MARTINEZ, Calif. - Beer makers in the Bay Area aren't just mixing malts this week. They're also crafting a message.Nineteen craft breweries in the region have joined the nationwide "Black is Beautiful" beer initiative.
It has grown from one brewer's call for social justice into an international movement.The idea came from Marcus Baskerville, a Sacramento native, turned Texas brewmaster.
He owns Weathered Souls Brewery in San Antonio and wanted to find a way to fight for social justice amidst the protests over George Floyd's death."For me, it kind of weighed heavily as a proud black man and a father...that need to do something," said Baskerville.Being a brewmaster, Baskerville did what he knows best.