Women in Beer
Teresa Psuty of Crooked Lane Brewing
June 24, 2022 | Robert French
Crooked Lane Brewing has a unique setting and is one of the most respected breweries in the Sacramento, CA area. Its home was initially built as a duplex movie theater, and then has seen life as a German auto dealership, a motorcycle dealer and then a mixed martial arts studio. Read More
AleBlazers Series | Q&A with Sarah Flora of Flora Brewing
June 21, 2022 | Emma Wargolet
As part of the PorchDrinking AleBlazers Series, I was excited to get to chat with Sarah Flora of Flora Brewing. If you’ve had a chance to peruse her website or YouTube channel, you know that she is a top-notch homebrewer. Additionally, she just made her commercial debut at Pilot Project Brewing, a brewery incubator in Chicago, with Medusa, a Pale Ale that is perfect for summer!
Boys Are From Märzen Podcast | Sarah Perez Maui Brewing Co.
April 29, 2022 | Kindsey Bernhard
In Episode 68 of the “Boys Are From Märzen” podcast, Kindsey Bernhard is joined by Sarah Perez, brewer at Maui Brewing Co and co-founder of Lifting Lucy.
Boys Are From Märzen Podcast | Atinuke “Tinu” Diver
April 8, 2022 | Kindsey Bernhard
In Episode 67 of the “Boys Are From Märzen” podcast, Kindsey Bernhard is joined by Atinuke “Tinu” Diver, producer and director of the film, This Belongs to Us.
Beers With(Out) Beards Festival Turns Five
April 7, 2022 | Rachel Morrison
If you’re in Portland, Maine this weekend, clear your schedule. The Beers With(Out) Beards Festival turns five this year. BW(O)B began as the idea for a grad school thesis by Grace Weitz during her senior year at NYU. Since its conception in 2018, it has grown to become the nation’s largest women-in-craft beer festival. The event aims to create space for women and femme-identifying people to feel welcome in craft beer, while highlighting and celebrating the accomplishments of those already paving the way.
Better on Draft Podcast Episode 282.5 | Previewing Beers Without Beards
April 6, 2022 | Ken Konarzewski
This weekend marks the return of Hop Culture’s Beers With(out) Beards Festival, an event celebrating women-owned breweries, women brewers, and women in the beer industry. Our partners at Better on Draft recently recorded an episode previewing this year’s fest and we’re thrilled to share their recording on PorchDrinking.
2022 Wisconsin Pink Boots Collab Brews
April 6, 2022 | Whitney Froelich
The Wisconsin chapter of the Pink Boots Society celebrated International Women’s Month in March with five individual and unique Collaboration Brew Days across the state. For these brew days, independent craft brewery hosts created their own recipes using the Yakima Chief 2021 Pink Boots Blend of hops. Malteurop Malting Co. of Milwaukee donated grain for each of the brews. A portion of proceeds from sales of Wisconsin PBS Collab beers will help fund educational scholarships for local women in the fermented beverage industry.
Craft Women Connect & Reformation Brewery Release Venus II
March 25, 2022 | Ruvani de Silva
Craft Women Connect was founded by Jen Price (@AtlBeerBoutique), Michelle Turner (@ExcitedtoFeast), Chris Hughes (@TheeCraftbeerconnoisseur), and Britne Dionne, and Caitlin Bradfield (@beersagogo) back in January 2019 as a response to the lack of spaces for and visibility of women of color in the Atlanta beer scene.
Boys Are From Märzen Podcast | Leah Rainis
March 24, 2022 | Kindsey Bernhard
In Episode 66 of the “Boys Are From Märzen” podcast, Kindsey Bernhard is joined by Leah Rainis.
Boys Are From Märzen Podcast | Emree Woods Rightside Brewing
March 11, 2022 | Kindsey Bernhard
In Episode 65 of the “Boys Are From Märzen” podcast, Kindsey Bernhard is joined by Emree Woods, founder of Rightside Brewing in Atlanta.
200+ Women/Non-Binary-Owned Breweries to Support Across the Country
March 7, 2022 | Emma Wargolet 23
Despite the idyllic notion that craft beer is an incredible industry founded on collaboration and camaraderie, last year’s 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.
2022 Chicago Women’s Collaboration Brew Day Beer is Here
March 3, 2022 | Emma Wargolet
Each year, Pink Boots Society members across the country team up to brew a beer for International Women’s Day. The Chicago chapter met up in February at Church Street Brewing Company to brew Cosmic Nunchucks, which will be available on tap and in cans at participating breweries starting this weekend. The brew day event involved 45 women that are involved in the craft beer industry in the Chicagoland area, helmed by Chicago Chapter Co-Leaders Shana Solarte, Raiye Rosado and Katie Hofmann.
Boys Are From Märzen Podcast | Brandi Hillman ‘Hillman Beer’
February 25, 2022 | Kindsey Bernhard
In Episode 64 of the “Boys Are From Märzen” podcast, Kindsey Bernhard is joined by Brandi Hillman, owner and founder of Hillman Beer in Asheville, N.C.
Boys Are From Märzen Podcast | Leah Wong Ashburn Highland Brewing
February 10, 2022 | Kindsey Bernhard
In Episode 63 of the “Boys Are From Märzen” podcast, Kindsey Bernhard is joined by Leah Wong Ashburn President and CEO of Highland Brewing in Asheville, N.C.
Servaes Brewing Co. | Purple Pineapple Berliner Weisse
February 10, 2022 | Jason Murphy
A favorite childhood drink comes to mind when pouring and sipping this beautifully done Berliner Weisse that is Purple Pineapple from Servaes Brewing Co. The drink we’re referring to is the timeless classic known as Kool-Aid. We’re down for drinking the Kool-Aid that Servaes (pronounced liked service) is putting out, too. Intrigued yet? Let’s dive in and find out more!
Boys Are From Märzen Podcast | Dr. J Nikol Jackson-Beckham
January 26, 2022 | Kindsey Bernhard
In Episode 62 of the “Boys Are From Märzen” podcast, Kindsey Bernhard is joined by Dr. J Nikol Jackson-Beckham, the Brewers Association Equity & Inclusion Partner.
Boys Are From Märzen Podcast | LaTroya Butts Five Wits Brewing
December 29, 2021 | Kindsey Bernhard
In Episode 60 of the “Boys Are From Märzen” podcast, Kindsey Bernhard is joined by LaTroya Butts, brewer at Five Wits Brewing in Chattanooga, TN.
Boys Are From Märzen Podcast | Carla Lauter ‘Beer Babe’
December 16, 2021 | Kindsey Bernhard
In Episode 59 of the “Boys Are From Märzen” podcast, Kindsey Bernhard is joined by Carla Lauter, a freelance beer writer and blogger.
Five Questions with Julia Herz on Her Return to The Brewers Association
December 13, 2021 | Tristan Chan 1
When running through a list of craft beer luminaries who have had the most significant impact on the industry, names like Charlie Papazian, Michael Jackson, Garrett Oliver, Kim Jordan, Ken Grossman, Sam Calagione, Natalie and Vinny Cilurzo are often quick to roll off the tongue. However, to the common beer drinker, Julia Herz is a name that may not be as commercially recognizable as the rest but continues to have the most enduring impact on the current craft beer landscape.
Boys Are From Märzen Podcast | Sara Kazmer
December 2, 2021 | Kindsey Bernhard
In Episode 58 of the “Boys Are From Märzen” podcast, Kindsey Bernhard is joined by Sara Kazmer, co-founder of Elsewhere Brewing.
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