Pride Month at Black Star Co-op

In celebration of LGBTQ Pride Month, we’re hosting a fundraising tap takeover with Hops & Grain in support of Out Youth, with $1 being donated for every House Rational and Hops & Grain beer sold. We chose Austin based Out Youth because everyone deserves a place to feel at home. Out Youth provides a safe haven for LGBTQ youth to meet new friends and be part of community where everyone is treated like family. They offer several services to young Austin adults including counseling, youth prom, and more. Out Youth works with the KIND Clinic to help provide resources for counseling, free HIV/STI testing, and gender affirming care for all.

Our friends at Hops & Grain were a clear choice for a tap takeover because of their work in the LGBTQ community. In April Hops & Grain brewed a beer named Chingona. The American lager is a  collaboration with Hustle for a Cause, an Austin based social impact production firm that highlights and promotes LGBTQ women of color. As a socially conscious cooperative ourselves,  we greatly  admire, and continue to be inspired by Hops & Grain’s commitment to and involvement in the LGBTQ community. We will be tapping their Maibock, Porter Culture and Dispensary Pale Ale.

There will be other opportunities to support these great organizations here at Black Star throughout the month, so be on the lookout!

-By Roger Corrales