CBI020 Pent Up Lady Rage, Glitter Bombs, and Becoming a Female Brewer in a Male-Dominated Industry with Leah Rainis

 

Leah Rainis is one of the first females to graduate from the program at the Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast. She is currently the newly-appointed Education and Events Coordinator at the Asheville Brewers Alliance, a group of local breweries dedicated to the education, training, and collaboration within the brewing industry.

 

Leah joins me today to share her experience of becoming a female brewer in a male-dominated industry. She explains how her career unfolded from working as a volunteer and paid employee at various festivals to starting her role at the Asheville Brewers Alliance. She also shares tips on how young female brewers can jumpstart their career in the brewing industry through networking and connecting with others as well as some of the new, exciting festivals and events her organization is hosting in the near future.

 

 

 

 

This week on Consuming the Craft:

 

• Leah’s experience as a female brewer in the heavily male-dominated brewing industry.
• How her career developed from working at festivals to becoming the Maven of Education and Events Coordination at the Asheville Brewers Alliance.
• The best way to network and connect with others in the brewing industry.
• What you can expect by attending the Beer to Fem Festival.
• The importance of female representation and support in the brewing industry.
• The Booze Clues coffee liqueur surprise.
• Her predictions for the future of the brewing industry.
• Bad decision beers and bad decision nightcaps.
• Exciting new events coming soon to the Asheville, NC region.

 

 

 

Resources Mentioned:

 

• Pink Boots Society of North Carolina
• Asheville Beer Week
• Beer Expo - Presented by Asheville Brewers Alliance
• Beer City Festival

 

 

 

Connect with Leah Rainis:

 

• Asheville Brewers Alliance
• Asheville Brewers Alliance on Facebook
• Asheville Brewers Alliance on Instagram
• Asheville Brewers Alliance on Twitter
• Email: [email protected]

 

 

 

 

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