Champaint: Brut IPA w/ Cherries

"A Masterpiece in Every Sip"

Y-Series collab with Kenny Rivero (@champaint_papi)

Champaint is a uniquely crafted 6.4% ABV, 20 IBU; Brut IPA that’s effervescent, with a dry, crisp finish, and a refreshing character that lingers—perfectly capturing the essence of a well-crafted champagne in beer form. Dark sweet cherries bring a sweet-tart flavor profile that adds depth and complexity. Conditioned on French oak wood chips, the brew also carries nuanced oak undertones that enrich its overall character!

Kenny Rivero is a Dominican-born artist, raised in Washington Heights and now working in his studio in Mott Haven, Bronx. As a full-time professor at Columbia University, Kenny’s artwork explores the stories of his community. His love for comic books, graffiti, and New York City life shines through his artistic process. Kenny earned his BFA in Fine Arts from SVA and his MFA in Painting and Printmaking from Yale, giving him a unique background that’s reflected in his stunning pieces. His work spans oil painting, drawing, and creating objects from his collection of found materials, making every piece deeply personal.

“I paint in both oil and acrylic, I draw on paper that I mostly collect, and have collected since I was in junior high school, and I make objects that are also from things that I've been collecting from a long time. My approach can be reflective and slow sometimes but also spontaneous and somewhat destructive. I tend to find a sweet spot when I'm fixing my mistakes in the work."

When it comes to Design Process / Inspiration for the can / Can Name Kenny says:

The image from the can comes from a couple of motifs in my work that I've been using for a while in the larger span of my work which are:

- A ghost child: A nod to children losing their lives violently on the street. 

- Brick walls and sidewalks: A reference to New York space and architecture.

- Eyes peeking from behind the missing bricks: A reference to spirits within the buildings and the city actually being alive.

- Spilt/liquor or alcohol: A reference to the street as an altar space or as a space of homage for people who have passed away.

- Hidden letters: Aside from the "WH" (Washington Heights) and the "BX" (Bronx) on the bottle labels, there is an "NY" formed by the missing bricks and the poured liquor

When asked "What do you hope to achieve with your art/platform?" Kenny says:

The thing I hope for the most with my practice is to make familiar stories that you've never seen before. I want a kid from the heights to walk into a museum one day and feel like they can look at something on the wall and feel close to it. I want that kid to feel like the only expert in his class.

When asked "If there's anything else you'd like to let people know?" Kenny says:

This is a very special collaboration for me. It's never easy for me to build community as I've always found it difficult to build trust and feel safe. I've been a regular at the brewery going on 4 years now and I truly feel like I've built relationships with people here who've become family. So it feels really important not only to share this space but to actually build from it and to then use that effort as an opportunity to support another community.

Tell us about your community collaborator:

Doctors Without Borders has always been first on the ground providing medical support during times of conflict in times when governments and other larger powers have been slow to respond. I'm very proud to be Dominican, a very proud New Yorker, but even more importantly, I'm very grateful to be of this planet and there are folks who I share this planet with in Palestine, Sudan, and Haiti, just to name a few, who are suffering unjustly. Part of this is to help them.

Raise your glass to Champaint, a brew that embodies creativity, community, and the vibrant energy of New York City. Join Kenny Rivero and Bronx Brewery as we celebrate art, beer, and global solidarity, all while enjoying a refreshing Brut IPA like no other!