Another phenomenal #beerhistory article from earlier this year: in the late 1980s, racists in northern Wisconsin tried to use beer to trample indigenous rights.
Luckily, it mostly backfired. John Harry told the story:
https://www.goodbeerhunting.com/blog/2022/4/13/racism-in-a-can-how-one-beer-epitomized-the-native-american-struggle-for-treaty-rights #beer #craftbeer #Wisconsin #racism
‘Racism in a Can’ — How One Beer Epitomized the Native American Struggle for Treaty Rights — Good Beer Hunting
In recent years, brewing cause-based beers has become commonplace. From small, local fundraisers to large, international campaigns, beer is often used as a way to raise both critical awareness and money. In 2018, Sierra Nevada led the effort to fundraise for victims of California’s deadly and enorm