{"id":11010,"date":"2013-05-02T11:30:38","date_gmt":"2013-05-02T16:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/?p=11010"},"modified":"2018-02-06T14:17:40","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T20:17:40","slug":"illinois-homebrew-legislation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/illinois-homebrew-legislation\/","title":{"rendered":"Homebrew, Three-Tier Legislation Advance To IL Senate Floor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Illinois Senate Executive Committee unanimously approved Illinois homebrew legislation on Wednesday as well as legislation prohibiting a brewer from owning a distributor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Both bills passed the Illinois House two weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/ilcapitol.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5594\" src=\"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/ilcapitol.jpg\" alt=\"illinois homebrew legislation\" width=\"604\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/ilcapitol.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/ilcapitol-600x476.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The homebrew legislation (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilga.gov\/legislation\/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0630ham002&amp;GA=98&amp;SessionId=85&amp;DocTypeId=HB&amp;LegID=70842&amp;DocNum=630&amp;GAID=12&amp;Session=\">HB 630<\/a>) defines homebrewed beer, would allow homebrew to be consumed outside of the home it was brewed in and would also allow homebrewers to take part in contests and be included in festivals. Last year the Illinois Liquor Control Commission cracked down on homebrewers taking part in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pjstar.com\/entertainment\/x643675111\/Illinois-Liquor-Control-Commission-enforces-law-no-home-brews-at-festival\">Peoria beer festival<\/a>, saying current law only allows beer brewed at home to be consumed in the home.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation also allows homebrew shops to hold classes and sample beer brewed by customers to help them tweak recipes and offer tips.<\/p>\n<p>The three-tier legislation (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilga.gov\/legislation\/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2606ham002&amp;GA=98&amp;SessionId=85&amp;DocTypeId=HB&amp;LegID=74411&amp;DocNum=2606&amp;GAID=12&amp;Session=0\">HB 2606<\/a>) would prohibit a brewer from owning a distributor in Illinois. The legislation specifically targets Anheuser-Busch, who holds a minority interest in Illinois distributor City Beverage. Prior to the bill passing the House <a title=\"Anheuser-Busch Agrees To Relinquish Ownership Interest In IL Distributor City Beverage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/abdi-touts-across-the-board-support-of-3-tier-system-legislation\/\">Anheuser-Busch announced<\/a>\u00a0it would sell its 30 percent stake in the cluster of wholesalers by 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Illinois Homebrew Legislation Advances &#8212; A senate committee unanimously approved bills impacting homebrewing in Illinois.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5594,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[500],"tags":[363,392,473,333,723,393],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Illinois Homebrew Legislation Advances | Guys Drinking Beer<\/title>\n<meta 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