BrewingChangeCollab

BCC Fam at the 2024 Barley U Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics 🌾🌾
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Juneteenth, "Jubilee Day" [as pictured: 1908, 1880s, 2024]
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"Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States and is considered the longest-running African American holiday. On June 17, 2021, it officially became a federal holiday.
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Of course, violence toward Black Americans did not magically evaporate with emancipation, and racial segregation and prejudice in some places made Juneteenth celebrations very difficult. Often forbidden from celebrating on public land, many gatherings had to be disparately held in remote rural areas or small church grounds."
Source: The Public Domain Review
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In this present day, we are free to celebrate openly.
Today and join together to celebrate with our Juneteenth collab," Superamos", meaning We Overcome, together.
For “nobody's free until everybody's free.” - Fannie Lou Hamer
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This week, BCC turns FIVE!! 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉
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What a wild ride to get to where we are now. I'm so blessed, and thankful, to have started this, and continued it, with people that I genuinely love as family.
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BCC has always been about more than beer, cider, spirits, beverage, etc. It's been about removing barriers, creating access, providing opportunities, and building and nurturing a support system.
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We've shared some serious laughs, and serious tears, successes and wins, and heartbreaks and losses. But we're here together, for each other. And for that I am MOST proud.
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*OG [ Year One pics]
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BCC exists for the community, for the Culture, for us, and for you.
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Member Meetups every 4th Thursday of the month, 6:30 - 9p. Locations vary.
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Come thru.
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Tonight's Meetup: Bring-a-friend Night , BIPOC Brewery Passes available
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Website Updates COMING SOON: event calendar, newsletters, member highlights, new merch! Brewingchangecollaborative.org
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Have you come thru yet?

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For Black History Month this year, we want to shed light on the intersection of the Black community and the history of beer in America. Peoples Way was brewed as an homage to 2 historical Black Americans, Ted Mack Sr. and George Floyd Jr.⁠ ⁠
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Ted Mack Sr. was one of the first Black American brewery owners. Peoples Brewery opened in Oshkosh, WI in 1970. Mack’s flagship brew was a crispy lager known simply as, the Peoples Beer. Mack helped pave the way for Black people in the beer industry. “Power to the people.” is the latest tagline that can be found on a can of Peoples beer.⁠ ⁠
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George Floyd Jr. was a Black American who lost his life at the hands of law enforcement. He died on May 25th, 2020 near the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Ave in Minneapolis. At this intersection, you can find Peoples’ Way. The community has reclaimed this space and it has become a place to mourn, to heal, and to remember. “Where there’s people there’s power.” is tagged across the defunct gas pump awning.⁠ ⁠
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This beer was brewed to remember the past, celebrate the present, and look forward to the changes of the future. Peoples Way was made in collaboration with Brewing Change Collaborative. BCC is a non-profit whose mission is to foster diversity, equity, and inclusion in the beverage industry. The recipe for the Peoples Way Amber Lager was created by Modist’s Bri Smith who is a member of BCC. Bri is also the first Black woman to brew professionally in Minnesota.⁠ ⁠
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Proceeds of Peoples Way will go to Brewing Change Collaborative as well as the George Floyd Global Memorial.⁠ ⁠
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x Modist⁠ Peoples Way⁠ Amber lager with Munich malt, 2-row barley, Amber Malt, Victory Malt & hopped w/ Eureka. 5%⁠ ⁠
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Peoples Way will be available on Saturday, February 3 in the taproom.
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Brewing Change Collaborative will be in the taproom from 6-10 to celebrate the release in the lounge, so come by and say hey.⁠ ⁠ Shoutout to for the design on the label!
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BCC COLLAB BREW DAY!!
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Today BCC Members had a day of brewing, education, and community, organized and hosted by our own, Bri@grapeapegradient, at her house, . The Amber Lager, brewed in honor of Black History Month, will be ready to enjoy at the Release Party on Feb 3rd!

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BCC had a great November Meetup! We introduced our new Outreach and Engagement Committee, which will aid in bringing more educational opportunities, events, and field trips to our members and supporters.
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We always have a good time together, and welcome any interested BIPOC to join us for our (every 4th Thursday of the month).
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Give this a listen!

Women Who Brew: My Interview w/ Bri Smith & Sophia Missaghi - A One Pint Stand Women Who Brew: My Interview w/ Bri Smith & Sophia Missaghi On this episode of A One Pint Stand, I sit down with Bri Smith and Sophia Missaghi who are both brewers in the Minnesota craft beer industry. Bri, the first black female brewer ever in Minnesota brews at Modist Brewing in Minneapolis and So...

**LOCATION CHANGE**
Due to circumstances out of our control, the location for the BCC Summer Follies Comedy Night has been changed to Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative. 🍻
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The FIRST BCC Summer Follies Comedy Night
Tuesday, June 20th
6.30 - 9.30p

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BCC BIPOC Brewing Pass pickup location
BCC Members free / $10 for BCC Allies at the event

Join Us Tuesday, June 20th 6.30 - 9.30p, for the FIRST BCC Follies Comedy Night! (with very special guest, John Gebretatose of HUGE Improv Theater and Black Comedy Improv).
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We're all a little funny, right? At the very least we love to laugh. Bring your funny bones, chuckles, belly laughs and guffahs to along with your 3 funniest, silliest, or groan worthy jokes OR 3 minute set. We promise to laugh at, oops no, WITH you!
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Free for BCC/ $10 at the door for BCC Allies
**BCC BIPOC Brewing Pass pickup will be available for members of the BIPOC community.**
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230410 ERG Speaker Series This is "230410 ERG Speaker Series" by Minnesota Public Radio on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Our Co-Founder and Director, Elle Rhodes, and Chairperson Mahad Muhammad, sat down with anchors, Shayla Reaves and A.J. Hilton of WCCO News, to discuss Brewing Change Collaborative as our nonprofit celebrates our 4 Year Anniversary and the release of the BCC BIPOC Brewing Pass.

