Posted on 05/15/2009 4:05:07 PM PDT by JoeProBono
Beer is generally thought to be a mans drink. Emma Mahony agreed, until she tried the new ales that brewers are creating specifically for women: Janet Street-Porter is prising off her purple high heels, seated at a table groaning with new female-friendly beers. I hate everything about beer culture, she carps. I hate the smell of beer, I hate mens beer guts, I hate all the crap that goes with beer. She pauses only to put on her trainers and summon new vitriol. You know, one in four pubs is closing and they deserve to close because they are bloody crap! Right ho, Janet. The balanced discussion on why British women tend not to drink beer has got off to a lairy start. I cant help thinking that if this were a group of Frenchwomen discussing wine, the conversation might be a little more elevated. But it certainly confirms that Project Eve, a new campaign to encourage more women to give beer a try, has some way to go: Street-Porter is not alone in her antipathy to the hop.
(Excerpt) Read more at women.timesonline.co.uk ...
We are encouraging women to have a choice, she says. We want to listen to women about what they want, get behind what they want and then speak to the licensed trade. We hope to change the landscape of beer.
The title of the article, "Why don't women drink beer?" is obviously a publicity thing since women drink beer. I guess is a way to get women interested, as the article says, in trying the new ales that brewers are creating aimed at them.
I personally think the smaller micro-breweries do a much better job at making quality beer. (Although I do have a fondness for Guinness come St. Patrick's Day.)
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