Women in Beer, the Scottish ‘Women Who Beer’ community, has announced dates for its third festival in Edinburgh, celebrating women in the brewing industry.
This year’s festival, from 23rd to 27th October, will be the largest to date, with a programme of learning and training opportunities, networking and community sessions, and tap takeovers.
The festival will launch on Wednesday, 23rd October, with a welcome party at Cold Town House, in Edinburgh, before two days of training and conference events at The Port of Leith Distillery, in Edinburgh’s historic whisky district.
Events will include sensory training, led by Lallemand Brewing, and a half-day seminar with panel discussions and talks hosted by women. The festival will also host a WSET qualification certification for the mentees part of the Women in Beer Mentorship Programme.
“We’re excited to announce the third edition of the Women in Beer Festival,” said Women in Beer founder Amélie Tassin.
“I started Women in Beer as a way of celebrating women who enjoy good beer and good company, and to support women working in the brewing industry with a community and training opportunities.
“An industry survey in 2023 found that only 30% of the brewing industry identified as women, with only 3% of those being brewers. Women in Beer exists to challenge that statistic, providing support and opportunities for women to meet and discuss the industry and enjoy good beer together.”
People will be able to participate in the festival across Edinburgh, as Women in Beer partners with pubs and bars in the city to showcase a selection of the best beers owned or brewed by women with a series of tap takeovers.
The popular Women in Beer Big Meetup will return to the Stockbridge Tap on Saturday, 26th October, to officially launch the festival’s special collaboration beers, brewed by Cold Town (Edinburgh), Holy Goat Brewing (Dundee), Jump Ship Brewing (Midlothian), and Round Corner Brewing (Melton Mowbray).
Amélie added: “It’s important for us to make sure we can raise awareness with as many people as possible, and not only the ones who would buy a beer festival ticket.
“Teaming up with pubs and bars around Edinburgh allow us to reach people who might have not known that women can also be behind their favourite drinks. Brewing collaboration beers is also a way for us to show we exist and for our members to come and experience a real brew day.”
For more information, and tickets for industry events, visit womeninbeer.co.uk/.
