Despite the idyllic notion that craft beer is an incredible industry founded on collaboration and camaraderie, the reckoning ignited by Brienne Allan’s work showcased that sexism is a rampant issue in beer that has often been swept under a rug for far too long.

Brienne’s work helped to shine greater awareness on the systemic issue and as a result, incremental change has begun, as seen with her Brave Noise collaboration campaign. Additionally, we’re constantly inspired by a new class of trailblazers like Ash Eliot, founder of Women of the Bevolution, who’ve stepped up to help continue to further Brienne’s cause, and our own Kindsey Bernhard, who launched the Boys are from Märzen podcast to spotlight incredible women in the industry, and Grace Weitz, editor for Hop Culture and organizer of Beers Without Beards festival, which celebrates women and non-binary led breweries. However, in the grand scope of things, there’s still so much that needs to be done to bring greater equity to a historically male-dominated industry.

It’s not enough to post that a brewery supports diversity and will work to combat racism, sexism, homophobia; there has to be actual action. Performative allyship does nothing.

Below is a list of women-owned breweries throughout the country. Keep in mind that many of these are co-owned by men as well, but having a woman making decisions at the top ideally trickles down. This list is meant to highlight the work that the women-led breweries are doing, not tokenize the fact that they have women at the helm. These women are talented leaders and brewers, so support them by drinking great beer and getting to know them as brewers and breweries first. Please comment or e-mail us with any other women/non-binary-owned breweries that we may have missed!

In addition to my work, this list was compiled with the assistance of PorchDrinking writers, Colorado Brewery List, the Pink Boots Society, various Hop Culture articles, and a diverse breweries database created by Jeff Alworth.

Northeast Region

• Rhythm Brewing Co. – New Haven, CT
• Urban Garden Brewing – Washington DC
• 3rd Wave Brewing Co. – Delmar, DE
• Dorchester Brewing – Boston, MA
• Bone Up Brewing Co. – Everett, MA
• Lamplighter Brewing Co – Cambridge, MA
• CraftRoots Brewing – Milford, MA
• Northampton Brewery – Northampton, MA
• Hot Plate Brewing Co. – Pittsfield, MA
• Redemption Rock Brewing Co – Worcester, MA
• Checkerspot Brewing – Baltimore, MD
• Denizens Brewing Co. – Silver Spring, MD
• Liquid Intrusion Brewing Co. – Brandywine, MD
• Ten Eyck Brewing – Queenstown, MD
• True Respite Brewing Co. – Rockville, MD
• Austin Street Brewery – Portland, ME
• Garrison City Beerworks – Dover, NH
• Throwback Brewery – North Hampton, NH
• The Seed: A Living Beer Project – Atlantic City, NJ
• Bradley Brew Project – Bradley Beach, NJ
• Angry Erik – Newton, NJ
• Backward Flag Brewing – Forked River, NJ
• Forgotten Boardwalk Brewing – Cherry Hill, NJ
• Little Dog Brewing Co. – Neptune City, NJ
• Montclair Brewery – Montclair, NJ
• Twin Elephant Brewing Co – Chatham, NJ
• Fifth Hammer Brewing Co – Long Island City, NY
• Harlem Brewing Co. – New York City, NY
• Dyke Beer – Brooklyn, NY
• Interboro Spirits & Ales – Brooklyn, NY
• Non Sequitur Beer – Brooklyn, NY
• Wild East Brewing – Brooklyn, NY
• Talea Beer Co – New York City, NY
• Torch and Crown Brewing Co – New York City, NY
• Young Lion Brewing – Canandaigua, NY
• Wrong Crowd Beer Co. – West Chester, PA
• Bald Birds Brewing – Jersey Shore, PA
• Dock Street Brewery – Philadelphia, PA
• Free Will Brewing Co. – Perkasie, PA
• Inner Groove Brewing – Verona, PA
• Intercourse Brewing Co. – Intercourse, PA
• Lincoln Avenue Brewery – Bellevue, PA
• Stoudts Brewing Co. – Adamstown, PA
• Triple Bottom Brewing – Philadelphia, PA
• Two Frays Brewery – Pittsburgh, PA
• Fat Bat Brewing Co – Hanover, PA
• Wallenpaupack Brewing Co. – Hawley, PA
• Alchemist Beer – Stowe, VT
• Whetstone Beer Co. – Brattleboro, VT
• Hogback Mountain Brewing – Bristol, VT

