Illinois Craft Beer Week 2023 Plans Emerge

Plans for Illinois Craft Beer Week 2023 are beginning to emerge, and the Guild is switching issues up a bit this 12 months. Not content material to relaxation on final 12 months’s modifications — transferring Beer Below Glass to Union Station — they’ve opted to shut out the week with BUG as an alternative of getting it function a kickoff occasion.

I like the concept of working to the second-best Chicago beer pageant of the 12 months because the climax of the week. In earlier years the week’s occasions had been sandwiched between BUG and one other extra neighborhood-focused pageant (the occasions in Winnemac Park had been superior) however since then the annual celebration of the state’s craft beer producers has been slowly regressing to the imply.

Using the Union Station location for BUG makes it rather more accessible for people within the ‘burbs to hop a Metra and be a part of the enjoyable while not having to drive anyplace or hustle for El transfers (although, within the case of the Garfield Park Conservatory, the trek was all the time value it). I hope the VIP ticketholders can battle their means by way of no matter workplace staff are nonetheless escaping the Loop for dwelling on the 4:30 kickoff hour on Friday, Could twenty sixth.

See under for more information on a brand new beer/bourbon pageant, a Day of Giving, a Day of Motion, Small Brewery Sunday, and different efforts arrange by the guild. Acquired any non-guild occasions coming for Illinois Craft Beer Week 2023 that we must always learn about? Ship us an e-mail and we’ll attempt to drop them a point out in our weekly beer information e-mail. And take a look at all our previous Beer Below Glass content material whilst you’re at it.

Press launch follows:

Illinois Craft Beer Week takes flight Could 19-26 with dynamic lineup of festivals, occasions, and alternatives for Illinoisans to expertise and help Illinois’ craft beer group 

Signature festivals, fundraisers, and advocacy days are just some methods Illinois breweries will have fun with the state’s craft beer lovers throughout Illinois Craft Beer Week 

CHICAGO, In poor health., March 24, 2023 – The Illinois Craft Brewers Guild, the nonprofit commerce affiliation representing the state’s craft breweries, as we speak introduced Illinois Craft Beer Week will return Could 19-26 with a dynamic lineup of festivals, occasions, and actions to excite and interact craft beer lovers throughout the state!

Hosted yearly in Could, Illinois Craft Beer Week is a celebration of the state’s craft beer group – the brewers, beertenders, companions, and lovers whose persistent help has been instrumental to the business’s progress and continued restoration. The theme of Illinois Craft Beer Week this 12 months facilities on the enduring impression Illinois breweries have on their communities, neighborhoods, and nonprofit companions and options distinctive, day by day alternatives for followers to expertise and help Illinois craft breweries and retailers.

“This 12 months, we’ve curated a unbelievable lineup of signature festivals, occasions, and alternatives to construct help for our breweries, give again to our communities, and excite our craft beer followers from Chicago to Quincy,” mentioned Ken Henricks, president of the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild’s Board of Administrators. “Illinois Craft Beer Week has all the time been a celebration of what makes our business so particular: our members and the one-of-a-kind craft beer they produce right here in Illinois. We’re excited to rally collectively and to make this week probably the most impactful celebration of Illinois beer but!” 

New this 12 months, Illinois Craft Beer Week kicks off with ‘A Day of Giving’ as greater than 100 Illinois breweries help the Will County Beer & Bourbon Competition. Hosted on Saturday, Could 20 by the Will County Habitat for Humanity with help from the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild, the Will County Beer & Bourbon Competition is an outside tasting occasion with tons of of regionally produced craft beers and bourbons, with all proceeds supporting Veteran Construct applications in communities throughout Will County.

Beer Below Glass, the cornerstone pageant and fundraiser, will mark the official shut of Illinois Craft Beer Week for 2023. Hosted on Could 26^th the place the State of Illinois meets the Metropolis of Chicago – beneath the glass at Chicago Union Station’s Nice Corridor – Beer Below Glass is a one-of-a-kind night that pairs craft beer samples from greater than 100 Illinois craft breweries with the historical past and architectural marvel of an iconic venue. Gentle refreshments will probably be out there for buy on the venue. 

Now in its 13^th 12 months, Beer Below Glass provides attendees the chance to immerse themselves in Illinois’ craft beer scene, mingling with brewers and discovering new craft favorites. The only tasting session runs 5:30 to eight:30 p.m., with one-hour early entry for VIP ticketholders starting at 4:30 p.m. Basic admission tickets are $50 and VIP tickets are $60, and present members of the Guild’s fanatic program, ImBIBE, are eligible for a free VIP ticket improve with the acquisition of a basic admission ticket. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 31 at 10:00 a.m. CT.

Illinois Craft Beer Week additionally marks the return of the fan-favorite Summer season Passport, a bodily booklet to encourage craft beer followers to discover breweries throughout the state and doc their adventures! From Could 19-August 19, passport holders might acquire Visa Stickers at taking part breweries round Illinois; passport holders who acquire 50 or extra will probably be eligible for entry right into a raffle for a present card to a taking part brewery. Passports will probably be out there starting Could 19 at choose breweries and are anticipated to go rapidly. Extra data is accessible right here.  

Complementing the pageant lineup, the Guild has developed a sequence of day by day occasions to construct momentum and help for craft breweries throughout Illinois Craft Beer Week. Small Brewery Sunday (5/21) will encourage followers to inventory their beer fridges with an additional journey to the brewery, bottle store, or craft beer bar, whereas the Pint Day Fundraiser (5/22) will serve up limited-edition glassware to assist increase cash for the Guild’s mission. A Day of Motion (5/25) will mobilize our craft beer group as we advocate to modernize Thirties liquor legal guidelines that make it tougher for Illinois breweries to open, function, and develop. A full lineup of day by day occasions could be discovered right here. 

“Illinois Craft Beer Week is a well timed reminder of the deep and abiding impression that Illinois breweries have of their communities,” mentioned Ray Stout, govt director for the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild. “From creating jobs to supporting native organizations and internet hosting fundraisers, craft breweries are so usually cornerstones of their cities and neighborhoods. This week is our likelihood to flood our breweries, brewpubs, taprooms, and bottle outlets with visits to allow them to proceed brewing and promoting nice beer whereas giving a lot again to their communities.”

For a full lineup of occasions and actions for Illinois Craft Beer Week, please go to www.illinoisbeer.org/icbw and observe alongside at @ILCraftBeerWeek on Fb, Twitter, and Instagram. 

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Concerning the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild

The Illinois Craft Brewers Guild (ICBG) is a nonprofit group devoted to supporting the event and enlargement of the craft beer business in Illinois. Based in 1997, ICBG focuses its efforts on member and client schooling, legislative and regulatory advocacy, and the promotion of its member craft breweries. Study extra at www.illinoisbeer.org and observe alongside on Fb (Illinois Craft Brewers Guild), Twitter (@IllinoisBeer), and Instagram (@ILCraftBeer).

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