State Guilds
ACSA is proud to support state guilds across the country. P.T. Wood, Wood’s High Mountain Distillery, and Gina Holman, J. Carver Distillery, are the State Guild co-chairs at ACSA. For highlights of state regulatory information, click here.
State Liquor Control Groups Adapting During COVID-19 Pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hamper business for producers of craft beverages, many state liquor control groups are temporarily suspending certain restrictions on the sales of alcoholic beverages. Click here to see how states are reacting to the pandemic.
Interested in starting a guild? Learn more below.
Alabama Craft Distillers Association
State Guild
AlabamaJim Perkins
Executive DirectorDistillers Guild of Alaska
State Guild
AlaskaHeather Shade
Chilkoot Distillery
(907) 766-4545Arizona Craft Distillers Guild
State Guild
ArizonaGary Ellam
Arizona Craft Beverage
(520) 369-3421California Artisanal Distillers Guild
State Guild
CaliforniaSean Venus
Venus Spirits
(408) 373-6522Southern California Distillers Association
State Guild
CaliforniaGreg Stark
Stark Spirits Craft Distillery
(818) 635-4729San Diego Distillers Guild
State Guild
CaliforniaGeoff Longenecker
Seven Caves Spirits
(619) 300-1624San Louis Obispo Distillers Guild
State Guild
CaliforniaLola Glossner
Templeton Distillery
(805) 286-7344Colorado Distillers Guild
State Guild
ColoradoMeagan Miller
Talnua Distillery
(720) 449-6428Connecticut Spirits Trail
State Guild
CONNECTICUTTom Dubay
Hartford Flavor Company
(860) 338-1642Florida Craft Spirits Association
State Guild
FloridaDavid Cohen
Manifest Distilling
(904) 233-3383Georgia Distillers Association
State Guild
GeorgiaChris Sywassink
Ghost Coast Distillery
(912) 704-2707Idaho Distillers Association
State Guild
IdahoHilary Mann
Up North Distillery
(208) 773-4445Illinois Craft Distillers Association
State Guild
IllinoisNoelle DiPrizio
Chicago Distilling
(847) 924-6635Kentucky Distillers’ Association
State Guild
KentuckyEric Gregory
PresidentLouisiana Distillers Guild
State Guild
LouisianaAndrew Lohfed
Roulaison DistillingMaine Distiller’s Guild
State Guild
MaineNed Wight
New England Distilling
(207) 878-9759Maryland Distillers Guild
State Guild
MarylandJaime Windon
Lyon Distilling Co.
(443) 333-9181Massachusetts Distillers Alliance
State Guild
MassachusettsAndrew Cabot
Privateer RumMichigan Craft Distillers Association
State Guild
MichiganDianna Stampfler
Executive Director
(269) 330-4228Minnesota Distillers Guild
State Guild
MinnesotaMark Schiller
Loon Liquor Company
(952) 905-8709Missouri Craft Distillers Guild
State Guild
MissouriDon Gosen
Copper Mule DistilleryMontana Distiller’s Guild
State Guild
MontanaJim Bozeman
Bozeman Spirits
(406) 577-2155New Jersey Craft Distillers Guild
State Guild
New JerseyJohn Granata
Jersey Spirits Distilling Co.New Mexico Distillers Guild
State Guild
New MexicoSkye Devore
Trouble Minds Distilling
(505) 243-6752New York State Distillers Guild
State Guild
New YorkBrian Facquet
Prohibition Distillery/Do Good Spirits
(917) 685-8989Distillers Association of North Carolina
State Guild
North CarolinaPete Barger
Southern Distilling Company
(704) 880-5715Ohio Distiller’s Guild
State Guild
OhioGreg Lehman
Watershed Distillery
(614) 905-6874Oregon Distillers Guild
State Guild
OregonBrad Irwin
Oregon Spirit DistillersPennsylvania Distillers Guild
State Guild
PennsylvaniaRobert Cassell
Millstone Spirits Group
(484) 948-7686South Carolina Craft Distillers Guild
State Guild
South CarolinaScott Blackwell
High Wire DistillingTennessee Distillers Guild
State Guild
TennesseeAlex Castle
Old Dominick Distillery
(901) 260-1254Texas Distilled Spirits Association
State Guild
TexasMike Cameron
Devils River WhiskeyDistiller’s Guild of Utah
State Guild
UtahAshley Cross
New World Distillery
(385) 244-0144Distilled Spirits Council of Vermont
State Guild
VermontJeremy Elliot
Smugglers’ Notch DistilleryVirginia Distillers Association
State Guild
VirginiaAmy Ciarametaro
(757) 535-5829
Executive DirectorWashington Distillers Guild
State Guild
WashingtonMhairi Voelsgen
BROVO Spirits
(206) 496-2613Wisconsin Distillers Guild
State Guild
WisconsinBrian Sammons
Twisted Path Distillery
(414) 405-8900Wyoming Distillers Guild
State Guild
WyomingMike Borg
Arcola Distillery
How to Start a Guild
These are for guidance and educational purposes only.
- Review requirements for forming a nonprofit trade organization in your state
- Review Articles of Incorporation (view sample) and file to form state nonprofit organization
- Determine whether you will file for IRS 501(c)(6) status and file appropriate paperwork as necessary. Please review the following to help in your determination:
- Apply for a Federal Employer Identification Number (https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/apply-for-an-employer-identification-number-ein-online)
- Appoint interim Board to adopt Bylaws (view sample)
- Hold first meeting and vote for board members and officers
- Appoint committees
- Open bank account
- Inform ACSA!