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Shipping beer to Illinois

License to self-distribute: Yes

235 ILCS 5/5-1; 235 ILCS 5/3-12

Class 10. A craft brewer’s license, which may only be issued to a licensed brewer or licensed non-resident dealer, shall allow the manufacture of up to 465,000 gallons of beer per year. A craft brewer licensee may make sales and deliveries to importing distributors and distributors and to retail licensees in accordance with the conditions set forth in paragraph (18) of subsection (a) of Section 3-12 of this Act [235 ILCS 5/3-12]: 18 (A)  A craft brewer licensee, who must also be either a licensed brewer or licensed non-resident dealer and annually manufacture less than 465,000 gallons of beer, may make application to the Commission for a self-distribution exemption to allow the sale of not more than 232,500 gallons of the exemption holder’s beer to retail licensees per year.

Shipping beer into Illinois is illegal.

Illinois Liquor Control Commission
100 West Randolph Street
Suite #5-300
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: 312-814-2206
Fax: 312-814-2241

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