Illinois Craft Brewers Guild

About the
Illinois Craft Brewers Guild

The Illinois Craft Brewers Guild is a non-profit organization founded in 1997 dedicated to promote the development and expansion of the craft beer industry in Illinois. Its efforts are focused on the following areas:

1. Legislative/Regulatory - To allow the Guild a voice in addressing all issues, governmental or other, which affect the regulation of our industry.

2. Education - To provide opportunities for its members to further their brewing knowledge and to educate the consumer about the benefits and varieties of craft beer, and to encourage responsible, moderate consumption.

3. Promotion - To promote its members and their products to other brewers, suppliers, legislators, tourists and the general public.

ICBG members regularly win medals at such prestigious national and international competitions such as the Great American Beer Festival^SM, World Beer Cup®, and our own highly-regarded Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beer^SM. Here are our medal winners for the last two years at these events:

Great American Beer Festival^SM
Gold Medal
Piece Brewery and Pizzeria, 2009 - South German Hefeweizen
Silver Medal
Flossmoor Station Brewing Company, 2008 - Baltic-style Porter
Goose Island Beer Company, 2009 - Belgian and French Style Ale
Goose Island Beer Company, 2009 - English Style India Pale Ale
Goose Island Beer Company, 2009 - Wood and Barrel Aged Beer
Piece Brewery and Pizzeria, 2008 - German Style Wheat Ale
Rock Bottom Chicago, 2009 - American-Belgo Style Ale
Bronze Medal
Goose Island Beer Company, 2008 - English Style Summer Ale
Gordon Biersch Bolingbrook, 2009 - German Style Altbier
Piece Brewery and Pizzeria, 2009 - Bock
Rock Bottom Chicago, 2009 - Specialty Beer
Rock Bottom Orland Park, 2008 - Irish Style Red Ale
Three Floyds Brewing Company, 2008 - German Style Märzen

World Beer Cup®
Piece Brewery and Pizzeria, 2006 - Champion Small Brewpub and Brewmaster, Jonathan Cutler
Gold Medal
Flossmoor Station Brewing Company, 2006 - Specialty Beer
Goose Island Beer Company, 2006 - American Style Brown Ale
Goose Island Beer Company, 2006 - Wood and Barrel Aged Beer
Piece Brewery and Pizzeria, 2006 - Rye Beer
Piece Brewery and Pizzeria, 2006 - South German Hefeweizen
Rock Bottom Chicago, 2008 - American Style Stout
Silver Medal
America's Brewing Company, 2006 - Baltic Porter
Emmett's Tavern & Brewing Company, 2008 - Belgian Style Dubbel
Flossmoor Station Brewing Company, 2006 - Belgian Style Sour Ale
Goose Island Beer Company, 2008 - English Style Summer Ale
Goose Island Beer Company, 2008 - French/Belgian Style Ale
Goose Island Beer Company, 2006 - French/Belgian Style Ale
Bronze Medal
Emmett's Tavern & Brewing Company, 2006 - German Style Dark Wheat Ale
Goose Island Beer Company, 2006 - Classic English Style Pale Ale

Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beer^SM
2009
Destihl Brew Works: Silver
Flossmoor Station Brewing Company: Gold, Bronze
Goose Island Beer Company: Gold (Best of Show runner up), Silver
Piece Brewery & Pizzeria: Gold
Rock Bottom Chicago: Silver, Bronze
Rock Bottom Lombard: Gold, Gold, Silver
Three Floyds Brewing Company: Bronze
2008
America's Brewing Company: Gold
Flossmoor Station Brewing Company: Silver, Silver
Goose Island Beer Company: Bronze
Lunar Brewing Company: Gold (Best of Show runner up)
Mickey Finn's Brewery: Bronze
Rock Bottom Chicago: Gold, Gold
Rock Bottom Lombard: Silver, Silver, Bronze
Three Floyds Brewing Company: Gold (Best of Show), Bronze

Illinois Craft Brewers Guild Board of Directors

President: Pete Crowley, Haymarket Pub & Brewery
Treasurer: Jeff Sparrow, Chicago Beer Society
Secretary: Mike Rybinski, America's Brewing
Director: John J. Hall, Goose Island Beer Company
Director: Wil Turner, Goose Island Beer Company