Beer isn’t a boy’s club, and despite what the media might have you think, there are more beer-drinking ladies than many would imagine. There is also a growing number of women working behind the scenes. Women own and manage their own breweries all around the United States. We’ve only listed 10, but there are many more out there for you to discover and enjoy.
Kindergarten teacher turned “Queen of Hops” Carol Stoudt founded the brewery in 1987 and has maintained it while raising five children. Sometimes we can have it all.
@stoudtsbrewery
Founded by Nicole Courides in 2008, IBC’s brand beers are named for towns in Lancaster County, and boasts an EPIC moniker. Can we have an Intercourse hat please?
@intercoursebrew
Kim Jordan is the current CEO of New Belgium after being its first bottler, sales rep, and financial planner, just to name a few. New Belgium was also the first wind-powered brewery in the United States.
@newbelgium
Co-owed by Meredith Maier and Talia Nachshon, this brewery offers delicious food and gives back to the community by supporting local non-profits. We can drink to that.
Brew Mistress Penny Pink has been the owner of this brewery since 1996 and after years of hard work the pub was opened to the public in 2005, delivering delicious food and wine along with live music.
@pokeybrewpub
Bailey Spaulding and Robyn Virball first became friends in Scotland during college and both ended up relocating to Nashville. Bailey’s love of homebrewing inspired them to start the Jackalope, which opened officially in 2011. They feature Thursday Night Trivia and free Saturday morning yoga!
@jackalopebrew
Founded by Janet Spindler and Elissa Pryor in 2012, it is the only 100% woman owned and operated microbrewery in Washington State.
@SBBrewing
Two co-founders of Denizens are Emily and Taylor. Denizens believes that everyone has a right to fresh local craft beer and to create a community vibe. They offer food, live music, and open mic comedy.
@DenizensBrewing
Upstate New York-based brewery co-founded by Wendy Littlefield and her husband, Don, their seal includes twenty-five distinct beer styles from eleven breweries in five nations. It is the United Nations of beer and we couldn’t be more grateful.
@belgianexpert
Mariah Calagione is the glue that holds the Dogfish Head development team together. Dogfish offers a delicious collection of food including a Bowl of Hard-Tack Chowder that is based on a recipe from Moby Dick. Yumm.
@dogfishbeer
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