The Glasladies Beer Society, a Glasgow based beer appreciation group for women and non-binary people is celebrating its fifth birthday with a beer-filled party to which all are invited.
For its third event, the group will be returning with the Beer is for Everyone Festival, on Saturday, 16th November, at Drygate Brewery, from 2pm-9pm. Featuring a stellar line up of independent breweries and vendors, the event will also help raise funds for good causes.
Returning to the festival line-up are local breweries Simple Things Fermentations, Dookit Brewing Co, and Up Front Brewing. Joining them will be a few big-name Scottish breweries together with other indie favourites.
For the first time, the festival will include vendors from south of the border, and a cider bar run by Aeble Cider, Scotland’s first cider bottle shop.
The organisers are introducing new features that they believe will make the event even more enjoyable and draw in folk who haven’t attended before.
“One of our core group tenets is inclusivity,” said Sarah Christie, a member of the Glasladies admin team. “We always strive to design our events to appeal to as wide a demographic as possible because, as the name says, beer is indeed for everyone!”
Accordingly, the festival venue is fully accessible, family-friendly, and dog-friendly. The tap-list will feature vegan, gluten-free, and low/no ABV beers. And the food menu includes veggie, vegan, and gluten-free items.
For every ticket sold, £2 will go to Scottish Action for Mental Health and The Women’s Centre, Glasgow. A raffle will be held on the day with all proceeds donated to the selected charities. Previous fundraising activities by the group have raised upward of £3,400.
“The Beer is for Everyone festival is one of our favourite events in the calendar!” said Simple Things Fermentations owner Phil Sissons. “It is well organised, and the Glasladies always go to a lot of trouble to look after us, making sure everything runs smoothly and attending to the details as well as the bigger picture.
“There’s a genuine desire to make the festival work for everyone — breweries and guests — and that makes for a really enjoyable and rewarding experience. We’ll always be there!”
The gold sponsor for the event will be the Good Spirits Co. Other sponsorship opportunities and raffle donations are still open. For more information, email glasladiesbeersociety@gmail.com.
Tickets are priced at £12 and include admission and a festival glass. A limited number of early bird tickets are available for £9. Purchase tickets here.
