Experience beer-infused soul food recipes from the founder of Harlem Brewing Company, Celeste Beatty, the first Black woman to own a brewery in the United States.

Through her over twenty years of brewing beer and growing her business, Celeste Beatty has developed relationships with the best and brightest in the food and beverage industries and is ready to share her own soul food recipes with a beer-infused twist. Interspersed with small-bite reflections from her journey in the making of Harlem Brewing Company, Harlem Brew Soul features:

• Over 80 recipes infused with lager, stout, IPA, and wheat beers (food and cocktails)


• Historical notes on African brewing history


• A collection of family stories about soul food and homebrewing


• Vibrant illustrations celebrating the NYC neighborhood of Harlem


• and much more!

Harlem Brew Soul taps into the rich history, heritage, traditions, rituals, experiences, and codes of African American life, cuisine, culture, music, and, yes, beer!