Beer: The beverage of the people
on February 19, 2010
There are those who say that every beer has a story. A growing number of women in the Bay Area say that every story…should have a beer.
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Cute vid.
Some young women showed up in ratty tee shirts and some were stellar with sparkly eyeliner and perfect nails. There was a respected professional brewer there – (Denise from Moylan’s Kiltlifter – Women demanding men lift their skirts, what?) along with an Oaklander who is one of the few certified Cicerones (like a beer somalier) in the country (Nicole who works at the Trappist beer bar) plus a lot of guys who are supportive of more women in many mostly-male elite beer community events.
The beer-tasters and beer-makers they are a changin’
Thanks, Mary! Glad you could come to the celebration.