11/22/2023 0 Comments Maryland homebrew instagram![]() Women in the industry from broad range of backgrounds (Tranice, Courtney, Crystal, Hannah, Kara, Jordan, Diane) shared their experiences and advice on how to improve the relations and make it more inclusive for everyone regardless of race, gender, or sexual preference and believe it or not- make it beer centric. The first session, diversity and inclusion, was extremely impactful. Judy Neff of Checkerspot, chatting process with Stef and Hollie The hops would be used in a cold India Pale Lager that also happen to be a little hazy! The socially distanced brew day was a complete success! What set it apart from the other annual collaborations is the team behind this greater Maryland chapter (Amethyst Tymoch & Rachel Bradley) working to put together something exceptional, a collaborative brew day with breakout sessions- making the most of the day. This year, with the greater Maryland chapter reformulated, Judy Neff, owner and head brewer of Checkerspot Brewing Company played host for the event. This year the hops chosen were: Ahtanum®, Cashmere, Citra®, Loral®, and Sabro®, creating a blend with tropical, herbal, citrus & woody aromatic qualities. Annually, the Pink boots Society selects a blend of hops in advance of the annual collaboration (usually October), sending the information out to chapters in each region across the nation to plan. It is also the basis of the March 8 th collaboration. The society provides a strong foundation not only for seasoned industry experts, but those wishing to start their own breweries, or further their new found careers in all aspects of brewing. Pink Boots has grown exponentially since 2007, as have the number of women returning to this profession. This was the genesis of the Pink Boots Society, an organization founded by Fahrendorf to not only provide a sisterhood of females in the industry, but educational opportunities and advocacy for women vastly outnumbered in an field that once belonged to us. She met very few women in the industry, but those she came across forged an immediate bond and a revolution- a Pink Boots revolution. Fahrendorf traveled the nation engaging in collaborative brews at each stop. But a return to brewing was a still a ways off for many.Įnter Terry Fahrendorf, and the narrative completely changes- and history along with it! Terry was a female brewer at a time when the industry was male dominated and the Swedish bikini models were still considered a viable default marketing gimmick. They became a target consumer for breweries, and by the 1950’s Maryland breweries like Gunther were completely redesigning workspaces to accommodate female employees. Do not misunderstand, some women continued to brew and a few of them brewed on the industrial level until the death knell of the Volstead Act rang its discordant tune.Īfter Repeal, it was still part and parcel a realm for men, although a new understanding would emerge by the 1940’s, in no small part due to the changing role of women in WWII. Once brewing was removed from the household it was placed in the hands of men. of spruce beer per day to be precise) required a scaling up in production. ![]() A need to supply our Revolutionary troops with daily rations of beer (1 qt. The shift away from women as brewers can be seen in colonial America with the build up to war. This is not to say that men were not brewers prior to the colonial era, as they were, but it was a household chore (hardly an appropriate word) that fell to the females of the domicile. ![]() ![]() Many have also heard of Ninkasi, the ancient Sumerian goddess of beer, or Saint Brigid who turned dirty bathwater into beer for both leper and cleric alike, and the list goes on and on. It was our responsibility to make beer and cider for the family along with myriad other tasks like tending the hearth and the kitchen garden. The month kicked off in fine fashion, harkening back to the days of yore with a women’s brew on March 8 th.Īs most of you that have read the book or participated in the beer history walks know, brewing was the purview of women historically. This month in particular has been an active one despite the pandemic still continuing to shift the paradigm for an abundance of us. March is a month that represents a diverse range of things to many folks, but it also happens to be women’s history month.
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