The Story Behind Lady Justice Brewery’s Sandra Day IPA
How one surprising email led a legal-themed brewery to brush shoulders with the first woman on the Supreme Court.Courtney Holden •
January 20, 2021
That was the cryptic email subject line that appeared in
Kate Power’s inbox one August day back in 2015. Power along with friends from a two-year assignment in AmeriCorps,
Betsy Lay and
Jen Cuesta had just launched their dream project with Lady Justice Brewery Company. Not only would they be making and selling craft beer, but they had established a business model wherein the majority of profits over cost would be donated to organizations promoting opportunities for women and girls in Colorado. It would be set up as “a nonprofit with its own viable means of income,” Power says. No fundraising necessary. “We could just exist to do good.”