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 Photo Courtesy ABDI, Facebook RYAN: As you read this I have most likely already begun my presentation; talking about breweries, farm-to-table brewpubs and why guys that have trucks with “Budweiser” on them should give a damn. Today, I am speaking before the Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois. A number of people will be speaking [...]  We know what you’re thinking right now, “SB754 has been signed in to law so what craft is left to be saved?” And you’re right, SB754 is now the, “Law of the land,” as Governor Pat Quinn likes to say. But there are still two unresolved issues to be worked out before craft beer [...]  It’s been a long process involving bills, amendments, arguments, testimony, disagreements and more than a little “what-if,” but finally Governor Pat Quinn signed SB754 into law this afternoon. It could have sat on his desk into July, but why wait? We started Save the Craft in late February as a way to [...]  The eyes of the craft beer community in Illinois are now on Governor Pat Quinn, who will decide both the future of craft beer growth in the state and the next steps in a federal lawsuit by brewing giant AB InBev. Over the weekend the Illinois Senate officially sent SB754 to Governor Quinn, who [...]  The passage of SB754 out of the Illinois House and Illinois Senate was a big step forward for small craft brewers who want to self-distribute in Illinois, but there are still two hurdles left be cleared. One is of the legislative variety; the other two are judicial. First and foremost, SB754 still needs Governor [...]  With just over a week to go before the end of the legislative session the Illinois House overwhelmingly passed SB754 112-0-3. The measure now moves to the governor’s desk. Here’s a quick refresher on what this almost-law would do. If a production brewery wants to self-distribute they would have to get a “Craft Brewer” [...] |  The pain of the day after an evening of RIS, BCCBS and specialty release tasting is well worth it. #foreshadowing #reviewscoming2 hours ago @UplandBrewCo Double weird is the fact that the #tbk hashtag seems to send me to nothing but Malaysian twitter updates.3 hours ago  RT @guysdrinkinbeer: Prepare yourselves accordingly. RT @beerad: Chicago craft beer week set for 11 days in May, the 17th - 27th. http://t.co/igmIBkvi4 hours ago Prepare yourselves accordingly. RT @beerad: Chicago craft beer week set for 11 days in May, the 17th - 27th. http://t.co/igmIBkvi4 hours ago | ||||
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