Harlem Brew Soul

Celeste Beatty, entrepreneur and beer pioneer, founded the Harlem Brewing Company in 2000. She is the first black woman to own a brewery in the United States. She started brewing beer in small batches in her studio apartment right across from Marcus Garvey Park in NYC in the ’90s. The early beers were made with a home-brew kit, a gift that sat in the closet for several weeks (that might explain why the first brewed beers weren’t such a hit). She kept on brewing, never giving up on trying to perfect her recipes. Today, Harlem Brewing Company creates artistic and intuitive beers inspired by the timeless rich history of Harlem and ancient traditions, whether experimenting with new styles and ingredients on their Pico Brew Zymatic or brewing up beers with natural yeasts during their Harlem Brewdio sessions. Harlem Brewing continues to celebrate this heritage in all their beers. Each one highlights amazing stories, whether their flagship Sugar Hill Golden Ale, Renaissance Wit, or 125th Street IPA.

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• IntroductionBrewstoryHip-HopsWhat’s on Tap?Brewers in the Family Beer CocktalesHopolitanBeniniHarlem PunchWomosaBromosa BlitzSugaritaBebop BlissA Train ElixirSummertime ShandySwing (Don’t Mean a Thing)Renaissance MuleHarlem Shuffle Brewfast & BrewunchEasy Cheesy Brewsy Shrimp and GritsButtermilk Waffles with Beeraised Peaches in SyrupSalmon Cakes with Supreme SauceCatfish NuggetsThree-Cheese Grits CasseroleBrewsy Biscuits and Sausage Gravy Starters, Sides & SaladsBeer Smac ‘n’ CheeseTailgate Brewffalo WingsHoppy Hoppin’ JohnSpicy Coconut Beered RiceChef K’s Jazzy WingsHarlem-Style Beer NutsCheesy Brewsy DipSpicy Beer-Battered Fried Green TomatoesBeer-Battered Southern-Fried OkraBeered Beans and RiceBeeraised Collard Greens in Queen StoutScalloped Potatoes with a Wheat Beer SauceHip-Hop ColeslawSouthern Brewshi Roll Soups & StewsBrewlicious Chicken Barley SoupSeafood GumbrewCheesy Brewsy SoupWhiskey-Infused Shrimp BeerisqueButternut Squash Soup Fish & PoultryFish Fry Beer-Battered CatfishLobster in Beer Cream SauceButtermilk Beer Fried OystersMussels in a Stout Cream SauceSavoy Baked SalmonCrabbie CakesNot My Momma’s Peanut Butter ChickenDown-Home Beer-Smothered ChickenGrilled Beer Can ChickenBeer-Fried Chicken and Waffles Beef, Pork & Lamb Hambrewger CasseroleSmash BurgersMarvtastic BrisketBeef CurrySweet Meat LoafBeerinated Lamb ChopsBrewsy Pulled PorkBeer-Braised Short RibsNot My Dad’s Salisbeery SteakGrilled Badass BBQ RibsPork Meatballs in Stout BBQ SauceSweet Thyme Pork ChopsBeeraised Spareribs with Bourbon BBQ Sauce Brewserts & BreadBrewnana PuddingBrewsy Peach CobblerCoffee Stout Crème BrewléePeanut Beer BrittleStout BeerowniesGrandma Rubelle’s Rice PuddingStout-Glazed Cinnamon ApplesBlackbeery Sorbet FloatCorn BeeredWhole Wheat Beer BreadHoe-Hop CakesCorn Beered StuffingQueen Stout Cake Sauces, Brew-ri-nades & GlazesQueen Stout ReductionSpicy BrewmouladeRosemary RubBrown Sugar RubBBQ (Bar-Beer-Que) SauceCurry SauceTipsy Tomatillo SauceBrine ‘n' DineBeerown SauceChipotle Blackbeery SauceChocolate Coffee Stout Beer imageSage Thyme BeerinadeJerky Turkey BeerinadeRenaissance Wit BeernaigretteBerry Beernaigrette MenusPlaylistIndexAcknowledgmentsAbout the Author