Bitch Beer Podcast

Happy Brewsday Tuesday Ya'll! Today I visit my favorite new local Brewpub on Edgewood Ave right here in ATL, BiggerStaff Brewing!

I sit down with part owner Sarah and we talk about how she made the transition from Preschool teacher to Craft Beer slinger, their beer, how this has been a dream in their family and all about how they want to be the new standard for company culture.

Reminder: Tickets for Dames and Dregs Beer festival are on sale NOW! I am hosting along with my girl Chris (@theecraftbeerconnoisseur) and we have a ton of fun planned that you won't want to miss!

Thank you to @sweetcrudemusic for our title song!

Happy Brewsday Tuesday! About 7 month ago, RatMagnet made her post that went viral and shared hundreds of stories of sexism and harassment from women in the beer industry turning the world of craft beer on it's head... Now What?

Today I sit down with Ash Eliot, founder of Women of the Bevolution, a page that focusses on building up women in the beverage industry, and we discuss just that!

We talk about what has happened since the famous post, where things are going next and how YOU can participate and be the change you want to see.

Thank you to @sweetcrudemusic for our title song!

In honor of this past Sunday, Mental Health Awareness Day, I have the pleasure of interviewing a very special guest today, LPC, MA Therapist Mycah Whiting!

I can speak firsthand to her expertise because she is MY therapist! The best way I can think to be open and honest about mental health is to bring you into my world and share advice from my therapist that has changed my life forever in the best ways possible.

Mental health is a topic that carries a lot of stigma and my goal with today's episode is to help eliminate that stigma! We should all be open about our mental health and Mycah will help walk us through all of the mental health basics such as:

- What to talk to your friends about vs your therapist

- Who should go to therapy?

- Daily habits for good mental health

- Alcohol, how to use it responsibility, when to take a break

We also discuss important topics with my own mental health. I have suffered from anxiety and depression my entire life and ever since I started going to therapy a few years ago, my mental health has been so much more manageable and I am much better equipped to handle what comes my way. We also discuss a recent trauma that I went through with a break up ***TRIGGER WARNING*** This podcast includes discussions of cheating an infidelity, please be aware before listening to this episode that I will not be responding to messages asking to names names or call anyone out, this discussion is to help anyone else that has been through the trauma that cheating causes by hearing advice from my therapist to help you and anyone you know that you are not alone and how to get through this.

Happy Brewsday Tuesday! Today's episode is very near and dear to my heart. Hurricane Ida hit the Louisiana and Gulf Coast exactly 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina. Since Louisiana is my home state, I wanted to find a way to help people impacted the most by this devastating storm.

I am so happy to have met our guest today, Jennifer Weishaupt. She is the founder of Ruby Slipper Cafe, a very popular restaurant in New Orleans and most recently she founded Lagniappe Krewe, a non profit that supports service industry workers during a crisis.

We talk about how she got started in the restaurant industry, how they have grown, and what led to the development of this amazing organization and how YOU can help!

Please visit us at Red's Beer Garden Thursday September 30 for music, New Orleans inspired food, and great beer to help this incredible cause. Red's is very generously donating 10% of profits to Lagniappe Krewe and will be holding a raffle for a $100 gift card. To enter, show proof of donation to Lagniappe Krewe.

Thank you to Sweet Crude for our title song "Parlez-Nous a Boire"

Happy Brewsday Tuesday!!!

Today I have the famous J Jackson-Beckham (Dr. J) joining us today to discuss Crafted for All (craftedforall.com) and her mission to empower craft beverage organizations to develop inclusive, equitable, and just practices that drive success, build communities, and inspire individuals.

This is a wonderful talk about how create more opportunities in the craft beer industry for diversity and inclusion, how things have changed in the past year for the beer industry and where she hopes the beer industry goes in the future.

Also in this episode we have a BONUS interview/ update with Jen Blair! We talk about her new gig and the new beer that comes out TODAY to support women in the beer industry.

