Full Text of HR0678 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the Hailstorm
Brewing Co. | 4 | | of Tinley Park on its success at the 2017 Great American Beer | 5 | | Festival; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Hailstorm Brewing Co. was founded in April of | 7 | | 2014 by owners Brandon Banbury, Chris
Schiller, Gene | 8 | | Wabiszczewicz, and Josh Wabiszczewicz; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The Hailstorm Brewing Co. has developed a loyal | 10 | | following of craft beer enthusiasts in the
south suburbs and | 11 | | across Illinois, as evidenced by the overflow crowds in the | 12 | | taproom and the
way the cans fly off the shelves at local | 13 | | retailers; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, The Hailstorm Brewing Co. is expanding its taproom | 15 | | next spring from 900 to 4,400 square feet in order to provide
| 16 | | more space for the community they foster; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, The Hailstorm Brewing Co. recently returned from | 18 | | the 2017 Great American Beer Festival
with a Gold Medal for its | 19 | | Prairie Madness, which won Gold over 408 entries in the | 20 | | American-Style
India Pale Ale, the most competitive category in | 21 | | the entire competition, and a silver for
its Rock Out with |
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| 1 | | Maibock Out in the Bock category; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Hailstorm Brewing Co. employs 12 people and is | 3 | | an important part of the quality of
life in Tinley Park and the | 4 | | surrounding communities; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, The people of the Hailstorm Brewing Co. exemplify | 6 | | the hard working, creative, passionate,
and generous nature of | 7 | | Illinois craft brewers across the State; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Illinois is fortunate to be home to 180 craft | 9 | | breweries with more coming online each
month; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois craft beer industry directly employs | 11 | | 4,500 people and has a $2.6 billion economic
impact across the | 12 | | State; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 14 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 | | congratulate the Hailstorm Brewing Co. for its Gold and Silver
| 16 | | Medals and thank everyone at Hailstorm for bringing the | 17 | | hardware home to a state that loves
its beer and its brewers; | 18 | | and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the Hailstorm Brewing Co. as a
symbol of our |
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