Women's Beer Forum (Extra Credit)

Eagle Rock Brewery 

I was very excited for the opportunity to attend a women’s beer forum for extra credit. I am not a huge beer drinker, so it is safe to say that I have never participated in a beer forum before. Whenever I think of beer, I believe either of the gross, watery (Natural Light) beer that every boy in college drinks, or dark IPA’s that my brothers and father drink. I do not really enjoy either of these. After attending the forum, I realized how many different kinds of beer were made and how different each specific beer tastes. We tried five different types of beer at this particular forum which include: New Neon Sign, Relax, Spock it, Yeah Yeah, The Future is Unclear. All of the beers tasted very different, and I didn’t love the darker IPA’s as expected. My favorite beer was Relax. This beer was produced by Offshoot Beer Co. and tasted very light, citrusy and tropical. Even though I probably would not order the last four beers again, I enjoyed the experience of trying and comparing the various infused flavors.

Another of my favorite parts was seeing how excited the women were about beer who attended the event. One of the women attending this forum went every month and loved talking about beer. Seeing how passionate she was about beer made me want to learn more. I learned that there is such a community centred around women learning about beer, and they offered multiple various sources to further explore such as Pink Boot Society and The Beer Chicks. Overall, I am so happy that this experience was presented to us. I attended with my friends, Elizabeth, Ellie and Jackie, which made it even more fun.  I would have never imagined myself going to a women’s beer forum but can see myself going back in the near future.


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