The Glasladies Beer Society is to launch a new festival this Christmas season, and also raise funds for The Beatson Cancer Charity.
Glasladies is a Glasgow-based local beer appreciation group for women and non-binary people. Its festival will take place on 8th December at Glasgow University Union’s (GUU) Debates Chamber.
Featuring a stellar line-up of independent breweries and local establishments, the dual purpose of the event is to highlight the wealth of independent breweries in Scotland while raising funds for The Beatson Cancer Charity.
Returning to the festival are local breweries Simple Things Fermentations, Dookit Brewing Co, and Up Front Brewing. Joining them are Overtone Brewing Co, Spectra Brewing, Dead End Brew Machine, Two Towns Down, from Paisley, and Edinburgh’s Jump Ship Brewing. In addition, the folk from Lunar Bar, in Glasgow, will be serving up natural wines and specialty cocktails.
Tickets are priced at £8 and include admission and a festival glass. £2 from every ticket sold will go to the charity. In addition, there will be a charity raffle held during the festival. The event is for over-18s only and the venue is fully accessible and dog friendly.
A Glasgow Southside favourite, The Bell Jar is the festival’s gold sponsor. Owner, Steven Clark, said: “We are delighted to again be sponsoring the Glasladies Beer Society festival. Not only have they created and consistently maintained a female and non-binary space within our male dominated industry, but they have also given platforms to local independent breweries, aiding the constant struggle against the brewing behemoths and their increasingly corporate mindsets.”
He commended the group’s encouragement to learn about beer through social tasting sessions and gatherings as a great avenue to further increase representation in the field. “We have been proud to host some of these occasions and would be very happy to do so again. We are also thrilled that funds raised will be going to a most worthy charity in these challenging times.”
Kristin Flegal, a member of the Glasladies admin team, said: “At first, I just appreciated the opportunity to join a social circle with other local women who love beer. But before long I wanted to get more involved as it’s important to me that our community is increasingly visible.”
Sponsorship and raffle donations for the festival are still open. For more information, contact glasladiesbeersociety@gmail.com. Tickets to the festival are now on sale and can be purchased here.
