DENVER, CO — On average, 73% of craft brewery workers are male, including owners and management (Brewers Association, 2020). While this might not seem like a big deal to many, to female-identifying members of the craft beer industry, the weight of this unbalanced power dynamic is felt on a daily basis. Advocacy and support for females and femmes in the craft beer industry is something that the Pink Boots Society© puts front and center within the organization.
The Pink Boots Society© was created to assist, inspire and encourage women fermented/alcoholic beverage industry professionals to advance their careers through education. The Pink Boots Society© is a non-profit organization with international membership. Pink Boots Society© Membership is open to all women (cis, trans, female-identifying, and non-binary individuals) who meet various levels of professional association within the fermented/alcoholic beverage industry.
On Friday, September 10th from 4:00-5:00 pm mountain time at Prost Brewing Company & Biergarten, the Pink Boots Denver Chapter will host an event alongside Brouwerij Huyghe (of Delirium Tremens fame), Prost Brewing, On Tap Credit Union, Probrew, and the North American Guild of Beer Writers during the 2021 Craft Brewers Conference in Denver, CO.
LFG (let’s f-ing go!) is an evening of celebrating females and femmes in the craft beer industry, and showing support for future generations of female-identifying industry members. Freelance author and independent journalist Tara Nurin will be reading an excerpt from her book, “A Woman’s Place Is In The Brewhouse,” as well as featuring some local Colorado women that participated in the project. She will also be providing insight about how she researched the subject for the first ever book dedicated to the history of women in beer. Make sure to bring some extra funds with you to the event too, as she will also be signing autographed advance copies of the book.
After the private event, be sure to stick around the main taproom of Prost for a Live Stream of the 2021 GABF Awards from 5:00-6:30 pm.
Prost Brewing will be releasing a limited edition Pink Boots Brew on the day of the event, with proceeds benefiting Pink Boots Denver. Brouwerij Huyghe will be selling Deliria as well, their special strong blonde ale that benefits National Breast Cancer Foundation. On Tap Credit Union has generously provided appetizers for the private portion of the evening.
Space is limited and you must purchase your tickets before midnight on September 3rd, 2021. Admission is FREE for all current Pink Boots Society members and $25.00 for non-members.
Learn more and purchase your tickets here: https://notyourhobbymarketing.lpages.co/lfg-cbc-event