IL Brewers!

[cswest]

I was just fold by a fellow club member that home brewers can’t pour their beer at beer festivals in IL anymore.

"Illinois statute Chapter 235, Act 5, Article II, § 2-1 permits the making of wine, cider or other ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR by a person from fruits, vegetables or grains, or the products thereof, by simple fermentation and without distillation, if it is made solely for the use of the maker, his family and his guests. "

Has anyone else heard about this?

 

[TheGreatFermenter]

Unless I'm totally reading this wrong. I think you can as long as your not selling it to other people.

 

[akimbo78]

puts a damper on the drunk monk challenge that i just fed exed my beer to.

 

[thepartsmancometh]

We have a local (for charity) beer festival every year. One of the many booths is run by the local homebrew club, and they serve a few homebrews on tap.

This is in Bloomington Illinois btw.

 

[rifraf]

They had a homebrew tent at the Midwest Brewers Fest last year, and plan on extending it next year, so I think this is one of those laws that's unenforced unless you start running a speak-easy

 

[AmandaK]

puts a damper on the drunk monk challenge that i just fed exed my beer to.

Same here.

 

[akimbo78]

Same here.

what did you send in?

 

[AmandaK]

Ordinary Bitter, Mild, APA, Lambic, Blond.

You?

 

[akimbo78]

oatmeal stout. first competition for me. a little nervous about the shipping. i've been tracking the package all day for updates.