Moor’s, one of the few Black-owned US breweries, is expanding in its 3rd year [Video]

Chicago-based Moor’s Brewing Company is one of a fraction of Black-owned breweries in the United States.

According to the National Black Brewers Association, less than 1% of craft breweries in the U.S. are owned by African Americans.

Damon Patton, co-founder and CEO of Moor’s Brewing, said as the company expands to hundreds of locations around the country and into large retailers like Whole Foods and Total Wine, customers can expect to see their iconic logo in more and more places.

Patton co-authored the book “The Baron Son,” talking about success in business. A big challenge at the start of the company was funding and getting capital.

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“It’s very expensive to run a brewery, most people start off buying a brewery and they end up spending $1 million or $2 million after that. That wasn’t possible for us,” Patton told Scripps News. “We had to find a brewer, …