How a Stout Made a Global Impact
A Conversation with Marcus Baskerville of Weathered Souls Brewing
In episode 5 of Brewing After Hours, it’s all about my favorite style of beer STOUTS! How did this style come to be and is it really a “meal in a glass?” I get into all of that AND chat with Marcus Baskerville, Owner and Head Brewer of Weathered Souls Brewing in San Antonio, Texas, and the Founder of the Black is Beautiful global initiative, a collaborative effort in the beer community to brew his amazing Imperial Stout recipe to raise money for foundations that support equality and inclusion, and bring awareness to the injustices that many people of color face daily. Since, this initiative has raised over 1.7M for nonprofits and activist organizations and has gone even beyond beer! Now there are wineries, coffee roasters and even chocolate companies getting involved. And so are hombrewers! I also brewed the Black is Beautiful recipe live via the Flora Brewing Instagram while raising funds for the ACLU. More below on that. But first, here’s the latest episode of Brewing After Hours and make sure to stay tuned for the end of episode where I test Jenny’s beer tasting skills.
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If you want to join us in donating to the ACLU (you can consider it a personal favor to me if you enjoy my videos and podcast) click here. While I often brew solo, beer is about community and the beautiful thing about being in Los Angeles is how diverse our beer community is. I’m proud to be a part of homebrew clubs like SoCal Cerveceros who advocate for inclusivity and representation. I’ll stand by them when I say: We are Anti-Racism and Pro-Homebrew! It’s not enough to say that though- we all have to work to bring positive change in our respective industries and for me, it’s through beer. That’s why I joined San Antonio’s Weathered Soul’s Brewing initiative Black is Beautiful.
To get involved or find out more details on the campaign please go to https://blackisbeautiful.beer/
Let’s do our part!