Southeast Region

• 7venth Sun – Dunedin, FL
• 3 Car Garage Brewing Co. – Bradenton, FL
• Front Page Brewing Co. – Bartow, FL
• Azalea City Brewing Co. – Palatka, FL
• Caledonia Brewing – Dunedin, FL
• First Magnitude Brewing Co. – Gainsville, FL
• Legacy Ale Works – Jacksonville, FL
• SJ Brewing Co. – Yulee, FL
• The Florida Brewery – Auburndale, FL
• Woodwright Brewing Co. – Dunedin, FL
• Our Culture Brewing – Atlanta, GA
• River Watch Brewery – Augusta, GA
• The Lost Druid Brewery – Avondale Estates, GA
• Apocalypse Brew Works – Louisville, KY
• Hopkinsville Brewing Co. – Hopkinsville, KY
• Shippingport Brewing – Louisville, KY
• Wooden Cask Brewing – Newport, KY
• 7 Clans Brewing – Asheville, NC
• Bombshell Beer Co. – Holly Springs, NC
• Burial Beer – Asheville, NC
• Free Range Brewing – Charlotte, NC
• Highland Brewing Co. – Asheville, NC
• Hillman Brewing Co. – Asheville, NC
• NoDa Brewing – Charlotte, NC
• Raleigh Brewing – Raleigh, NC
• Resident Culture Brewing Co. – Charlotte, NC
• Salud Cerveceria – Charlotte, NC
• Spaceway Brewing Co. – Rocky Mount, NC
• Replay Brewing – Fort Mill, NC
• Birds Fly South Ale Project – Greenville, SC
• Bearded Iris Brewing – Nashville, TN
• Jackalope Brewing Co. – Nashville, TN
• Dirt Farm Brewing – Bluemont, VA
• Intermission Beer Co. – Glen Allen, VA
• Oozlefinch Beers & Blending – Fort Monroe, VA
• The Garage Brewery – Chesapeake, VA

Midwest Region

• Brightside Aleworks – Altoona, IA
• Fenceline Beer Lab – Huxley, IA
• Gezellig Brewing Company – Newton, IA
• Peace Tree Brewing Co. – Knoxville, IA
• River Ridge Brewing – Bellevue, IA
• The Grange Public House – Mount Pleasant, IA
• Art History Brewing – Geneva, IL
• Bold Dog Beer Co. – Chicago, IL
• Church Street Brewing – Itasca, IL
• Eris Brewery & Cider House – Chicago, IL 
• Hopewell Brewing Co. – Chicago, IL
• Keeping Together – Chicago, IL
• Metropolitan Brewing – Chicago, IL
• Mikerphone Brewing – Chicago, IL
• Scratch Brewing Co. – Ava, IL
• Skeleton Key Brewery – Woodridge, IL
• Rabid Brewing – Homewood, IL
• Escape Velocity Brewing – Lafayette, IN
• Scarlet Lane Brewing Co. – McCordsville, IN
• River Bank Brewing – Council Grove, KS
• Servaes Brewing Co. – Shawnee, KS
• Brewery Faisan – Detroit, MI
• Brewery Nyx – Grand Rapids, MI
• Brewery Vivant – Grand Rapids, MI
• Drafting Table Brewing – Wixom, MI
• Guardian Brewing Co. – Saugatuck, MI
• Harmony Brewing Co. – Grand Rapids, MI
• North Channel Brewing Co – Manistee, MI
• Speciation Artisan Ales – Grand Rapids, MI
• Third Nature Brewing – Rockford, MI
• Three Blondes Brewing – South Haven, MI
• Unity Vibration – Ypsilanti, MI
• Waypost Brewing Co. – Fennville, MI
• Rare Bird Brewpub – Traverse City, MI
• Silver Spruce Brewing Co. – Traverse City, MI
• Earthen Ales – Traverse City, MI
• Hoppy Girl Brewing – Wabasha, MN
• Urban Growler Brewing Co. – St. Paul, MN
• 2nd Shift Brewing – St. Louis, MO
• Big Rip Brewing – North Kansas City, MO
• Side Project Brewing – Maplewood, MO
• Six Mile Bridge Beer – Maryland Heights, MO
• Third Wheel Brewing – St. Peters, MO
• Tie & Timber Beer Co. – Springfield, MO
• Antiques on High – Columbus, OH
• Columbus Brewing – Columbus, OH
• DankHouse Brewing Co. – Newark, OH
• Fibonacci Brewing – Cincinnati, OH
• Getaway Brewing – Columbus, OH
• N.E.W. Ales Brewing – Middletown, OH
• Oletangy River Brewing Co. – Lewis Center, OH
• Sandy Springs Brewing – Minerva, OH
• Seventh Son Brewing – Columbus, OH
• Wooly Pig Farm Brewery – Fresno, OH
• Yellow Springs Brewery – Yellow Springs, OH
• Covert Artisan Ales & Cellars – Sioux Falls, SD
• Jefferson Beer Supply – Jefferson, SD
• Duesterbeck’s Brewing Co. – Elkhorn, WI
• New Glarus Brewing – New Glarus, WI
• Tumbled Rock Brewery – Baraboo, WI
• Pearl Street Brewery – Lacrosse, WI
• McFleshman’s – Appleton, WI
• Giant Jones Brewing Co. – Madison, WI
• Black Husky Brewing – Milwaukee, WI

