The Ladies Of Category 12
The ladies of Category 12 posing for International Women's Day (Karen Kuzyk left, Jordyn Godin 2nd left) I have met Karen Kuzyk several times over the last few years but…
Issue: Summer 2018
Women Pioneers In The Okanagan Brewing Industry
Tin Whistle and Cannery Brewing are longstanding breweries of the Okanagan. Tin Whistle was Okanagan’s original brewery opening up in 1995 with the Cannery opening in 2001. Both of them…
Profiles: Women in Beer
Despite the fact that Faculty Brewing is only 2.5 blocks from where I work, I really only got to truly connect with some of the ladies over a weekend during BC Craft Beer Month in October!
Issue: Winter 2017-18
Profiles: Women in Beer
Erin Dale: Barkerville Brewing Co. The Barkerville Brewing Co is one of our BC breweries steeped in history. It was originally built and opened in Barkerville in 1865 by an…
Women in Beer
Pink Boots Brew Day 2017 On International Women’s Day in 2015 a group of us from the BC Craft beer industry met up at Dogwood Brewing (not yet open at…
Women In Beer: Diana McKenzie
I first met Diana McKenzie at the Central City Winter Cask Festival in January 2015. This was Callister Brewing’s first event, well before their opening, so there was plenty of…
Big Ridge Brewing’s Ashley Brooks
Every time I walk into a brewery or brewpub I am always seeking out any women I see behind the scenes, especially if they are cleaning kegs, mashing in or…
Profiles: Women in Beer – Julia Hanlon
In Women In Beer, Lundy interviews female members of the craft beer industry NAME & POSITION AT BREWERY? Julia Hanlon, Head Brewer at Steamworks Brewing Co. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN…
Profiles: Women in Beer
Claire Wilson of Dogwood Brewing I honestly can’t remember when or where I first met Claire. But I do know that anytime I was looking for a woman to help me out with a Women and Beer event, Claire was always the first to offer her time, her services or her beer! If someone is looking for a mentor or a role model for women in the beer industry: she is it.
Issue: Spring 2016
BC Craft Beer Month 2015: Year Five
In 2011, the Minister of Agriculture, Don McRae officially proclaimed October to be BC Craft Beer Month. It was a month of celebrating BC Craft beers, and of course, the…