Any Ladies??

[kgs]

yah, YooperBrew...i was at the lhbs a week or so ago to buy some equipment and the old dude behind the counter, er, Pro Specialist Homebrew Helper, suddenly assumed mid-conversation that i was there shopping on behalf of a male brewing partner. odd, i hadn't mentioned any partner. but i went with the flow, and came out of the experience a little wiser and with a few bucks still left in my pocket.

it's alright, it's all good. nothing but a chicken wing.

I've had that experience at many different points in my life (I'm an over-50 female, small and unremarkable in appearance, though I've worked in nontraditional professions) but amazingly, my LHBS is not one of them. They've been very welcoming and not at all condescending. When I mentioned the other day that I didn't think I'd be moving to AG soon, one of the men said, "Oh, you'll move into the equipment gradually." Not exactly the typical electronic-store experience, where I could wave $100 bills and be ignored by the staff, or at best treated like a moron.

I wouldn't be surprised by any of the stories other women shared... being mistaken for a husband's helpmate, etc.... I'm just grateful that my LHBS [edit: get those acronyms right...] isn't in that category!

 

[Nurmey]

Buying a power tool at Sears is the worst shopping experience (maybe second after buying a car) a woman can go through. I pretty much have to get in the salesman's face and not move out of his way just to get waited on. Happily that has not been my experience at the LHBS.

kgs, you are right about the electronics store, it's pretty bad too. If you happen to stick out your foot and trip the salesman, you can usually get his attention.

 

[Kass_Brauhaus]

I think that when the average person thinks "homebrewer", he's thinking of Joe Sixpack trying to save money and get a buzz on. As the perceptions change, I think people are more open to the hobby not being a blue collar dominated craft. Still, it surprises many to find women brewing I think.

In my case, I was leaving the National Homebrew Conference, with a fellow HBTer (Richbrewer) heading out the same time as I was. Some other brewers (younger guys) saw me packing my car with kegs and my beer lines. They stopped to talk, and asked me how I liked my husband's beer! I was like, "Um, I'm the brewer!" Even other brewers assumed I was the spouse, not the brewer! I guess I don't look like most people expect a brewer to look.

I'm a small almost-middle-aged woman. I've been ignored in homebrew stores. Totally ignored. I've had some LHBS workers try to sell me "an easy kit for raspberry wheat beer- and simple to make!" I've had bartenders try to serve me a "lighter" beer. Just give me the f***ing IPA already, would ya?

I think it's great that someone is actually open to women being here on HBT as active brewers!

You know, it's good to have someone shake the tree now and again (so to speak). I can be a pretty prejudiced ass and I appreciate it when I get called on it (so I knock that shiite off). Cheers.

 

[impatient]

Never say "easier access" in reference to me again.

From the rear, with that hair and all....

 

[Dustwing]

There are no chicks on the internet....
:cross:

I've been with my boyfriend for seven years and people joke I wear the pants anyhow- my profession is painting monsters, my hobbies include homebrewing and disc golf, hopefully geocacheing soon too. If a spider or bug invades his privacy, I am alerted by the frantic noises to come eradicate/expell it, and when we go to the mall (usually his idea), he's the one that drags me into clothing stores to shop and I'm the one trying to puzzle out just how many needles I'd rather stick into my eyeballs than spend another half hour in JC Penny's- no matter HOW on sale the drapes are. Heh.

I do cook though. SCIENCE!

 

[DeathBrewer]

From the rear, with that hair and all....

It's kinda funny how many men have confused me with women. I guess they like them girls without hips and nice bony little shoulders. Those broad, strong, muscle-bound manly girls must turn them on.

Meh. They can't handle this **** anyway

 

[DeathBrewer]

SCIENCE!

werd

 

[EvilTOJ]

That's especially funny considering your love of wheat beers

And her undying devotion to fruit beers as well. :fro: I'm surprised you didn't lay him down with the pimp hand when he tried to give you that dreck, Yooper.

 

[Yooper]

From the rear, with that hair and all....

Hey, I think he's hot! I think it's the hair.

And her undying devotion to fruit beers as well. :fro: I'm surprised you didn't lay him down with the pimp hand when he tried to give you that dreck, Yooper.

I'm now just at the "roll eyes" stage. I used to try to change prejudices. Now, I just say, "Yes! An extract raspberry wheat sounds so good! Now, where are the malolactic bacteria, the ph strips, keg lube, and the 5.2 stabilizer?"

 

[kgs]

Now, I just say, "Yes! An extract raspberry wheat sounds so good!"...

Funny, at a local beer-tasting the guy chatted me up about trying a raspberry beer, so I reluctantly agreed. He asked me what I thought, and I said "This is disgusting." He did a double-take, but I'm guessing that answer didn't hurt my beer cred. (Eesh, if I want Crystal Lite I'll go to Publix...) I mean, let a thousand flowers bloom, but OMG. No. Pink. Beer.

To the question about upgrading to a paid membership, I told myself when I get all the way through one successful brew, I'll treat myself with that. Just wanted to make sure it wasn't some five-second hobby.

 

[DeathBrewer]

heh. yooper said i was hot! and she mentioned keg lube in the same post!

hey, wait a minute...