South Region

• Big Beach Brewing – Gulf Shores, AL
• Siluria Brewing Co. – Alabaster, AL
• Gravity Brew Works – Big Flat, AR
• Superior Bathhouse Brewery – Hot Springs National Park, AR
• 1912 Brewing – Tucson, AZ
• Button Brew House – Tucson, AZ
• Copper Brothel Brewery – Sonoita, AZ
• Dark Sky Brewing – Flagstaff, AZ
• Greenwood Brewing – Phoenix, AZ
• Peoria Artisan Brewery – Peoria, AZ
• Pueblo Vida Brewing Co. – Tucson, AZ
• Sedona Beer Co. – Sedona, AZ
• Blue Heron Brewing Co. – Embudo, NM
• Bow & Arrow Brewing Co. – Albuquerque, NM
• Toltec Brewing – Albuquerque, NM
• Tractor Brewing Co. – Albuquerque, NM
• Equity Brewing Co – Norman, OK
• 4J Brewing Co – Houston, TX
• Barking Armadillo Brewing – Georgetown, TX
• Big River Brewery – Pharr, TX
• Blue Owl Brewing – Austin, TX
• Bluebonnet Beer Co. – Round Rock, TX
• Cactus Land Brewing Company – Adkins, TX
• Fitzhugh Brewing – Dripping Springs, TX
• Fort Brewery & Pizza – Fort Worth, TX
• Humble Pint Brewing – Leander, TX
• Independence Brewing – Austin, TX
• Island to Island Brewery – Dallas, TX
• Kinder Hill Brew Lab – Bryan, TX
• Küenstler Brewing – San Antonio, TX
• Real Ale Brewing Co. – Blanco, TX
• Roughhouse Brewing – San Marcos, TX
• Second Pitch Beer Co – San Antonio, TX
• Slackers Brewing Co. – Austin, TX
• Texas Beer Co. – Taylor, TX
• The Brewtorium – Austin, TX
• Vacancy Brewing – Austin, TX
• Vista Brewing – Driftwood, TX
• Whitestone Brewery – Cedar Park, TX

Mountain Region

• 300 Suns Brewing – Longmont, CO
• Atrevida Beer Co. – Colorado Springs, CO
• Barrels & Bottles Brewing – Golden, CO
• Bierstadt Lagerhaus – Denver, CO
• Big Choice Brewing – Berthoud, CO
• Black Shirt Brewing – Denver, CO
• Black Sky Brewery – Denver, CO
• Boulder Beer Co. – Boulder, CO
• Brewability Lab – Denver, CO
• Brewery Rickoli – Wheat Ridge, CO
• Burns Family Artisan Ales – Denver, CO
• City Star Brewing – Berthoud, CO
• Cheluna Brewing – Aurora, CO
• Coal Mine Avenue – Littleton, CO
• Cohesion Brewing – Denver, CO
• Copper Kettle Brewing Co. – Denver, CO
• Crafty Canary – Walsenburg, CO
• Dry Dock Brewing – Aurora, CO
• Empourium Brewing – Denver, CO
• Estes Park Brewery – Estes Park, CO
• Foam & Folly Brewing – Grand Junction, CO
• Four Noses Brewing – Broomfield, CO
• Goat Patch Brewing Co. – Colorado Springs, CO
• Golden City Brewery – Golden, CO
• Goldspot Brewing – Denver, CO
• Grimm Brothers Brewhouse – Loveland, CO
• Gunbarrel Brewing – Boulder, CO
• Holidaily Brewing Co. – Golden, CO
• Horse and Dragon Brewing – Fort Collins, CO
• Howlin Wind Brewing & Blending – Rollinsville, CO
• Lady Justice Brewing – Aurora, CO
• Local Relic Artisan Ales – Colorado Springs, CO
• Locavore Beer Works – Littleton, CO
• Lost Friend Brewing Co. – Colorado Springs, CO
• Mirror Image Brewing – Fredrick, CO
• Mother Tucker Brewery – Thornton, CO
• Mountain Tap Brewery – Steamboat Springs, CO
• Novel Strand Brewing Co. – Denver, CO
• Odell Brewing – Ft Collins, CO
• Outer Range Brewing – Frisco, CO
• Outworld Brewing – Longmont, CO
• Over Yonder Brewing Co. – Golden, CO
• Primitive Beer – Longmont, CO
• Raices Brewing – Denver, CO
• Reverence Brewing – Denver, CO
• Second Dawn Brewing – Denver, CO
• Sunroom Brewing – Englewood, CO
• Verboten Brewing & Barrel Project – Loveland, CO
• Wah Gwaan Brewing – Denver, CO
• Welcome Home Brewery – Parker, CO
• World’s End Brewpub – Grand Lake, CO
• Bear Island Brewing – Boise, ID
• Portneuf Valley Brewing – Pocatello, ID
• Cabinet Mountain Brewing Co – Libby, MT
• Cranky Sam Public House – Missoula, MT
• KettleHouse Brewing – Bonner, MT
• CraftHaus Brewery – Henderson, NV
• North 5th Brewing Co – North Las Vegas, NV
• Bond’s Brewing – Laramie, WY

