Meet Robin Miles of Dog Mountain Brewing
I first met Robin in 2018 at a VanBrewers meetup. Right from this first meeting Robin struck me as a high energy go-getter who knew what she wanted and knew how to get it.
A Conversation With Samantha Lindeman from Wildeye Brewing
In late May of 2019, Wildeye Brewing opened their brewery/tasting room in North Vancouver, an area that has definitely become a destination craft beer hub. The owner and conceiver is Samantha Lindeman, and she is not even thirty!
Issue: Winter 2020-21
Getting Reel in Kelowna with Susi Foerg
From the first time I read about Susi Foerg back in 2017, I was I intrigued! The owner and operator of the now one-year old Rustic Reel Brewing Co. seemed different, as did her approach to opening a brewery. It was a woman’s approach.
Issue: Fall 2020
Shirley Warne’s Legendary Life In Brewing
Shirley Warne is a true BC brewing legend, with a career working at and consulting for breweries across Canada. It’s amazing how many brewers of today she trained and supported before she made a home at Angry Hen Brewing in Kaslo, BC.
Issue: Summer 2020
Cider Spotlight: Sea Cider’s Kristen Needham
In 2020, there are at least 32 cideries in BC. As the craft beer industry has continued to grow, so too has the cider industry. Let's get to know the woman behind Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse, and find out more about BC's second oldest independent cidery.
Issue: Spring 2020
KPU Brewing’s Nancy More: Learning From a Legend
In Part III of our trilogy on Kwantlen Polytechnic University's brewing program, we meet a true legend of the brewing industry, in BC and internationally. Nancy More has done a lot for women in the brewing world in her 40 years working with beer.
Issue: Winter 2019-20
Brenda Miller: Beer Farmer
Thanks to the world of the Pink Boots Society, I have finally had the chance to meet Brenda and some of her family — and maybe one of these days we will brew together! Please meet Brenda Miller of Pemberton Valley BeerWorks, also known as The Beer Farmers.
Issue: Summer 2019
A Family Tradition, Part II: Carly Hadfield
The two daughters of Spinnakers' Paul Hadfield have followed the family tradition by working in BC beer. We’ve already had a word with Kala Hadfield; now let’s meet her sister Carly.
Issue: Spring 2019
A Family Tradition, Part I: Kala Hadfield
The two daughters of Spinnakers owner Paul Hadfield have followed the family tradition by working in BC beer. In Part I of our Women In Beer profile, we introduce you to Brewery Operations Manager Kala Hadfield.
Issue: Spring 2019
Torchlight Brewing’s Kerilyn Faulkner
One of my favourite parts of being a chapter leader /coordinator for Pink Boots in BC is meeting the incredible women in the industry. Kerilyn Faulkner is one of these women.
Issue: Winter 2018-19