When it comes to Dames and Dregs, most people have no idea what people are talking about. However, when it comes to women and craft beer such as those in Atlanta's brewing industry, it means everything. For, it is the name of last year's first female focused beer festival which took place in the city.
Aimed at the empowerment of the female population in Atlanta, the festival presented different craft brews created by female brewers at local and regional breweries. In addition to the selection of craft beers, a discussion on brewing and business also took place. According to one brewer, Zuri Coleman from Atlanta's Second Self Brew house, the festival provided a nice escape from the majority of city festivals and events organized and produced by the bro culture.
Through the formation of a national organization of female brewers known as the Pink Boots Society in 2007, women are now showing the importance of the female presence in the brewing industry. While sixteen members founded the organization, there are now over 2,500 members nationwide. As such, these individuals have made it clear that there is a major interest in brewing and the industry at large.
The names provided to the craft beer created by these individuals is also quite interesting. For example, Sufferin Til Sufferage in honor of the women's right to vote is among one of many which focuses on the history of the female population. In this case, the craft beer was created by two female brewers, one from Second Self and another for New Realm, both located in Atlanta.
When Coleman first started working at Second Self in 2015, only two females were working as brewers in the state. Now, more females are becoming involved in the industry on a regular basis. As a result, the city of Atlanta is one of a few which now host a local chapter of the Pink Boots Society.
The co-owner of the Porter Beer Bar in Atlanta has over eight hundred beers available to consumers. For, it is believed the city's lack of a mature craft or microbrewery beer scene has been extremely beneficial to women looking to craft local beers in the city. In most cases, the main choice in bars and restaurants still primarily focuses on corporate products, thus also leading to more opportunities for more females to become involved in the local brewing scene in the area.
When the Porter Bar in Atlanta first opened in 2008, a long time dream had been fulfilled. For, the purchasers and co-owners wanted to provide a place where men and women could both enjoy a good cold beer. As a result, the clientele now represents almost a 50/50 split between male and female customers.
While challenges still exist, one of the most important is to get more of the female population to at least taste, if not drink, craft and micro-brews. For, while most males are accustomed to drinking corporate brews, females tend to focus more on mixed-drinks and wine. As such, women now working in the industry are working hard to come up with different types of craft beer and associated titles which will garner the interest of the female population, not only in Atlanta but around the world.
Aimed at the empowerment of the female population in Atlanta, the festival presented different craft brews created by female brewers at local and regional breweries. In addition to the selection of craft beers, a discussion on brewing and business also took place. According to one brewer, Zuri Coleman from Atlanta's Second Self Brew house, the festival provided a nice escape from the majority of city festivals and events organized and produced by the bro culture.
Through the formation of a national organization of female brewers known as the Pink Boots Society in 2007, women are now showing the importance of the female presence in the brewing industry. While sixteen members founded the organization, there are now over 2,500 members nationwide. As such, these individuals have made it clear that there is a major interest in brewing and the industry at large.
The names provided to the craft beer created by these individuals is also quite interesting. For example, Sufferin Til Sufferage in honor of the women's right to vote is among one of many which focuses on the history of the female population. In this case, the craft beer was created by two female brewers, one from Second Self and another for New Realm, both located in Atlanta.
When Coleman first started working at Second Self in 2015, only two females were working as brewers in the state. Now, more females are becoming involved in the industry on a regular basis. As a result, the city of Atlanta is one of a few which now host a local chapter of the Pink Boots Society.
The co-owner of the Porter Beer Bar in Atlanta has over eight hundred beers available to consumers. For, it is believed the city's lack of a mature craft or microbrewery beer scene has been extremely beneficial to women looking to craft local beers in the city. In most cases, the main choice in bars and restaurants still primarily focuses on corporate products, thus also leading to more opportunities for more females to become involved in the local brewing scene in the area.
When the Porter Bar in Atlanta first opened in 2008, a long time dream had been fulfilled. For, the purchasers and co-owners wanted to provide a place where men and women could both enjoy a good cold beer. As a result, the clientele now represents almost a 50/50 split between male and female customers.
While challenges still exist, one of the most important is to get more of the female population to at least taste, if not drink, craft and micro-brews. For, while most males are accustomed to drinking corporate brews, females tend to focus more on mixed-drinks and wine. As such, women now working in the industry are working hard to come up with different types of craft beer and associated titles which will garner the interest of the female population, not only in Atlanta but around the world.
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