Edinburgh-based “women who beer group” Beers Without Beards have announced that tickets have now gone live for their Women in Beer Seminar as part of the second edition of their Women in Beer Festival (WiB Fest) on the 21st of October 2022.
For this year’s WiB Fest, the popular beer group have organised a day-long industry seminar, complete with talks and tastings.
The first-ever Women in Beer Seminar will address various topics linked to the problems faced by the modern-day beer industry.
From a discussion on the actions taken after the “Beer Me Too” movement to talks about the challenges faced by breweries when they decide to ‘Scale Up’, the all-day event will be an event showcasing some of the most talented female and non-binary’s professionals in the industry.
Beer tastings on modern lager or on yeast and its expression in beer styles will complete the day.
Prestigious speaker from all over the country have already confirmed their presence including Jaega Wise from Wild Card brewery, Jenn Merrick from Big Smoke Brew Co., and Charlotte Cook from Coalition Brewery.
Amélie Tassin, founder of Beers Without Beards and WIB Fest said: “For this year’s edition of the festival, I wanted to create a safe space where women and non binary folk can talk about and showcase their work but also discuss the issues facing our industry.”
The event will be held at Moonwake Beer Co. Taproom in Leith, a brewery known for its stance on inclusivity and diversity. As a brewery they believe there is a beer out there for everyone and they aim for their beers to be accessible and enjoyable by anyone regardless of their background.
Sarah Sinclair, Marketing manager at Moonwake Beer Co. and guest speaker at the seminar said:
“We designed our taproom, and brewery, to be an open and embracing space so we’re proud to be the hosts for such a prestigious line-up of speakers and to facilitate an important event for the beer industry as a whole.”
On her participation as speaker Sarah added:
“I’m looking forward to speaking at WiB Fest’s Women in Beer Seminar as I believe craft beer can be a tool for social change and it’s events like these that can help empower women and non-binary people in our industry and also grow diversity in our industry on a larger scale.”
The event is open to all genders and aims to offer a safe space for discussions and an opportunity for the attendees to make new connections and generate ideas for future collaborations.
People will be able to choose between 3 levels of tickets: morning session (£30), afternoon session (£35) or the whole day session including a lunch (£55).
Full planning and tickets for the Women in Beer Seminar can be found on Beers Without Beards website https://www.beerswobeards.com/events.
Note to Editors:
About Beers Without Beards:
The “Beers Without Beards” group is a group of women who like beer and enjoy drinking and learning about it. It’s not about excluding men but creating a “safe space” for women to experiment and learn about craft beer.
Through the group our members can discover pubs or taprooms, learn about craft beer, and meet some inspiring women from the brewing industry.
In reality, we don’t have anything against beards! Although this is a women-only group, there are plenty of our events that are open to everyone (including those with beards!).
Website and social media
www.beerswobeards.com
@wib_fest
@BeersWoBeards
How to join the group:
Beers Without Beards on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/311624616205163/
About the organiser
Amélie Tassin – Founder and Organiser
Based in Paris before moving to the UK in 2018, Amelie has worked in marketing in the beer industry for almost 15 years.
She founded the Beers Without Beards group in 2018 and WiB Fest in 2019, with the aim to encourage women to try and enjoy new beer but also to highlight women and non binary folk who works in the industry.
Amelie is also the founder and director of Tipple Marketing Ltd, a marketing and strategy agency who help food and drinks businesses find their place in a competitive market.
Press release from Tipple Marketing Ltd.
For further information, please contact Amélie Tassin via amelie@tipplemarketing.com.