BY ALEX MITCHELL
The Bronx Brewery is taking the
phrase “write off 2020” to an entirely
new level.
Working with Bronx Native clothing
shop and the collective BX Writers,
the brewery collaboratively
released Year Gone Hazy, a darkerthan
average hazy IPA, which
sends a literal message to 2020 from
the Bronx.
The label for Year Gone Hazy consists
entirely of passages written by
Bronx residents, who briefl y shared
what they endured during this trying
year. There were so many submissions
that the brewery had to
split them between two cans.
Some entries stayed on the lighthearted
side, such as the individual
who “didn’t wear pants from March
to November,” though, more impactful
sentences occupied the can too.
“2020 hammered home the fact
that, at the end of the day, we all need
each other. Thank you for the lessons
of perseverance, humility and togetherness,”
one Bronx person wrote.
Many of these lines are part of
larger, personal passages written by
Bronxites, ones which will be published
in a book done by BX Writers
and its leader, Josue Caceres who
also works as a brand manager for
Bronx Native.
Caceres fell into an 11-day coma
after contracting COVID-19 earlier
in the year, an experience he shared
both on the can and on the page in
the new beer and book release.
“We fi rst launched Bronx Native
with a community mission in mind,
to give our borough a positive identity.
Doing something like this
where people will literally see the
snippets of Bronx thoughts on a beer
can and then read their true stories in
our collaborative book is something
amazing,” Amaurys Grullon, Bronx
Native owner said, adding how powerful
his own colleague’s story is.
As for the beer itself, it is inspired
by hazy IPA predecessor World Gone
Hazy, but this time, “taken to another
level,” according to Kevin Scheitrum
of the brewery.
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It has a malt-forward taste with
hints of a juicy, tropical citrus accent;
one brewer even said they tasted
Skittles in the hazy IPA.
Like Bronx Native and BX Writers,
the Bronx Brewery also emphasized
the unique community engagement
that the collaborative project
was able to bring — it is one of many
recent community outreach efforts
by the beermakers.
They previously sent 10,000 beers
to frontline workers at the height of
the pandemic as part of the brewery’s
“Cheers for Heroes” initiative in addition
to other fundraisers for mental
health throughout the year.
To specially celebrate the close of
2020 and the opening of many Year
Gone Hazy cans, the Bronx Brewery
will also be doing limited bottling
of one-and-a-half liter bottles to be
dipped in wax with a silver, metallic
shine for this holiday season. The
brewery is doing this for the fi rst
time in fi ve years as “an extra festive
feel to a year that needs it.”
Piggybacking off the beer’s release
is some major culinary news
coming out of the brewery.
Empanology, a highly known
residential food truck at the Bronx
Brewery, is launching a boroughwide
delivery service which includes
western Queens and northern Brooklyn
for its 60 rotating empanada fl avors
and growing sandwich menu.
For Empanology owner Jason Alicea,
this is the fi rst time he will be
conducting a seven weekday operation
with his handmade dough and
fi llings which are “made in small
batches with love.”
Next year, his iconic Bronx brand
will also be launching a frozen line of
empanadas as well.
Happy New Beer
Bronx Brewery, local business,
writers collaborate on 2020 nightcap
FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF BRONX
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
In the Matter of
The Herrera/Laruny Children
of a Proceeding under Docket No. NA-08125-27/2020
Article 10 of the Family Court Act
SUMMONS
Doris Herrera (Child Neglect Proceeding)
Antonio Perez
Respondent(s)
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NOTICE: PLACEMENT OF YOUR CHILD IN FOSTER CARE MAY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF YOUR
RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF YOUR CHILD STAYS IN FOSTER CARE FOR 15 OF THE MOST RECENT
22 MONTHS, THE AGENCY MAY BE REQUIRED BY LAW TO FILE A PETITION TO TERMINATE YOUR
PARENTAL RIGHTS AND TO COMMIT GUARDIANSHIP AND CUSTODY OF YOUR CHILD TO THE
AGENCY FOR THE PURPOSES OF ADOPTION. IN SOME CASES, THE AGENCY MAY FILE BEFORE
THE END OF THE 15-MONTH PERIOD. IF SEVERE OR REPEATED CHILD ABUSE IS PROVEN BY
CLEAN AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE, THIS FINDING MAY CONSTITUTE THE BASIS TO TERMINATE
YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND TO COMMIT GUARDIANSHIP AND CUSTODY OF YOUR CHILD TO
THE AGENCY FOR THE PURPOSES OF ADOPTION.
IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK TO THE ABOVE-NAMED
RESPONDENT(S) WHO RESIDE(S) OR IS FOUND AT:
12 Clifford Pl. #2B
Bronx, New York 10453
TO: ANTONIO PEREZ
A Petition under Article 10 of the Family Court Act having been filed with this Court, and annexed hereto,
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear before this Court at, 900 Sheridan Avenue, Bronx, New
York, on December 21, 2020 in Virtual Court before the Honorable Michael Milsap at 10:30 a.m.
o’clock in the forenoon of that day to answer the petition and to be dealt with in accordance with Article 10
of the Family Court Act.
ON YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR as herein directed, a warrant may be issued for your arrest.
FURTHER NOTICE: Family Court Act §154(c) provides that petitions brought pursuant to Articles 4,5,6,8
and 10 of the Family Court Act, in which an order of protection is sought or in which a violation of an order
of protection is alleged, may be served outside the State of New York upon a Respondent who is not a
resident or domiciliary of the State of New York. If no other grounds for obtaining personal jurisdiction over
the Respondent exist aside from the application of this provision, the exercise of personal jurisdiction over
the respondent is limited to the issue of the request for, or alleged violation of, the order of protection.
Where the Respondent has been served with this summons and petition and does not appear, the Family
Court may proceed to a hearing with respect to issuance or enforcement of the order of protection.
Steve Byrnes
Clerk of the Family Court
Dated: November 6, 2020
Amaurys Grullon and Josue Cacares hold Year Gone Hazy outside of the Bronx Brewery.
Photos courtesy of Bronx Brewery, Bronx Native and BX Writers
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