I am a white male but I admit being uncomfortable with generalizations about what kind of beer it is that black people like. When it comes to craft beer, white people have different preferences. Some like IPAs and some hate them, some prefer session beers and some stronger beers, some like stouts and others prefer lagers. Why should it be assumed that all blacks like one flavor profile or characteristic in a beer? Is it not demeaning to characterize an entire race like this? Also, if we want to overcome racial barriers, how would a Black Brewer's Association help with this? In Charlotte, the median income for whites is over $70K per year whereas the median income for blacks is under $40K per year (http://www.law.unc.edu/documents/poverty/publications/charlottepovertyreport_final.pdf). I would expect there to be fewer blacks at craft breweries based on this fact alone, since craft beer is not a necessity and is rather expensive. The comment is interesting about blacks not feeling comfortable in environments where there are not many other blacks. I suppose a lot of blacks live in areas that are predominantly black, but this does surprise me a bit considering that at 13% of the U.S. population, it would seem common for blacks to be in environments where there are not many other blacks. Comparing % white to % black populations in different Charlotte neighborhoods, the Catawba Brewery appears to have a lot of whites and blacks in the area (https://charlottechamber.com/eco-dev/percent-white-population-in-mecklenburg-county/ https://charlottechamber.com/eco-dev/percent-black-or-african-american-in-mecklenburg-county/), plus when new breweries open they may or may not draw many in from the neighborhood but this is probably more dependent on median household income than simply race. As a white male, I do not know what it is like to be a minority, but shouldn't racial and sexual minorities expect that as minorities they will likely be less in number not only at craft breweries but at restaurants and other such establishments?