Craft Beer Competition

August 13 | 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM | The Shed

August 14 | 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM | The Shed

August 15 | 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM | The Shed

Raise a Glass to Local Flavor!

The Illinois State Fair will host the 2026 Illinois Craft Beer Competition and *YOU* are the judge!

Join the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild on August 13^th, 14^th, and 15^th 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.

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

Contact Information

Emmerson Building
801 E. Sangamon Ave., State Fairgrounds
P.O. Box 19427,
Springfield, Illinois 62794-9427

217-782-6661 (Voice)
866-287-2999 (TDD)
217-782-9115 (Fax)

Jerry Costello II, Director
Rebecca Clark, Manager

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