Breweries across Canada have started to announce and release their versions of Black is Beautiful, an international collaborative beer and campaign launched by Weathered Souls Brewing of San Antonio, Texas to “raise awareness for the injustices people of colour face daily and raise funds for police brutality reform and legal defenses for those who have been wronged.”
Each brewery has created their version of a base stout recipe released by Weathered Souls, and will be donating all proceeds to local organizations that support equality and inclusion.
Some of the Canadian breweries that have released or announced their versions of Black is Beautiful include:
- Ace Brewing, Gladstone Brewing, Land And Sea Brewing and New Tradition Brewing (Courtenay & Comox, BC) – Imperial Stout – proceeds recipient TBC
- Alley Kat Brewing (Edmonton, AB) – Light Stout (4% abv) – proceeds to University of Alberta Black Students’ Association and Action Dignity
- Beyond the Pale Brewing (Ottawa, ON) – style, abv & proceeds recipient TBC
- Black Lab Brewing (Toronto, ON) – Summer Stout (4.4% abv) – proceeds to Black Legal Action Centre
- Block 3 Brewing, Counterpoint Brewing, Short Finger Brewing, and TWB Co-operative Brewing (Waterloo Region, ON) – Imperial Stout (9% abv) – proceeds to ACB Network
- Brasserie du Bas-Canada (Gatineau, QC) – Imperial Stout with Coconut (10.5% abv) – proceeds to Mouvement Action Justice
- Cabin Brewing (Calgary, AB) – Black Forest Coffee Stout (7% abv) – proceeds to Sankofa Arts & Music Foundation
- Folly Brewing (Toronto, ON) – Imperial Stout with Krispy Kveik – proceeds to Black Legal Action Centre
- Four Fathers Brewing (Cambridge, ON) – Imperial Oatmeal Stout (10% abv) – proceeds to The African Community Wellness Initiative
- Grain & Grit Beer Co. (Hamilton, ON) – Summer Stout (5% abv) – proceeds to Beer.Diversity.
- Granite Brewery (Toronto, ON) – style, abv & proceeds recipient TBC
- Merit Brewing (Hamilton, ON) – Imperial Stout (8.7% abv) – proceeds to Black Youth Mentorship Program facilitated by the Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion
- Nickel Brook Brewing (Burlington, ON) – style, abv & proceeds recipient TBC
- Outcast Brewing (Calgary, AB) – Imperial Stout (8% abv) – proceeds recipient TBC
- Revival Brewcade (Calgary, AB) – Black IPA (7% abv) – proceeds to Action Dignity
- The Second Wedge Brewing (Uxbridge, ON) – style & abv TBC – proceeds to Black Legal Action Centre
- Sir John Brewing (Lachute, QC) – style, abv & proceeds recipient TBC
- Storm Stayed Brewing (London, ON) – Imperial Stout (10% abv) – proceeds recipient TBC
- Tatamagouche Brewing (Tatamagouche, NS) – style, abv & proceeds recipient TBC
- Tidehouse Brewing (Halifax, NS) – style & abv TBC – proceeds to Gamechangers902
- Wellington Brewery and Queen of Craft (Guelph, ON) – Imperial Stout – proceeds to Black Women in Motion
- Willibald Farm Brewery (Ayr, ON) – Coffee Imperial Stout (10.1% abv) – proceeds to Black Health Alliance
For more details on these and other Black is Beautiful beer releases across the country, check with your local breweries.