They became a target consumer for breweries, and by the 1950’s Maryland breweries like Gunther were completely redesigning workspaces to accommodate female employees. Do not misunderstand, some women continued to brew and a few of them brewed on the industrial level until the death knell of the Volstead Act rang its discordant tune.Īfter Repeal, it was still part and parcel a realm for men, although a new understanding would emerge by the 1940’s, in no small part due to the changing role of women in WWII. Once brewing was removed from the household it was placed in the hands of men. of spruce beer per day to be precise) required a scaling up in production.
A need to supply our Revolutionary troops with daily rations of beer (1 qt. The shift away from women as brewers can be seen in colonial America with the build up to war. This is not to say that men were not brewers prior to the colonial era, as they were, but it was a household chore (hardly an appropriate word) that fell to the females of the domicile.
Many have also heard of Ninkasi, the ancient Sumerian goddess of beer, or Saint Brigid who turned dirty bathwater into beer for both leper and cleric alike, and the list goes on and on. It was our responsibility to make beer and cider for the family along with myriad other tasks like tending the hearth and the kitchen garden. The month kicked off in fine fashion, harkening back to the days of yore with a women’s brew on March 8 th.Īs most of you that have read the book or participated in the beer history walks know, brewing was the purview of women historically. This month in particular has been an active one despite the pandemic still continuing to shift the paradigm for an abundance of us. March is a month that represents a diverse range of things to many folks, but it also happens to be women’s history month.
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