Women and Beer

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Women and Beer


To produce this article I sat down with three women.


Vicki - retired primary school teacher (30+ years), mother of two now young adults, prefers a nice porter or stout. 


Emma - pub gaffer, twenty years in trade, four and a half years at current pub, mother of two (8 years old and 8 months old), prefers craft pale ales.


Claire Monk - Brewery Chief Bunny, eleven years brewing/managing team of ten, mother of two,  6 and 2 years ,  prefers a nice refreshing pale in spring/summer and a darker ale in winter.


They reflected on Beer, Pubs, CAMRA, life responsibilities, work roles and how they manage it all. 


Their introductions to the world of The Beer Industry differed:-

One had grew up with parents who ran a pub

One had stumbled upon beer/brewing whilst at University

One had over time gravitated to drinking Real Ale.


They were reticent about views on the male world of beer, brewing and pubs but had definite ideas what made a pub inviting to them as women

  • Warm

  • Welcoming staff

  • Knowledgeable staff

  • Nice decor

  • Clean and well kept toilets

  • Good lighting

  • The correct glasses for a drink


The role of CAMRA, with women as part of the customer potential, suggestions included

More emphasis on promoting pubs/breweries and their products

Better Pub/Brewery liaison

CAMRA educating Pub staff

Magazine content that includes pub and brewery information

More women on CAMRA committees


The trend for Craft Beer raised a question about CAMRA's support of Cask conditioned Beer. Pubs and Breweries offering Cask, or Cask only, may need CAMRA's explicit promotion. Highlighting the expertise required to produce Cask Beer. 


Along similar lines was a discussion about the use of certain words to encourage interest. The word Bitter has connotations of a time gone by and not current. So other terms could be used such as Golden Ale. However, this further muddies the waters of what type of beer a certain brew may belong to?


Finally, The age old question Pint glass or half pint glass? Resounding answer PINT GLASS! But which type? Straight, Mug, Goblet? 

The debate continues……..


Steve Monaghan

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