Sen. Sue Rezin at the energy bill signing with Gov. Pritzker | Facebook
Sen. Sue Rezin at the energy bill signing with Gov. Pritzker | Facebook
State Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) is toasting the Tangled Roots Brewery following its award-winning showing in the recent Great American Beer Festival.
“Congratulations to Scott Struchen and TRBrewing for taking home the bronze with their Sunkissed Blonde in the Fruit Wheat Beer category,” Rezin posted on Twitter.
In a field of 123 entries, the Ottawa-based establishment nabbed the bronze medal in the fruit wheat beer category.
This year’s competition marked the largest in contest history with medals ultimately being awarded in 97 different beer categories covering 175 different beer styles.
Forbes.com reports the contest spanned over 17 days and 34 sessions with 170 judges being involved. The entries included 9,680 beers from 2,192 different breweries with entries coming from all 50 states. All the winners were feted during the Craft Brewers Conference that took place in Denver that was also showcased via livestream on The Brewing Network.
The Tangled Roots Brewery produces its own hops and barley, and also sources ingredients for the menus at its brewery and restaurants from local farmers and growers.
Rezin has recently been in the headlines over her support for Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s decision to sign Senate Bill 2408 into law. The clean energy bill is designed to help keep the state’s nuclear power plants online and save jobs across the state.
“It’s official,” Rezin posted on Facebook. “This morning the governor signed Senate Bill 2408, which ensures that our state’s nuclear fleet stay online and preserves thousands of jobs that they provide to our local communities.”
WQAD reports Pritzker has boasted that Illinois is the only Midwestern state in the country that requires 100% carbon-free energy by 2045.
"We can't outrun or hide from climate change," Pritzker said. "There is no time to lose. But what we can and must do, is fight to stop and even reverse the damage that's been done to our climate. As of today Illinois is a force for good, for an environmental future we can be proud of."
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