Do you like beer? Do you like movies? How about movies about beer?
If you answer yes to those questions, “The Love of Beer,” a documentary featuring women in the brewing industry in the Pacific northwest may be for you. The movie is making its Boston debut, along with a panel of local women in the beer industry, next week.
Here are all the details:
The Love of Beer Boston Premiere
Women on the forefront of the craft beer industry
The Boston Area Beer Enthusiasts Society (BABES)is pleased to present the first Bay State screening of The Love of Beer, a documentary celebrating the women at the forefront of the Pacific Northwest beer community. A panel of women in the craft beer industry will follow the film. A total of 1,989 brew
eries operated for some or all of 2011,of which 1,940 were craft breweries. While the industry is expanding rapidly, growing 13% by volume and 15% by dollars in 2011, women within the industry are a vast minority.
When: 6:30 pm – 9 pm May 26, 2012
Where: Appalachian Mountain Club, 4 Joy Street, Boston
Cost: $10 per person. http://theloveofbeerboston.eventbrite.com
Twitter: #loveofbeer
Panel:
Kelly McKnight – Brewer at Watch City Brewing Company, Waltham, MA
Caitlin Jewell – Marketing and Mayhem Director at Slumbrew, Somerville, MA
Cat Portner – Founder at Portner Brewhouse and + Craft Beer Test Kitchen
Andrea Stanley – Malster – Valley Malts, Hadley, MA