Kendall County Times

State Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) is congratulating Ottawa-based Tangled Roots Brewing after the company that produces its own hops and barley placed third in a recent Great American Beer Festival category.

“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.

TRBrewing managed to rise to the top from a crowded field that included 123 entries in the fruit wheat beer category. 

The company sources ingredients for the menus at their brewery and restaurants from local farmers and growers.

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.

With 170 judges involved, the event took place over 17 days and 34 sessions and included some 9,680 beers that were from 2,192 different breweries representing all 50 states. The winners were feted during the Craft Brewers Conference that took place in Denver that was also showcased via livestream on The Brewing Network.

Rezin has also been in the news of late for standing behind Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s recent decision to sign off on Senate Bill 2408, the clean energy bill, which helps to keep the state’s nuclear power plants online and seeks to saves jobs.

“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.”

In touting the measure, WQAD reports Pritzker recently boasted about Illinois now being the first Midwestern state to require 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."