Comments on: Calling all brewsters (female brewers) http://appellationbeer.com/blog/calling-all-brewsters-female-brewers/ Tue, 22 May 2012 02:36:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Stonch http://appellationbeer.com/blog/calling-all-brewsters-female-brewers/comment-page-1/#comment-45015 Stonch Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:49:52 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/calling-all-brewsters-female-brewers/#comment-45015 I didn't realise female brewers were particularly rare in Britain to be honest. When in Franconia, we found one place where the sole brewer was a woman - Hofmanbrau. I didn’t realise female brewers were particularly rare in Britain to be honest.

When in Franconia, we found one place where the sole brewer was a woman – Hofmanbrau.

]]> By: Stan Hieronymus http://appellationbeer.com/blog/calling-all-brewsters-female-brewers/comment-page-1/#comment-45005 Stan Hieronymus Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:07:36 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/calling-all-brewsters-female-brewers/#comment-45005 OK, you've got me thinking. I used the term because of Judtih Bennett's book, which points to women's rightful place in brewing history. There used to be parts of England where someone who brewed was called a brewster, regardless of gender. The point is not to be sexist or archaic, which might be unavoidable in modern terms. OK, you’ve got me thinking.

I used the term because of Judtih Bennett’s book, which points to women’s rightful place in brewing history.

There used to be parts of England where someone who brewed was called a brewster, regardless of gender.

The point is not to be sexist or archaic, which might be unavoidable in modern terms.

]]> By: Stephen Beaumont http://appellationbeer.com/blog/calling-all-brewsters-female-brewers/comment-page-1/#comment-44992 Stephen Beaumont Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:04:14 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/calling-all-brewsters-female-brewers/#comment-44992 Come on, Stan, isn't it time we consigned that ridiculous term, "brewster," to the dustbin of history? A brewer is a brewer, regardless of gender, and Teri's list is of "woman brewers," not brewsters. Come on, Stan, isn’t it time we consigned that ridiculous term, “brewster,” to the dustbin of history? A brewer is a brewer, regardless of gender, and Teri’s list is of “woman brewers,” not brewsters.

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