Alum makes history as the founder of the fifth Black-owned brewery in the U.S. By Scott Rogers February 11, 2021
When JON RENTHROPE attended the University of Florida, he found himself wondering where all the good food was. While many might argue that Gainesville has a thriving food scene, most cities have trouble comparing to Renthrope’s hometown of New Orleans. Yet it was during his time in Gainesville where the 2010 political science graduate encountered something missing in his native culinary scene that would go on to help him make history craft beer. Just one year after graduating, Renthrope founded and began serving as the CEO and brewmaster of Cajun Fire Brewing Company, only the fifth Black-owned brewery in the history of the United States and the first in the South.