Cookbook
Harlem Brew Soul
A Beer-Infused Soul Food Cookbook
A cookbook for foodies and beer enthusiasts, Harlem Brew Soul shares over 80 beer-infused soul food favorites from Harlem Brewing Company’s founder, Celeste Beatty.
With more than two decades of brewing history and tradition, Harlem Brewing Company has been crafting beers that satisfy and excite beer drinkers everywhere. Moving beers into restaurant after restaurant and onto shelf after shelf, Harlem Brewing Company’s founder Celeste Beatty—the first Black woman to own a brewery in the United States—is ready to share over 80 of her favorite soul food recipes with a beer-infused twist in Harlem Brew Soul.
Every recipe is infused with either a lager, stout, IPA, or wheat beer, in some form or another, including beer cocktails, breakfast and brunch, appetizers and sides, mains, desserts, alongside stories of African American homebrew culture and family brewing history.
Vibrantly illustrated to celebrate the NYC neighborhood of Harlem, Harlem Brew Soul taps into the rich history, heritage, traditions, rituals, experiences, and codes of African American life, cuisine, culture, music, and, yes, beer!
About the Author
Celeste Beatty, entrepreneur and beer pioneer, founded the Harlem Brewing Company in 2000. She is the first black woman to own a brewery in the United States. She started brewing beer in small batches in her studio apartment right across from Marcus Garvey Park in NYC in the ’90s. The early beers were made with a home-brew kit, a gift that sat in the closet for several weeks (that might explain why the first brewed beers weren’t such a hit). She kept on brewing, never giving up on trying to perfect her recipes.
Today, Harlem Brewing Company creates artistic and intuitive beers inspired by the timeless rich history of Harlem and ancient traditions, whether experimenting with new styles and ingredients on their Pico Brew Zymatic or brewing up beers with natural yeasts during their Harlem Brewdio sessions. Harlem Brewing continues to celebrate this heritage in all their beers. Each one highlights amazing stories, whether their flagship Sugar Hill Golden Ale, Renaissance Wit, or 125th Street IPA.