ABOUT US
It was all a dream, we used to read Word Up! Magazine… Well maybe not, but Hip Hop Heads Brewery was founded when 3 close friends decided to dream.
Dwight, Joe, and Lance, who all worked in education, would find themselves winding down a tough week with a communal sharing of brews, beats, and lyrics. It became a competition, who could bring the newest beer, who could play the track that the others hadn’t heard, who knew all the lyrics to that one Busta Rhymes song, and inevitably who could freestyle the best.
The answer to that last question was: none of us! But it was fun! This natural progression led us to realize that the beer we hadn’t tried...was ours. Dwight’s wife bought him a beer kit for Christmas and that was the start of it all. We decided to start brewing our own beer with our own hip-hop playlist driving not only the brewing session but the recipe creation as well.
So we invite you today, to join our cypher while you enjoy a cold Hip Hop Heads brew and debate who is in your top 5.
Dwight Ho-Sang
A native of New York, with strong Jamaican roots, Dwight remembers block parties and backyard bashes that went into early morning hours. Of course, you would expect nothing less from the birthplace of Hip Hop. In 2002, after graduating Williams College. he moved to Atlanta to become a teacher. He appreciates a wide variety of beer styles, but he prefers Stouts, IPAs, and Belgian Tripels.
Favorite Rapper:
Busta Rhymes
Favorite Hop Album:
Actual Factual Pterodactyl - Homeboy Sandman (IYKYK).
Joseph Edelin
Hailing from Brookline, Massachusetts (home of the Kennedys and New Kids on the Block), Joe has lived in Atlanta since 1998, when he came down to attend Morehouse College. It was there he discovered a love for African and African American history, which sparked within him a desire to become a teacher and pass on what he had learned to students who looked like him. He loves pretty much all high gravity beers, but double IPAs and Belgian Triples are his jam.
Favorite Rapper:
Jay-Z
Favorite Hop Album:
Southernplayalisticcadillacmuzik - Outkast.
Lance Templeton
Born in VA raised in Louisville, KY, Lance made Atlanta his home after attending Morehouse College. Upon graduation Lance spent many years in education serving as a teacher and operations leader. He earned the nickname of “Soundscan” amongst his peers for his ability to remember an abundance of song lyrics and really enjoys high gravity IPA’s, Belgians, German styles.
Favorite Rapper:
Black Thought
Favorite Hop Album:
Midnight Marauders -
A Tribe called Quest