A good while back, we wrote a column about women drinking beer, looking at how the context of women and beer is changing in New Zealand. We concluded that with the beer landscape expanding, it only makes sense that more women will find more beers they like, and become more enthusiastic about drinking beer.
Continue readingAs discussed in our blog entry A&P Beer Controversy, Rachel Beer was refused entry into the Lake Hayes A&P Show Homebrew competition. The organisers have posted an apology on their Facebook page, which it appears was made at the show … Continue reading
Our own Maria Grau got embroiled in a bit of a gender dust-up on Stuff.co.nz.
Continue readingSince we started our column, many women have commented to Maria that they had seen her photo, but admitted they didn’t read the article because they don’t drink beer. A few women did express interest in beer, but often with qualifications, as if it were a bit embarrassing to be a beer drinking woman. Yet, with the rapidly expanding availability of other beer styles, this preconception might no longer be accurate.
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