In This Issue | March 2021
Get to know San Antonio’s poet laureate (Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson, best advocate for literacy), learn how Martha Martinez Flores’ “SA is Amor” piece grew into a large-scale mural (best viral art piece) and find the best virtual class to add to your schedule.
A daughter’s bout with eczema led to Organically Bath & Beauty (best local body care products), H-E-B still shines (best grocery store) and a look at those Spurs Fiesta jerseys we can’t get enough of (best revival). Plus, meet the best Instagram shops and the best makers.
On The Cover
Isabel Ann Castro, winner of best community artist, illustrated several 2021 winners, including Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson (best advocate for literacy), Spurs Coyote (best mascot), Tillage Plants (best shop for new plant parents), Black + White Modern Creamery (best spin-off), Little Death (best boozy hangout), The Twig Book Shop (best bookstore) and San Antonio Botanical Garden (best place for relaxi
Black is Beautiful: Louisiana breweries craft beers to spread racial injustice awareness
It s a beer.
San Antonio-based brewery Weathered Souls Brewery created its Black Is Beautiful stout last May, but the collaboration for justice through beer is now opening up to the rest of the nation.
Breweries in Louisiana and across the U.S. are taking part in the initiative and the world s largest retailer is helping out. Walmart is working with breweries across the South to sell this dark beer that will have proceeds go to organizations that support police brutality reform and legal defenses for those who have been wronged, according to the Black Is Beautiful website.
Parish Brewing Co. s version of the beer is called the Black is Beautiful Dessert Stout. Our Black is Beautiful stout is both bold and decadent. We rested the massive base on smooth, Ugandan vanilla beans before dousing it with French Artisan caramel syrup and sprinkling with flaked sea salt. Aromas of salted caramel lattes greet the nose with hints of crème brulée on the palate, the website states.
Zony Mash Beer Project s incarnation is brewed with 150 pounds of Cafe Reconcile s Sweet Potato Crumble making this a deliciously thick beer, according to its website.
As a caveat of joining the initiative, breweries taking part pledged to donate a portion of the sales to groups dedicated to the initiative.
BOULDER, Colo. TheBrewers Association the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American brewers announced its 2021 board of directors, adding four new representatives to the 20-person board.
Dan Kleban, co-founder, Maine Beer Company (Freeport, Maine) continues as board chair for a second term. He has served on the board since 2015.
New board member Betty Bollas, president and co-owner, Fibonacci Brewing Company, (Cincinnati, Ohio) becomes the second representative elected to the Taproom Breweries class created in 2019. New board member Marcus Baskerville, co-founder and head brewer, Weathered Souls Brewing Company (San Antonio, Texas) was elected as a Pub Breweries representative. New board members Chris Herron, CEO, Creature Comforts Brewing Company (Athens, Ga.), Virginia Morrison, CEO, Second Chance Beer Company (San Diego, Calif.), and incumbent Dan Kleban were elected as Packaging Breweries representatives. The incoming directors will each s
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