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My article on gender parity is on the Growler website! BREWING UP GENDER PARITY: THE QUEST FOR BEERQUALITY REBECCA WHYMAN •  JUNE 13, 2019 Women are markedly underrepresented in craft beer. This is not news to anyone. But have you ruminated on just how large the gender gap is?  A 2018 survey by Nielsen-Harris  found American craft beer drinkers are 68.5 per cent male and 31.5 per cent female. Closer to home,  BeerMeBC’s 2018 survey  had those numbers at 71 and 29 per cent, with 0.32 per cent identifying as “other.” For those not so strong in the math department, that means that there are only three women drinking craft beer for every seven men. If you were a straight man looking for a date, you wouldn’t like those odds at all. And I can tell you, as one of those three women, it’s not much fun being outnumbered everywhere I go to enjoy my beloved craft beer, delightful as those seven men may be. Drinking craft beer is the easy part—when we move int...

here are my latest ramblings in The Growler FEATURES THE NEW FACE OF CRAFT BEER IS HERE REBECCA WHYMAN •  MARCH 8, 2019 Tara Rafiq illustration You know that phenomenon when something, seemingly out of nowhere, tickles your brain, then takes up residence, and has you ruminating for months? That’s what happened to me at Bart Watson’s key-note speech at the B.C. Brewers’ Conference back in October. The chief economist for the American Brewers Association gave an engaging talk about the state of craft brewing, chock-full of brain tickling stats and his interpretations of what they mean now and for the future. Including this innocuous little slide: Nothing controversial here, folks. Just that some craft beer drinkers are drinking more craft beer, and say they are doing so because they visit breweries. Isn’t that nice? The industry must love when the already-converted are drinking even more craft. And all breweries had to do was offer appreciators a way to visit them ...

if you missed the actual stories on cbc radio's on the coast last week by jeremy allingham about the craft beer scene in vancouver, go back and check them out! the series was called hopped up! women in craft beer friendships between brewers beer wars addiction

from pike brewing: WOMEN IN BEER  Pike Brewing Company will again present Women In Beer on May 11 from 6-9 pm. Don't miss this event, always one of the highlights of Seattle Beer Week. Mark your calendars now for this celebration of women in their current and historic roles in the production, preparation, and marketing of beer, wine, spirits, cider, and artisan food. The event benefits Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest. Last year 300 guests attended and we heard from many that it was their favorite, and one of the busiest Seattle Beer Week events.   BOOST YOUR BREWSTER The first beers were brewed by priestesses thousands of years ago. Beer goddesses reign supreme in early mythology, and it was a nun who gave us hops. Ale wives were the first brew pub operators, yet as soon as beer became industrialized it became masculinized, that is, until the craft beer renaissance. On March 8th, women around t...

oh my heavens, december already?? the science of why beer is so delicious barkerville brewing has been nominated for 2 bc small business awards best community impact best online marketer how beer is failing women canadians drinking less beer?  but craft breweries on the rise? 10 craft breweries worth exploring ontario behind bc and quebec in craft beer market share, but hamilton is doing its part to change those numbers

cathay pacific's discover magazine discovers the craft beer scene in vancouver new belgium's kim jordan is one of the most innovative women in food and drink says forbes mirella amato's cask conundrum the world's 25 strangest drinking habits all in a handy infographic to save you from international incident-sized blunders canucks revamp stadium with good eats and craft beer? they keep saying there'll be craft beer, but no announcements yet that it is happening hockey season approacheth hot beer scene in new mexico stealing beer money just ain't right

a master cicerone's view of the state of the craft and are we losing sight of the craft in craft beer? lagunitas chicago opens 5 tips for better ipas 14 ways to make craft beer part of your wedding (obviously a list for the slightly less beer obsessed people out there - craft beer is automatically part of everything i do...) more annoying reporting about women in beer calling them babes and broads and making it seem newsworthy that women brew beer don't get me wrong, i'm thrilled women like beer i'm thrilled women brew beer and i support any woman who wants to be in a women's beer club so she doesn't get mansplained to or hit on but c'mon people, can't we just get past gendering beer? fuggles & warlock's newest gypsy brew happy hour arrives in bc but is it really cause for celebration?

5 must try beers from vcbw i second the storm basil ipa nomination! the history of bottle openers best nor-cal breweries jan zeschky's take on this year's vcbw 5 cardinal sins of beer service chicago women say there is no such thing as "girly" beer and how much longer are articles like this going to be written? when can it just be a beverage most people enjoy? summer beer picks of san diego beer experts most of which aren't available in yvr, but hey, maybe you're travelling this summer and can pick some up (and if you do, bring one back for me!) when good beer goes bad or, when it is okay to send your beer back hops canary's must do list for portland ready for some beer trivia? actually, it's more like a 'how well do you know beer' quiz a beer drinker's guide to the world cup maybe a bit too much on the macro side, but still interesting port moody gets two new craft breweries

