For many drinkers, IPA is almost synonymous with craft beer – its ubiquitous presence at every taproom and multiple style varietals mean there is now an IPA to suit nearly every taste palate. For all intents and purposes, an appreciation and working knowledge of IPA is hardwired into the craft beer community. But how often do we, as beer enthusiasts, stop to consider the name of the beer we are drinking, where it comes from, and what it means?
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Beer is Art is a project that engages South African youth in the booming craft beer industry in the country. The project is expansive in that it addresses several social issues: youth unemployment, youth alcoholism, and putting a new generation of South African brewers in conversation with other brewers around the globe.
The origin of craft beer is the origin of civilization itself, for when we take a look at the cradle of craft beer, we uncover an anthropology of the regions that made the birth of beer possible. More importantly, after thousands of years have passed in the birthplace of craft beer, the Middle East remains at a cultural and historical intersection with palpable cultural restraints and religious views shaping everything from the role of craft beer to modern day borders.
A brief explanation of the meaning and origins of cancel culture and the many different interpretations the term has come to hold, using examples from inside and outside the beer industry.
Get to know #BrewStacheStrong – A cause beer for Glioblastoma Multiforme Brain Cancer
Now that the cat is well and truly out of the bag about just how severe and frequent instances of gender-based bigotry, harassment, and violence are in the craft beer industry, the big question we are left with is how can we really, meaningfully change the industry as a whole to wipe out predatory behavior and mentality? A complete change in culture must lie at the heart of any serious campaign to throw off the shackles of the complicit and accepting beer-bro environment that still dominates. It is exactly this profound and ingrained shift, this normalization of safe and respectful behaviors and environments, that the Safe Bars P.A.C.T. has been founded to create.
The Wide Gap Between Charity Beers. Does the Beer Industry Care About Brave Noise? Let’s Raise the Number of Brave Noise Participants.
A virtual international tasting event, Women in Beer: Brazil, hosted by The Undeniable Vixen, Pink Boots Society – NTX Chapter, and Beer is for Everyone.
Breaking down homogenization, racism, and identity erasure in the world’s largest continent
Performative Activism: Is it enough? A commentary piece about performative activism in the craft beer community.
