{"id":12121,"date":"2013-08-22T09:00:42","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T14:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/?p=12121"},"modified":"2018-02-06T14:17:28","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T20:17:28","slug":"craft-brewer-production-cap-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/craft-brewer-production-cap-law\/","title":{"rendered":"IL Governor Signs Craft Brewer Production Cap Bill in to Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A bill doubling the production cap for craft brewers in Illinois was signed in to law by Governor Pat Quinn on Friday, rather unceremoniously, despite our best efforts to have him sign it <a title=\"Drink Better at This Years Illinois State Fair\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/rolling-meadows-illinois-state-fair\">while sipping on a Rolling Meadows beer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The new law increases the production cap to qualify for a Craft Brewers license, and the self-distribution rights that come with it, from 15,000 barrels a year to 30,000 barrels a year. Brewers can still only self-distribute up to 7,500 barrels a year.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation was a byproduct of negotiations between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.illinoisbeer.com\/\">Illinois Craft Brewers Guild<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abdi.org\/\">Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wineandspiritsil.com\/\">Wine and Spirits Distributors of Illinois<\/a> and Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago).<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Brewers Guild was angling for a production cap increase of up to 200,000 barrels but had to settle for the 15,000 barrel jump. \u201cAlthough the craft brewers wanted a larger increase in both production and self-distribution, it is important to maintain the three-tier regulatory system,\u201d said ABDI President Bill Olson.<\/p>\n<p>While not exactly what The Guild was hoping for, the increase in the production cap did open the door for DESTIHL to begin <a title=\"Another South of 80 Participant Inks a Distribution Deal in Chicago. Welcome Back, DESTIHL.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/destihl-chicago\">distributing its beer to Chicago<\/a>. DESTIHL CEO Matt Potts <a title=\"The Many Phases Of Destihl\u2019s Production Brewery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/the-many-phases-of-destihls-production-brewery\/\">told us<\/a>, in November, that the 15,000 barrel cap was slowing his plans to enter the Chicago market.<\/p>\n<p>The cap increase also puts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/breaking-amendment-bill-filed-to-increase-the-craft-brewers-cap\/\">talk<\/a> of Revolution Brewing having to sell off its brewpub or production brewery, or change the operating license of its production brewery, on the back burner for a year or two.<\/p>\n<p>ICBG Executive Director Justin Maynard tells GuysDrinkingBeer the organization is stepping up its presence in Springfield, having sponsored a reception at the Governor&#8217;s Mansion in May that drew 55 lawmakers and recently holding fundraisers for Senate President Cullerton and other Senate Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u00a0would like to develop a more comprehensive platform of reform ideas and build our knowledge of the law as a Guild,&#8221; said Maynard. &#8220;There is a lot of room for improvement in terms of Illinois state law regarding craft brewers, and we are excited to dig deep and look into different areas of improvement.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Craft Brewers in Illinois get some breathing room after Gov Pat Quinn signed a bill into law doubling the production cap for small brewers in the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14161,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[500],"tags":[392,317,447,460],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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