The Hatfield House in Tusket, Nova Scotia, has revealed that the former owner, Abigail Price, was a Black widow woman who built the house in 1793 and is now looking to share an important part of her story to uncover her history.

The lost saga of Abigail Price sparked the recent launch of Blackberry Freedom, a new beer from the Good Robot brewery located in the North End Halifax.  Brewed by The Change is Brewing Collective, the Pale Ale is the first of its kind that has been crafted by a group of queer and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Colour) workers in the food, beverage, and hospitality industries.

“COVID, the killing of George Floyd, and the global Black Lives Matter protests against police brutality inspired me to examine my profession,” said Giovanni Johnson, a microbiologist and lead brewer at Good Robot. “As one of the few Black brewers in Canada, I think it’s time to change the white male-dominated image of craft brewing. The industry needs more minority owners, journalists, beer judges, suppliers, everything.”

Half of the sales from Blackberry Freedom will be donated to support youth programs such as the YMCA and will also help to fund a Brewing 101 workshop for minorities.

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