's all I've got for today. Enjoy the rain and keep your eyes on the social media. Big News should be coming any day now. Any... Day...Now.....?