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Craft Beer Competition
Information regarding Craft Beer Competition during the 2027 Illinois State Fair is posted as it becomes available. Please check back for the latest information.
Raise a Glass to Local Flavor!
The Illinois State Fair will host the Illinois Craft Beer Competition and *YOU* are the judge!
Join the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild in The Shed and explore the very best of Illinois craft beer.
Buy a pint or snag a "Sample Pass" and sip your way through the festival with 5 ounce pours from some of the best breweries Illinois has to offer.
21+ with valid ID to purchase alcohol. Please drink responsibly.
2026 Participating Brewers
Analytical Brewing
Anvil & Forge Brewing and Distilling
Begyle Brewing
Church Street Brewing Company
Engrained Brewing
Evergreen Farm Brewing
Keg Grove Brewing Company
Limerick Brewing Company
Milkerphone Brewing
Millpond Brewing
Red Rooster BrewWerks & Distilling
Springfield Beer Company
The Blind Pig Brewery
Tighthead Brewing Co.
Unpossible Mead
Werk Force
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