The women and beer group, Dea Latis, is holding a beer and food tasting evening for women at Marston’s Brewery Visitor’s Centre on Thursday, June 15, from 6.30pm.
The evening is being held to mark the national celebrations for Beer Day Britain and guests will join in with the annual ‘Cheers for Beer’ at 7pm.
Led by beer sommelier and beer training expert, Annabel Smith (pictured right), guests will enjoy a fascinating insight into women’s involvement in beer and brewing, as well as sampling six types of hand-held food, each matched with a different local beer. Annabel will explain how to taste beer and how different styles of beer go well with certain types of food.
She said: “Frequently, the reason that many women reject beer as a drink of choice is because they have not found the right style of beer to suit their palate. Tasting a range of beers with food is the perfect opportunity to explore the wide range of flavours in beer, and help them make an informed choice when buying beer in the future.”
Dea Latis organiser, Lisa Harlow, added: “Burton upon Trent is famous the world over for brewing beer, so it’s time we united Burton’s beer-loving women, as well as those who would like to know more, in the belief that beer is far too good to only be drunk by men.”
Jo Wyke, marketing manager at Marston’s, said: “We are excited to be hosting this double celebration, inviting women to learn about beers brewed in Burton as well as joining in with Beer Day Britain’s celebration of our national drink…
“At Marston’s, five of our brewers and over 75% of the brands marketing team are women, so we are really behind this event.”
Alongside beers brewed by Marston’s the evening will also feature beers brewed by Burton Bridge Brewery, Freedom Brewery and a couple of surprise guests.
The Dea Latis team are keen to point out that it is not a women-only event but clearly want to see women represented in force. Tickets are £20 (including a booking fee) per head and available online at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/
