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Illinois Beer

December 3, 2011 By Jay Brooks

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Today in 1818, Illinois became the 21st state.

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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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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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.

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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.

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