The Black Beer Experience Bridges the Divide Between Breweries and the Black Community
February 22, 2021
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Shani Glapion loves the experience of drinking beer, from the first citrusy sip of a West Coast India Pale Ale down to the conversational buzz of a brewery.
Though the 35-year-old Nashville resident is now a cicerone-certified beer server the first step to becoming a master of beer, or master cicerone Glapion didn’t always know so much about beer. At first, it was just a way for her to spend time with her wife. The couple started using Groupon in 2013 to find tickets to brewery tours, which quickly became a hobby of theirs.
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Biden administration taps D.C. brewery owner for Small Business Administration
Julie Verratti, cofounder of LGBTQ-owned Denizens Brewing, will oversee 80 field offices providing resources to small businesses
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The co-founder of a popular local LGBTQ-owned brewery has been tapped by the Biden-Harris administration to a key post in the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Beginning on March 1, Julie Verratti, co-founder of Denizens Brewing Co., will serve as an associate administrator of field operations for the SBA, a position in which she will oversee 80 offices throughout the country responsible for providing services and support to the small business community.
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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