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National Black Brewers Day
October 10
Join us in celebrating National Black Brewers Day (NBBD) on Saturday, October 10!
We are extremely proud to be a part of this community. Rodney Hines, along with other Black brewers and brewery owners across the U.S., worked together to make this day a national holiday.
Some of you may be wondering, why October 10? Well, on October 10, 1970, Theodore A. (Ted) Mack, Sr. and his business associates celebrated the purchase of Peoples Brewing Company in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, with over 2,000 guests, including stockholders, local and state legislators, and notable dignitaries. On this day, Mr. Mack became the first Black brewery president in the United States, and Peoples Brewing Company became the first Black-owned brewery in U.S. history.