Special thanks to Sweet Crude for our title song!

Sexism has always been the Craft Beer industry but why are we talking about it now?

It all started with a simple question posted on Instagram by a female brewer in Massachusetts, "What Sexist Comments Have You Experience?"

A match was lit and a firestorm of stories from all over the nation poured in to the inbox of @ratmagnet. She shared each of them and the curtain has been pulled back on sexism in this industry and breweries are scrambling to come to terms with this harsh reality that women are all too familiar with.

I start with speaking to Beth Demmon (@delightedbite) a food and beer journalist and advocate for women's rights where we discuss her most recent article on this topic-Link to Article- https://vinepair.com/articles/sexism-assault-beer-industry-ratmagnet/

Next we speak with owner and brewmaster from Orpheus Brewing on his take as a male ally and what he does in his establishment to ensure the safety of women in the brewery and why all breweries should be speaking out against sexism in this industry.

Next up is Jen Blair, (@underthejenfluence) she is a very prominent figure in the industry and an advocate for women in the beer industry everywhere. We discuss her very public resignation letter from a well-known brewery in Atlanta, how she took a stand and how employees and consumers can do the same. Link to Jen's Beer Judge Training is here- https://underthejenfluence.beer/beer-judge-training.

Finally we speak with good friend of the podcast and Executive director of the Georgia Craft Brewers Guild, Joseph Cortez. We discuss his reaction to these accusations, what the guild is doing to address these issues, ways to get more women involved in the guild and what he hopes will happen moving forward to make sure sexism in the craft beer industry is not tolerated moving forward.

Thank you all for listening! If you have questions about this or any episode please email me at [email protected]

Happy Brewsday Tuesday Everyone! Today I sit down with Jen Price, Founder of the Atlanta Beer Boutique, author of "The Chick's Guide To Beer" and founder of the hottest new beer conference Crafted For Action!

Crafted For Action is a four day hybrid conference that offers educational experiences for the full spectrum of craft beer lovers. A combination of intimate, in person events and virtual panel discussions promotes accessibility to all audiences and a safe way to engage.

Visit craftedforaction.com for a full list of speakers and panelists (including me!)and several other amazing humans.

Thank you Sweet Crude for our title song!

Great News Everyone!! Senate Bill 219 PASSED! Yayyyyy..... Uh so now what? Senator Parent stops by Bitch Beer Podcast to explain the details of SB 219, how it passed, what it means and what is coming next! Thank you to everyone for calling your senators and asking them to support SB 219!

Thank you to Senator Parent for taking the time to chat with us today , thank you to Sweet Crude Music for Bitch Beer's Title Song and thank you to all of you for listening! Cheers!

LISTEN UP GEORGIA BEER LOVERS! Today's episode is being posted EARLY so you can help Georgia Brewers all over!! Today I sit down with Joseph Cortez from The Georgia Craft Brewers Guild about HD 278 and SB 219 that are up for vote! SB 219 is up for vote TOMORROW at 3:00PM at the Georgia State Capitol and Joseph gives us all of the info we need to contact our local representatives and senators to make sure this bill is supported! Drink Local!

Happy Brewsday Tuesday! Today is a very special and informative episode where I am very lucky to get a call from Katie Marisic, The director of Federal Affairs with the Brewer's Association where we discuss the new rounds of PPP (Paycheck Protection Program) and how they apply to craft beer breweries and anyone that is eligible for a forgivable SBA loan. 2020 was a savage beast so let's make sure we get off to a good start in 2021!

Link to Katie's article discussed in episode: https://www.brewersassociation.org/association-news/congress-passes-covid-relief-package-and-craft-beverage-modernization-and-tax-reform-act/

Thank you to Katie and The Brewer's Association for all of this helpful information and always looking out for our local breweries.

Thank you to @sweetcrudemusic for our title song, Parlez Nous a Boire!

If you have any questions about today's episode or suggestions for future episodes, please contact me at [email protected]

Hope you enjoyed the episode today and CHEERS!