80s Dance Party, Simpsons Trivia & Free Music @ IBW Lodge #1!

80s Dance Party Tonight!

The Simpson's Themed Trivia Sunday Feb 25 @ 3pm

Small Awesome & Brian Pennington Live Sunday Feb 25 @ 530pm

Kreeper is back!


As I'm sure most of you can understand, its been very difficult time for us here at IBW, but we are focused on continuing to move forward even in the wake of the horrific murder of Laura Palmer 35 years ago today in that strange little suburb of Seattle. But go on we must. I think that's what Laura would want us to do.

It's a big weekend at IBW Lodge #1!

We've got a brand-spanking new batch of KREEPER IPA on draft and in 4-packs ready to go home with you and snuggle. KREEPER is a bit more traditional of an IPA then what we are often making. There's a little bit of caramel malt in this one and, since it's clear and not hazy, you can use your pint like a magnifying glass while you're doing crossword puzzles. But the star of KREEPER is the Nelson Suavin dry hops. So, if you dig those white wine and gooseberry notes in your beer, KREEPER is your spirit animal.

As a Captain of Industry, people often ask me what's the most important lesson for running wildly successful, multi-national corporation. And I always tell them the first thing they taught me at the Alfred E. Neuman School of Voodoo Economics is that you've got to be flexible and change with the times. If the people scream for blood, you give them blood. If they want to dance, then bring them to the dance. So, ladies and gentlemen, you spoke and we listened.

DJ RISKY BIZNESS is going to throw you in his DeLorean and deliver ye back to a time when 
the shorts were short and the sock were long and no one had any clue what kinds of horrors lay in wait for the unsuspecting teens when they grew up and got a job. Throw on your leotards and leg warmers, throw your hair back in a scrunchy and get your jazzed-up self down to IBW Lodge #1 tonight for our first All 80's Dance Party. Music will start around 8.

Sunday, February 25th @ 3pm join Mean Mike, the Coca-Cola Kid, for another round of THE SIMPSONS themed team trivia. This one is going to focus entirely on Season 6.

Teams of up to 6 players will compete for The Simpsons collectibles and access to a degree of self-satisfaction only dreamed of previously.

Check out these prizes for tomorrow!

And then, once the Simpsons Trivia is over and the heroes have been branded appropriately, we've got another FREE LIVE SHOW of all original music from another couple great Chicago outfits.

Apparently the designer was in the throws of a prettay rough PCP experience when they made this flyer, so you can disregard the "21+" collection of numbers and special characters. We know not what it means.

If you need to figure out if your tastes are up to the high standards of our booking team, you can check out Small Awesome's dossier here.

And, hey, while I've got your ear and eye  (if I still do!), mark your calendars as we're going to celebrate Leap Year Day with some Robot Karaoke! 

Stay strong!
Never forget!
See you tonight!

You can see all of our events on our event calendar at https://www.ibw-chicago.com/events


You can see what's currently on tap at IBW LODGE #1 at https://www.ibw-chicago.com/whats-on-tap

Walk-up Tarot Readings @ IBW Lodge #1

Real quick! 

We've had so many requests for a Tarot reader at the Lodge, we've finally managed to find one that we think is worth your time.

The Demon Cleaner will be here Wednesday February 21st from 6p-9p to do walk-up readings. No reservations, first come, first served. I'd love to offer this service on a more regular basis, but it all depends on your interest and support. 

So, come on out and orient your brains for the year ahead.

You can see all of our events on our event calendar at https://www.ibw-chicago.com/events

You can see what's currently on tap at IBW LODGE #1 at https://www.ibw-chicago.com/whats-on-tap

Spiral-Out of Dry January @ IBW Lodge #1

What's worse: Dry January or having to spend time alone with your thoughts while pretending you're not a committed parishioner in the church of the BIG DRINK for 3 weeks?

Both, dummy!! It's always both.

So, to help you get over strange aspirations made in the fits of holiday desperations and sugar-psychosis, you're half-witted friends at IBW have 3 life changing events this weekend. And, the first one is TONIGHT!