beer and travel the tyee on craft beer alliances walmart looking to double their liquor sales am i the only one who thinks walmart is the evil empire and will think less of any craft breweries who agree to sell their products there? upcycling at its best - turning a beer can into a camp stove new zealand cancels two beer festivals, starts up another what's new at the port of vancouver?   apparently it's craft beer but the princeton pub may be cutting its nose off to spite its face over the whole thing brewdog loves dieu du ciel! women who brew some love for no-longer nano bridge brewing

get your say in now about bc liquor laws its time to get what you want, and the best way to do that is to speak up about it support your local brewers and breweries jan zeschky's updated new bc breweries of 2013 piece read up - there are so many new breweries opening up around the province! whistler beer festival was a success! 8 simple steps not to be a beer snob douchebag china joins in on the pandering to the idea that the way to woo women to beer is through low alcohol fruity beers with hello kitty beer.  yes, hello kitty beer i would be outraged, but frankly its just par for the course and i have bigger things to get worked up about (like the article equating using hello kitty to woo drinkers with the timbers army having its own beer) auto-brewery syndrome - making your own beer... in your gut sure, i buy this ever felt far too yeasty in your guts after a cask festival?  not a stretch from there! lynne, aka bg canary's latest article for the bc cr...

oh phew!  beer is still the #1 beverage in america! camra vancouver checks out brewery touring with vancouver brewery tours the sensory side of craft beer and food pairing a visual guide by craftbeer.com's julia herz dogfish head shines a spotlight on its female brewers how well do you know your malts? the brewdog blog checks in with all of its brewers about their favourite malts also from craftbeer.com, an answer to the question on everyone's mind why are ipas so popular? brewers not following the bjcp style guidelines pissing you off? it sure pisses lynn off she's written a letter to the brewers association

this one should actually be on link hate instead of link love yet another pandering to the concept that women don't love beer i guess what can you expect from a women's magazine... but still its articles like this that keep the stupid stereotype alive womens health magazine on the best beers for women here's a much better link - to a helpful how-to introduce beer to the not-yet-converted for all humans with tastebuds! and a half decent post about orval's new female head brewer do it yourself - make a bottle cap table top looking for cheap beer? one man's list of the worst to the least worst pbr ranks at number 5 (that's the fifth least worst) beercation destinations across the u s of a but these aren't beer towns you should visit these are beer inns you can stay, golf, spa and drink at the donnelly group's 30 days of ipa in vancouver what's in a beer name or, when is it okay to send a cease and desist letter to another brew...

its a several-months-old guardian article about women in beer but it sure got brewdog's knickers in a twist !

sustainable uses for spent grain (besides ryan's amazing spent grain ipa bread!) a pint of beer is every woman's right yup, more on women and beer but this one from the uk guardian is right on! campaign for culture wants to bring happy hour to vancouver and that's a movement i could get behind! and lastly, a top 8 canadian microbreweries list that i disagree with but what can you expect with an article that starts out saying "Kokanee, Canadian, Sleeman’s, and Alexander Keith’s (all great beers)..." and thinks that granville island and okanagan springs count as microbreweries?

blah blah blah women and beer blah blah blah yes, women are an untapped beer market but if you keep pandering to what you think they want rather than asking, you're likely to keep that market untapped sheesh! enough with the stupid articles about women and beer cocktails , women and low-calorie beers, women and fruity pink beers dammit, as many men drink those things as women and very soon just as many women as men will be drinking all the beautiful craft beers out there because they are tasty and good quality... and rarely advertise misogynistically plus, hops are wonderful creatures, especially for women i think more and more women are going to drink beer, realize it makes them feel good and go back for more! in the meantime can we all just drink beer (quality beer!) without making it about the binary gender stereotypes? please?

lots of beer-related news today! the vancouver sun's 100 anniversary beer nigel springthorpe, the wine guy's beer guy women = sustainability in the brewing industry british columbia's best microbreweries

the beer wench  introduces us to  10 amazing women in craft beer the vancouver sun's map of beer venues for vcbw brilliant way to inspire the troops at work !

usually i take photos of all the pairings at a rogue dinner but alas, i only had my iphone with me and the lighting was atmospheric... so all you get are these two! the lobster on cauliflower risotto the diver scallop that melted in my mouth! for more, see vancouverfoodster.com's review best pairings: r&b lychee white ale with sea bream crudo - this would be a great summer beer the lychee was not too sweet and went well with the brine of the fish cannery scotch ale with smoked lamb loin (or for me, salmon) the smokiness of the scotch ale went really well with the smoked salmon townsite powtow porter with chocolate porter cake i didn't have the cake, but the malty porter paired very well with the mocha custard and glazed pecans best beer: crannog ales something hoppy - cascade hops and cardamom made for an amazing brew other pairings: big river rose hibiscus honey ale with contry ham (for me, tuna) and apple kimchi tuna with rose did not pair so well but the ...

oh goody! another brewery pandering to the misogynistic concept of providing "feminine" beer to the female beer market just what all of us women want - not! uptown girl, my ass! where does this fallacious market research come from? grrr! minhas brewing, i'll never drink one of your beers your contempt of me shall be met with my contempt of you my precious beer dollars will line someone else's pockets so there! that'll show you!

beer cocktails the new rage in vancouver martha stewart loves beer! meet toronto's female brewers