Rhythm Brewing Co. is the state’s first Black and woman-owned brewing company.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — New Haven-based Rhythm Brewing Co. has been around for almost seven years now. It’s the state’s first Black woman-owned beer company.
“I don’t take that lightly,” said Alisa Bowens-Mercado, owner and founder of Rhythm Brewing Co. “It’s because I have to continue to open up doors for the future. And so, if my journey and my mission can help anyone that wants to do something or go into an industry that you typically are not represented in then I feel it’s my duty. It’s my mission. It really is my duty to continue on this beer journey.”
It all started in March 2018 when Bowens-Mercado decided to pay homage to her grandmothers, Mary Pullen and Delores Bowens.
“Who were lager drinkers back in the 1970s and because I would partake and enjoyed some wonderful lagers,” Bowens-Mercado said.
The name came to her through her passion.
“Rhythm …