Though the landscape of craft beer as we know it is by and large a bro-fest, women have been active in brewing since ancient times. In fact, evidence shows that brewing was an overwhelmingly female-dominated craft all over the world, right up until the advent of industrialization in the 1800s, when women were banned from participating in alcohol production and sidelined to subsidiary roles like barmaids. Now women in craft beer are reclaiming the trade. At this event highlighting female brewers, you can taste beers that were brewed collaboratively by women on International Womxn’s Day using the YCH Pink Boots Society Hop Blend, featuring Loral, Mosaic, Simcoe, Sabro, and Glacier hops. All proceeds will benefit Pink Boots Society, an organization created to “assist, inspire, and encourage women beer industry professionals to advance their careers through education.” by Julianne Bell