One could argue that Saturdays are, "for the boys" but it would be an unjust argument to say that craft beer is only, "for the boys". To start this off, my friend,  The Beer Broad , would definitely pick out a better beer than me. But numbers also defend my claim that craft beer isn't just for the boys. According to a study done by the Brewers Association, women drink around 25% of all craft beer in America. That means, if you had a group of 4 craft beer drinkers, one of them is going to be a woman. A study done by Stanford in 2014, found that 4% of all brew masters are women. The Craft Beer Program Director for the Brewers Association is a woman by the name of Julia Herz. The Director of Beer Wars is a woman by the name of Anat Baron. A Consultant for Master Cicerone, (a certification that claims you have a superior taste pallet), is a woman by the name of Nicole Erny. I could list some of the women who are co-owners, brew masters, and work directly wi...

After reading,  'These Storms Are Just Crazy': Craft Beer Brewers Feel Effects Of Climate Change , on Huffpost, it is apparent that climate is extremely important to the craft beer industry. Beer relies on water, hops, and grains. While quality water, hops, and grains rely on a good climate. Flooding, droughts, pests, and other natural events that occur from climate can have direct impacts on the craft beer industry. In 2011, Hurricane Irene almost ended one of Vermont's best breweries, Alchemist Beer. Known around New England for their infamous Heady Topper, Alchemist was almost forced to close their doors from the damage of Hurricane Irene. Their solution was rebuilding their infrastructure on higher land to avoid seeing this problem in the future. Here is a picture of some of the damage did to Vermont: As for hops, the U.S have already dealt with multiple hop shortages. Brewers are paying extra to be first in line for hop deliveries to avoid not receiving t...