I biked out to Geneva on the Illinois Prairie Path yesterday for a meeting of the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild. I'd been to one of their meetings ages ago when I worked at the Goose, and it is good to see that they are still active. The meeting was held at Stockholm's Pub on State St., a tiny place with a brew system in the front window. The guild hosts the Festival of Barrel Aged Beer in the fall at Goose Island Wrigleyville and participates in other events throughout the year.
While in Michigan recently, I was real impressed by the work of the Michigan Brewers Guild, including their upcoming festival in Ypsilanti and their fight against a proposed beer tax increase.