Women in beer

[Cape Brewing]

I just thought it was a cool article....

and from being on this site for the last few years, it is easy to think that brewing is a "male dominated" industry and it isn't.

I'm lucky to be in Boston where there are a large number of very influential "beer women" ranging from brewers to craft beer bar owners to industry "big wigs"...

I dunno... I just thought it was a cool article. Actually... the video was cooler than the article. Cheers!



Bitches Brew: Women Make Gains in the Beer World

 

[weirdboy]

Dammit, I thought there were going to be pictures of women frolicking in showers of beer.

Instead all I got was a bunch of text.

 

[unionrdr]

Yeah,I was thinking "women in beer? Wooohooo! Are they naked?" Seroiusly though,that sounds like the video I saw on youtube About the woman who gained success from home brewing to pro. She did a hell of a job too! Even my wife brews now.

 

[david_42]

Craft brewing IS dominated by men, but not not exclusively. There's a couple top-notch brewsters (Cf. O.Fr. braceresse "female brewer.") in Oregon.

 

[DannPM]

There's plenty of women in beer...check out the bmc billboards.

 

[TheBreweryUnderground]

A once specifically woman dominated task is now definitely dominated by men, as most of the world is today. I can't name one female brewer in Chicago and that includes the "lesbian brewpub" Hamburger Mary's. It's awesome to see more women getting involved in brewing and actually holding important positions, I wish some of the language and ways we spoke about women on HBT would be more respectful.

 

[Rebekah]

Nice read.
I started brewing last summer. Have loved every second of it. But I'll never forget when I first walked in my LHBS with a list of ingredients. The guy behind the counter asked if I was picking stuff up for my husband! Apparently not too many female brewers frequent his store

 

[scottland]

One of the bigger craft breweries here in Phoenix (Four Peaks) has a female brewer. Melissa something-or-other. From everything I've heard (and tasted), she's a great brewer; super nice too.

I think that's it for the entire state though. It's without a doubt a male-dominated profession.

 

[carrolte]

Women make wine, men make beer. It has to do with their sense of smell. Beer farts smell bad.

 

[Yooper]

Women make wine, men make beer. It has to do with their sense of smell. Beer farts smell bad.

Thanks for that brilliant insight.

 

[bob1852]

Thanks for that brilliant insight.

Don't worry, yooper. I still think you're "the man."

 

[TXCrash]

Dammit, I thought there were going to be pictures of women frolicking in showers of beer.

Instead all I got was a bunch of text.

This.

 

[jholen]

My wife has an awesome palate for beer! Definitely better than mine.