Proudly independent Sheffield bottle shop, Hop Hideout, is getting set to celebrate its ninth anniversary with a weekend of celebrations next month.
Jules Gray, of Hop Hideout, with Jaega Wise, of Wild Card Brewery, and the Crafty Beer Girls, Natasha and Natalya
As one of a handful of female beer shop owners in the UK, Jules Gray has, from the very start, championed women brewers and breweries as a passionate core ethos of Hop Hideout.
She knows and values how much visibility counts in making the beer world a broader, more diverse, and ultimately more rounded and improved place to be for those in it, providing her customers with outstanding beers to enjoy.
After a challenging two-year pandemic-affected period, Jules wants to “celebrate women that really light up the beer scene, who I not only look up to, but who provide so much positivity and inspiration to the whole beer community”.
From Friday, 11th November, Hop Hideout will be pouring Wild Card Brewery beers as part of a tap takeover, including a special birthday collaboration release with Wild Card and Crafty Beer Girls.
On Saturday, 12th November, Hop Hideout will host a relaxed celebration tasting, with Jaega from Wild Card and the Crafty Beer Girls organisers. Tickets cost £10 and are available here.
On Sunday, 13th November, there will be a free and fun family social. As a new parent, Jules knows how much of a challenge it can be to find a welcoming social space that’s easily accessible and with baby changing.
She said: “I’m absolutely delighted Jaega Wise, of Wild Card Brewery, and Natasha and Natalya, of Crafty Beer Girls, agreed to this collaboration. Jaega is a phenomenal technical brewer, having just released her first brewing book, and presents on national shows such as the BBC Food Programme.
“The Crafty Beer Girls is a beer community safe space created for women and non-binary folks to come together in their enjoyment of beer, co-organised by two passionate and brilliant women Natasha and Natalya. Through the pandemic I turned to this group for support and really valued their virtual meet-ups.”
The celebrations will continue at Wild Card Brewery’s new pub in Walthamstow, London — The Tavern On The Hill — on Thursday, 17th November, with a Crafty Beer Girls London meet-up.