Pacific Region

• Alpenglow Brewery – Anchorage, AK
• AleSmith Brewing Co. – San Diego, CA
• Benny Boy Brewing – Los Angeles, CA
• BRAMS Beer – Monrovia, CA
• Bruehol Brewing – Benicia, CA
• Bootleggers Brewery – Fullerton, CA
• Crooked Lane Brewing Co. – Auburn, CA
• Crowns & Hops Brewing Co. – Inglewood, CA
• Faction Brewing – Alameda, CA
• Fort Point Beer Co. – San Francisco, CA
• Fort Rock Brewing – Rancho Cordova, CA
• Guadalupe Brewery – Carlsbad, CA
• Gyppo Ale Mill – Sheltercove, CA
• Highland Park Brewery – Los Angeles, CA
• Homage Brewing – Ponoma, CA
• Local Brewing Co. – San Francisco, CA
• Lost Coast Brewery – Eureka, CA
• Mindscape Fermentations – Rocklin, CA
• Monkish Brewing – Anaheim, CA
• Mujeres Brew House – San Diego, CA
• Otherwise Brewing – San Francisco, CA
• Pizza Port Brewing Co. – Solana Beach, CA
• Russian River Brewing – Santa Rosa, CA
• S27 Alehouse & Brewery – San Jose, CA
• Sante Adairius Rustic Ales – Capitola, CA
• Second Chance Beer Co. – San Diego, CA
• Six Rivers Brewery – McKinleyville, CA
• Smog City Brewing – Torrance, CA
• Strike Brewing – San Jose, CA
• Three Weavers Brewing Co. – Los Angeles, CA
• Wild Fields Brewhouse – Atascadero, CA
• Five Suits Brewing – Vista, CA
• Block 15 Brewing Co. – Corvallis, OR
• Calapooia Brewing – Albany, OR
• Claim 52 Brewery – Eugene, OR
• Crowing Hen – Carlton, OR
• de Garde Brewing – Tillamook, OR
• Full Sail Brewing Co. – Hood River, OR
• Grand Fir Brewing – Portland, OR
• Leikam Brewing – Portland, OR
• Little Beast Brewing – Portland, OR
• Spider City Brewing – Bend, OR
• The Ale Apothecary – Bend, OR
• Threshold Brewing & Blending – Portland, OR
• Thunder Island Brewing – Cascade Locks, OR
• TPK Brewing – Portland, OR
• Xicha Brewing – Salem, OR
• Badass Backyard Brewing – Spokane Valley, WA
• Chuckanut Brewery – Burlington, WA
• Fremont Brewing – Seattle, WA
• Garden Path Fermentation – Burlington, WA
• Icicle Brewing Co. – Leavenworth, WA
• Propolis Brewing – Port Townsend, WA
• Reuben’s Brews – Seattle, WA
• Stoup Brewing – Seattle, WA

If your local woman-owned brewery is missing from this list, please reach out to us so we can keep this list updated!

Featured image is courtesy of Steph Byce / @mulvatronn

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