ROBOT KARAOKE is back! It looks like we're gonna start doing this on a weekly basis, but, the journey of a thousand lost memories begins with TONIGHT.

Get your song together and get over here. We'll start around 8:30. The only thing worse than an unattended Karaoke session is being sober, so, do the right thing and GET HERE TONIGHT AND DRINK BEER.

And then, on Saturday, we've got a Big Flipping Deal!

Everything you need to know (about this event) is right up there in the flyer. Don't make me repeat myself. FREE COMEDY! FREE DJ! NEW IBW BEER! PIZZA from Chicago's best NY-Style pizza pushers, MAX & ISSY'S. The pizza starts at 6pm, the show starts at 7:30pm. DJ Adderall Spritz starts RIGHT after the show.

And then, holy smokes, SUNDAY @ 5pm we've got CMON INEED YR HLP doing a rare live performance. I don't have a flyer for this, but I'll link to their band camp page. These guys are fantastic. And I'm usually pretty picky and kind of a dick about music. So, TRUST ME. :) This is a FREE SHOW and it starts around 5pm. 

WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT FROM US? FOR THE LOVE OF PETE, WHAT?

You can see all of our events on our event calendar at https://www.ibw-chicago.com/events


You can see what's currently on tap at IBW LODGE #1 at https://www.ibw-chicago.com/whats-on-tap

Holiday Party TONIGHT & Vendor Pop Up TOMORROW @ IBW Lodge #1

If you're looking for a couple two-three things to help distract you from the seemingly hopeless tire fire of life, we've got just a the couple two-three things for you this weekend.

Tonight we've got our Holiday party!

The party starts at 5pm w/ food from CHICAGO CATERING COMPANY & holiday music. Make sure to bring in toys for under served kids because every toy you bring gets you another raffle ticket to win a gift from Santa. And, if you hate kids or you don't like charity for some reason, you can get a raffle ticket for every glass of WAR ON XMAS you buy tonight.

At 730(ish) Santa will pull some tickets from his magical sac and distribute gifts to creeps like you from our friends at Drag City Records, Aeriz cannabis, AWH skateboard distributing and, yes, IBW.

We'll have an Ugly Sweater contest and a HO!HO!HO! OFF for some more prizes.

As part of our HOLIDAY BACCHANALIA, we've got our 1st installment of a new monthly Saturday night dance party, WAX DISASTERS. Join Ellis DJ, MiM & DJ Salsa Verde as they take you on a wild adventure into no genre ass shaking.

And then, of course, tomorrow at 1pm we've got our HOLIDAY VENDOR POP UP with the following local artists and businesses:
--BLACK PISCES PRESS w/ screen printed holiday cards and posters
--CHICAGO PYRO SHOP w/ LIVE engraving, IBW hand carved and painted signs and other cool stuff
--GARRET AUGUSTYN w/ deranged ceramic gingerbread men, scary clowns and criminals
--HAREBRAINED DESIGNS w/ all of your STFU About CHICAGO needs from shirts to panties to calendars, pins, posters, flags, you name it
--METALEDGE RECORDS w/ Punk and Metal vinyl
--GAMERS CORPS w/ RPG and Board Games
--LOCAL GOODS CHICAGO w/ all of your Chicago pride stuff
--BRE'S CHIBAKED w/ yummy baked goods that are good when you're baked
--ILLUMINATED BREW WORKS w/ lovely shirts, posters and creepy back rubs for your Uncle's who have bad ideas and really just need a back rub to settle down

JOHN VERNON FORBES will be twisting the tooters behind the bar and we'll have some beer specials and that goddman BEARS game at 1pm, so all of you yahoos who bugged us about playing the BEARS games in our little sanctum sanctorum can come hold up your end of that Faustian deal by yelling at the TV or whatever you people do at football games.

You can see all of our events on our event calendar at https://www.ibw-chicago.com/events

You can see what's currently on tap at IBW LODGE #1 at https://www.ibw-chicago.com/whats-on-tap