Thank you to the team at WCCO-TV for highlighting this great organization!

Be sure to come to Arbeiter Brewing Co. on March 31st at 6p for the Brewery Pass!

Twin Cities' organization works to make the brewing industry more inclusive Brewing Change Collaborative's mission is to create more opportuinites and education for people of color in the white-dominated brewing industry. It is partnering with local breweries to create a BIPOC brewing pass to offer a free pint at participating businesses.

Thank you to Anna Nguyen and the Sahan Journal for this amazing feature.
We are always honored to have our stories told and shared with the community and beyond.

Brewing Change Collaborative offers support in diversifying industry The Brewing Change Collaborative aims to diversify Minnesota’s brewing industry and customer base. It offers customers a pass for beer.

"Ramsey in Motion"
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📸: BCC 🖤
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We're having a Gala!
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Join us for a celebration of 3 years of creating much needed change in the beverage industry.
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The Gala supports BCC's mission of fostering Diversity, Equity , and Inclusion for BIPOC in the beverage industry through Education, Advocacy, and Outreach.
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DJ Still Phresh, Raffle, and more!
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Tickets can be purchased on Eventbrite [link in bio]. Members of BCC and the BIPOC community receive a generous discount with code. Message for inquiries.

CHEERS TO 3 YEARS BCC Family and Friends!!
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I continue to be grateful for this built and chosen community. Not unlike the rest of the world, we've come through some rough years. The realness is in how we survived it, together. This isn't just a group, or a nonprofit, it's a family. 🖤🤎💛🧡❤️
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Ok, we know we look fine, always! 👑

We are Black, Indigenous, Brown, AAPI and POC led non-profit. Our monthly members meetings are on the 4th Thursday of every month, first hour of our meetings are members only for checking in with another and update.
Second hour of our meetings are always social and open to ally’s, non-members and anyone wanting to connect, support and learn more about what we do.

Thank you staff for hosting us in your beautiful welcoming space always, and for the tasty brews - oh yeah, cheers to you for turning one year! 🎈

Joins us tomorrow tonight to celebrate our third installment in the Messenger Series, Vol 3 and meet the artist behind these beautiful designs.

And as always, we intend to spark interest and showcase an overlooked part of our stories through beer, collaboration, allyship and opportunities for those overlooked in our industries as well.

Messenger Vol. III Release

All Are Welcome to Join Us this Friday!

The latest volume in the Messenger Series is a Double IPA - made with 2 Row, Dextrin Malt, Crystal T50, Dextrose and Wild Rice locally sourced from Indigenous farms in Redby & Bemidji and hopped with Gesho (Ethiopian hop) and Magnum for a nice dank & tropical fruit flavor. A non-dry hopped Double where the Wild Rice and the Gesho really stand out.

Be sure to stop and enjoy the beer with us this Friday 5-9pm at Broken Clock or pick up some crowlers to take home with you. Local Indigenous artist, Lucie Skjefte, beautifully designed both crowler arts featuring Dr. Susan Picotte & Ira Hayes, two people who have changed and challenged these united states to be better.

In this series we’re highlighting we’re highlighting Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte & Ira Hayes on crowler arts and the stories of Wilma Pearl Mankiller & Sachsen Littlefeather.

You do not wanna miss out on all the fun when it releases this Friday. Meet the artist behind the artwork, and the wonderful write up by Charles Meyer. DJ Phresh will be spinning the music, and all while Bill Green provides delicious BBQ.

It is going to be a fun-filled night celebrating the amazing BIPOC talent in our midst, and the spirit of cross-collaboration to teach and learn from the past and from one another.

BIG THANK YOUs to Kirstin & Peter for hosting our BCC Members for a wonderful visit to Milk & Honey for a tour, tasting, and education. It was one of the best fields trips we've had, and so appreciate your time, support and generosity!
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Also BIG thanks to Mateo & Erin in St. Joe for opening your "home" to us. We are so excited, and can't wait to support you in the next BIG things!
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We appreciate our BCC Partners, and love to return the love and support.
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All the LOVE 💕

Anthony Brutus Cassius and the First Black-Owned Bar in Downtown Minneapolis When Minneapolis was at its most segregated, Anthony Brutus Cassius dared push back by creating and sustaining Black social space where none had existed before. This is his story.

This Saturday is "The Messenger" Series Release Party! We are partnering with Brewing Change Collaborative and re-releasing both "The Messenger" Volume I - Imperial Porter and "The Messenger" Volume II - DDH Gose. We will also have TWO special infusions of "The Messenger" Vol. II and beer slushies.

There will be food from Kham Fu Dee and BBQ & CRUZ, live music from Urban Lights Vinyl, Mild Manner & Friends and DJ StillPhresh and other BIPOC vendors, including Gus Dean Coffee. Come celebrate with us!

You've never had fun like BCC 🤣🤣🤪🥳
Happy Juneteenth from BCC!