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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate the Illinois Craft
4Brewers for their medals at the 2018 Great American Beer
5Festival; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Illinois breweries were judged the best of the
7best and won Gold Medals in the following categories: Midnight
8Pig Beer for Barley wine-Style Ale, Tighthead Brewing for
9Irish-Style Red Ale, Alarmist Brewing for Juicy or Hazy India
10Pale Ale, Corridor Brewery & Provisions for Other Belgian-Style
11Ale, and Argus Brewery for Other Strong Beer; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Illinois breweries Smylie Brothers Brewing Co.
13and Corridor Brewery & Provisions won Silver Medals; Maplewood
14Brewery & Distillery, Werk Force Brewing Co., Eris Brewery and
15Cider House, and Revolution Brewing also won Bronze Medals in
16the 2018 competition; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Breweries across Illinois are providing important
18tourism and hospitality options and are employing thousands of
19Illinoisans; and
 
20    WHEREAS, A recent survey by the Brewers Association showed
21Chicago at the #1 Beer City in the United States; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, The vibrant Illinois craft beer economy was made
2possible, in large part, by legislation passed in the Illinois
3General Assembly, which has helped brewers invest millions of
4dollars and grow their businesses to serve customers who prefer
5local craft beer; therefore, be it
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
7HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
8we congratulate all of the award-winning brewers and all of the
9brewers across the State of Illinois for bringing national
10recognition to the quality of their brews and for contributing
11to the vibrancy of our neighborhoods and communities; and be it
12further
 
13    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
14presented to Midnight Pig Beer, Tighthead Brewing Co., Alarmist
15Brewing, Corridor Brewery & Provisions, and Argus Brewing as a
16symbol of our esteem and respect.