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WHEREAS, Barrel & Flow, America’s favorite brew festival two years running, will again be held in Pittsburgh at The Stacks at 3 Crossings, an open-air plaza on the Allegheny River in the historic Strip District on August 10th; and,
WHEREAS, while the ‘Barrel’ refers to the brews and the ‘Flow’ to performing artists and speakers-Barrel & Flow has grown to be not only a Saturday festival, but also a week of City-wide events that utilizes the brewing industry to celebrate and empower the Black community, and joyfully showcase brewers, distillers, vendors, artists, and musicians with performances, symposiums, a speakers series, and Brewer’s Brunch; and,
WHEREAS, over 100 breweries and distilleries will be a part of Barrel & Flow in 2024, many of them linked with Black artists, performers, and businesses for unique collaboration brews; and,
WHEREAS, 2024 collaborations include:
• Pennsylvania State Representative Lindsay Powell and Acrospire Brewing Co. in Glenshaw
• Pittsburgh City Councilman Khari Mosley and Two Frays Brewery in Garfield
• Burghers Brewing Company in the South Side for a ‘Proclamation’-themed banana strawberry, guava, banana gose; and,
WHEREAS, Forbes magazine values the United States beer market as a $120 billion+ dollar industry, and of the 9,700+ breweries across the nation, 86 are Black-owned, none yet in Pittsburgh nor Allegheny County; and,
WHEREAS, Barrel & Flow is committed to pay transparency and elevating industry access for Black people through Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) activities at the festival, networking, and job opportunities.
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby proclaim August 6th through August 11th, 2024, as "Barrel & Flow Week" in the City of Pittsburgh.