Tap List | A Very Brief History of Women in Brewing
Tap List | A Very Brief History of Women in Brewing
Knowledge is Power Share this story Published March 9th, 2021 at 11:00 AM Above image credit: Servaes Brewing Co. was founded by Courtney Servaes in 2012. (Courtesy | Servaes Brewing Co.)
To say that women have contributed to the history of beer would be a radical
understatement.
Did you know that the ancient Sumerians venerated Ninkasi, the goddess of beer, who along with her eight siblings was tasked with healing the Sumerian god of water who was on his deathbed? There’s even a hymn commemorating Ninkasi that dates back thousands of years, which also functioned as a beer recipe.
I am a coffee snob. Let s just get that out of the way right now. As a coffee snob I can honestly say that Wyoming has some of the best local coffee roasting companies in America.
Most of these folks work from home. Some have branched out to small retail locations. Either way they all have their own style of roasting and even combining flavors.
I ll apologize up front if I missed anyone. But I have tried coffee from each of the companies listed below. You can order from any one of these to have their coffee delivered to your home. Some are even available in your local stores.
Excluded areas: breweries and wet-led pubs won t benefit from the VAT reduction extension as it does not apply to alcohol (image: Getty/Odairson Antonello Plans outlined in the Chancellor’s Spring Budget, such as the VAT cut extension, will lead to further brewery closures according to one trade body.
“The Chancellor spent an extraordinary amount of taxpayers money to help keep the economy moving and jobs protected, pledging almost £59bn to policies including furlough extensions, continued business rates cuts, grants for hospitality of up to £9,000 and a series of investment initiatives, Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) chief executive James Calder said.
Moa Brewing chief Stephen Smith on split from NZX-listed Savor, turning around unprofitable business
5 Mar, 2021 05:00 AM
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Stephen Smith, chief executive of Moa Brewing Co. Photo / Supplied
Aimee Shaw is a business reporter focusing on retail, small businessaimee.shaw@nzherald.co.nz@AceeyShaw
Moa Brewing chief executive Stephen Smith was approached by the board of the then-listed entity about a management buyout in November last year. The former hospitality and brewing group had explored other avenues to sell the brewing business without luck, before settling on management buyout as the most practical solution.
Unprofitable, the business was already operating separately to the hospitality arm so the change in ownership structure since had not changed drastically, new owner Smith told the Herald.