Edinburgh-based “women who beer group” Beers Without Beards have announced that tickets have now gone live for their Women in Beer Seminar as part of the second edition of their Women in Beer Festival (WiB Fest) on the 21st of October 2022.
For this year’s WiB Fest, the popular beer group have organised a day-long industry seminar, complete with talks and tastings.
The first-ever Women in Beer Seminar will address various topics linked to the problems faced by the modern-day beer industry.
From a discussion on the actions taken after the “Beer Me Too” movement to talks about the challenges faced by breweries when they decide to ‘Scale Up’, the all-day event will be an event showcasing some of the most talented female and non-binary’s professionals in the industry.
Beer tastings on modern lager or on yeast and its expression in beer styles will complete the day.
Prestigious speaker from all over the country have already confirmed their presence including Jaega Wise from Wild Card brewery, Jenn Merrick from Big Smoke Brew Co., and Charlotte Cook from Coalition Brewery.
Amélie Tassin, founder of Beers Without Beards and WIB Fest said:
“For this year’s edition of the festival, I wanted to create a safe space where women and non-binary folk can talk about and showcase their work but also discuss the issues facing our industry.”
The event will be held at Moonwake Beer Co. Taproom in Leith, a brewery known for its stance on inclusivity and diversity. As a brewery they believe there is a beer out there for everyone and they aim for their beers to be accessible and enjoyable by anyone regardless of their background.
Sarah Sinclair, Marketing manager at Moonwake Beer Co. and guest speaker at the seminar said:
“We designed our taproom, and brewery, to be an open and embracing space so we’re proud to be the hosts for such a prestigious line-up of speakers and to facilitate an important event for the beer industry as a whole.”
On her participation as speaker Sarah added:
“I’m looking forward to speaking at WiB Fest’s Women in Beer Seminar as I believe craft beer can be a tool for social change and it’s events like these that can help empower women and non-binary people in our industry and also grow diversity in our industry on a larger scale.”
The event is open to all genders and aims to offer a safe space for discussions and an opportunity for the attendees to make new connections and generate ideas for future collaborations.
People will be able to choose between 3 levels of tickets: morning session (£30), afternoon session (£35) or the whole day session including a lunch (£55).
Full planning and tickets for the Women in Beer Seminar can be found on Beers Without Beards website https://www.beerswobeards.com/events.
