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Daleview | My Skin is Black

The twenty-second entry in our NYC Brewery Series comes from our generous friend Chris, at Daleview Biscuits & Beer. Chris has offered up “My Skin is Black,” a Belgian-style Dubbel. This beer has it’s origins in Chris’ desire to see more people of color in all aspects of the brewing industry.

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Black is Beautiful

The Black is Beautiful initiative is a collaborative effort among the brewing community and its customers that was spearheaded by the Weathered Souls brewery in San Antonio, in an attempt to bring awareness to the injustices that many people of color face daily. We’ll be donating 15% of every purchase of this recipe to Know Your Rights Camp.

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Bitter & Esters

700 Washington Ave.

Brooklyn, NY 11238

Q Train: 7th Avenue

2,3 Train: Eastern Parkway

Open Every Day 12pm-8pm

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About Bitter & Esters

Douglas Amport and John LaPolla, motivated by their knowledge and passion for brewing, founded Bitter & Esters in July of 2011. Fueled by their desire to inspire, educate and nurture the growing homebrew community in a friendly space, they conceived of Bitter & Esters as a brew on premises location, homebrew supply shop, and classroom space. With access to resources, supplies and expertise, it is a creative hub for sharing brew tips and techniques. Bitter & Esters fosters a deep commitment to the craft of brewing.

Anyone can learn how, so stop by! See what you can brew.

Testimonials

Can't recommend this place enough. As a beginner homebrewer this was my go to place for supplies. The staff are great and extremely knowledgeable about the brewing process, ingredients, and equipment. If you are thinking of getting into brewing this is the place to visit.

Daniel G.

Bitter & Esters is one of the best kept secrets of NYC and honestly it makes me so happy that shops like this still exist in this city. I did the homebrewing 101 class and had a blast and learnt so much. I felt so inspired that I came home and immediately started brewing my own batch

Mariano C.

Great place to visit if you're getting into homebrewing or even if you know what you're doing. The staff is extremely helpful and will walk you through the process and even give you suggestions on whatever ideas you may have.

Javier O.