Today in 1818, Illinois became the 21st state.

Illinois

Illinois Breweries

• Admiral Sasquatch
• Argus Brewing
• Bent River Brewing
• Big Muddy Brewing
• Blind Pig Brewery
• Blue Cat Brew Pub
• BrickStone Restaurant & Brewery
• Carlyle Brewing
• Chain O’Lakes Brewing
• Chicago Beer Company
• Destihl Restaurant & Brew Works
• Doubleheart Brewing
• Drinking & Writing Brewery
• Elmwood Brewing
• Emmett’s Ale House
• English Prairie Brewery
• Finch’s Beer Company
• 5 Rabbit Cerveceria
• 4 Paws Brewing
• Flatlander’s Restaurant & Brewery
• Flossmoor Station Brewery
• Galena Brewing
• Goose Island Brewing
• Gordon Biersch Brewing: Bolingbrook
• Grafton Winery and Brewhaus
• Granite City Food and Brewery: East Peoria, Orland Park, Rockford
• Half Acre Beer Co.
• Hamburger Mary’s
• Harrison’s Brewery and Restaurant
• Haymarket Brewing
• John S. Rhodell Brewery
• JW Platek’s Restaurant and Brewery
• Lake Bluff Brewing
• Last Bay Beer Company
• Limestone Brewery and Restaurant
• The Lucky Monk Burger, Pizza & Beer Co.
• Metropolitan Brewing
• Mickey Finn’s Brewery
• Millrose Brewing
• Moonshine
• New Chicago Beer Co.
• New Oberpfalz Brewing
• Obed & Isaac’s Microbrewery & Eatery
• O’Griff’s Irish Pub Grill & Brew House
• Ol’ Glory Beverage Company
• Oval Brewing
• Pabst Brewing: Woodridge
• Piece Brewery
• Pipeworks Brewing
• Pizza Beer Company
• Ram Restaurant & Brewery: Rosemont, Schaumburg, Wheeling
• Revolution Brewing
• Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery: Chicago, Lombard, Orland Park, Warrenville
• Rolling Meadows Brewery
• Solemn Oath Brewery
• Tighthead Brewing
• Two Brothers Brewing
• Two Brothers Roundhouse
• Une Année Brewery
• Wild Onion Brewing Company

Illinois Brewery Guides

• Beer Advocate
• Beer Me
• Rate Beer

Guild: Illinois Craft Brewers Guild

State Agency: Illinois Liquor Control Commission

• Capital: Springfield
• Largest Cities: Chicago, Rockford, Aurora, Naperville, Peoria
• Population: 12,419,293; 5th
• Area: 57918 sq. mi., 25th
• Nickname: Prairie State
• Statehood: 21st, December 3, 1818

• Alcohol Legalized: December 5, 1933
• Number of Breweries: 52
• Rank: 10th
• Beer Production: 8,999,624
• Production Rank: 5th
• Beer Per Capita: 21.6 Gallons

Package Mix:

• Bottles: 44.6%
• Cans: 45.4%
• Kegs: 9.7%

Beer Taxes:

• Per Gallon: $0.23
• Per Case: $0.51
• Tax Per Barrel (24/12 Case): $6.98
• Draught Tax Per Barrel (in Kegs): $6.98
• $0.12/gallon in Chicago & beer sold in clubs plus additional 10% retail tax for all beer sold in clubs

Economic Impact (2010):

• From Brewing: $748,215,023
• Direct Impact: $2,730,875,319
• Supplier Impact: $2,317,033,213
• Induced Economic Impact: $3,238,802,131
• Total Impact: $8,286,710,664

Legal Restrictions:

• Control State: No
• Sale Hours: On Premises: Depending on local government; 24-hour bars are permitted in Cicero; a handful of 21-22 hour bars exist in Cook County, and the Metro East.
  Off Premises:
• Grocery Store Sales: Yes
• Notes: Opening/closing hours are up to the decision of counties or towns.

Data complied, in part, from the Beer Institute’s Brewer’s Almanac 2010, Beer Serves America, the Brewers Association, Wikipedia and my World Factbook. If you see I’m missing a brewery link, please be so kind as to drop me a note or simply comment on this post. Thanks.

For the remaining states, see Brewing Links: United States.