Comments on: BEER WARS: The Female Edition

By: Churpa

Churpa — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:25:22 +0000

Thank you for writing this. I was so annoyed when I heard about this campaign. As a “lady” who likes beer and hangs out with a lot of other beer-loving ladies and dudes, I really do not see a lot of male/female taste divide. And sometimes it’s the opposite of what we are told to expect…For example: I love IPA, but my husband thinks most IPAs are too “macho.” Here’s to rejecting the bullshit notion that all women would rather be drinking Chardonnay, appletinis, and “light” beer.

By: Samantha Mills

Samantha Mills — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:19:22 +0000

kudos

By: Edgecliffe Brew Co.

Edgecliffe Brew Co. — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 18:19:41 +0000

I feel ya, my husband, neighbor and I are brewers and I get so tired of the "do you do it in your man cave" or " your wife lets you brew in the kitchen?" comments…

Gimme a home brewed Irish Dry Stout or a Porter over any crap Miller or Coors has to offer any day!

By: joy campbell

joy campbell — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:48:52 +0000

great thoughts, BW, keep ‘em comin’…

By: Lakeshorebrewer

Lakeshorebrewer — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 12:15:24 +0000

Right on. I feel sorry people who think that a real beer is yellow-fizzy. I don;t feel sorry for any jack ass that thinks they need to treat women sub par when it comes to markting real beer. It goes to show how far off they are in the real world. Obviously they haven’t made it out of the mid 1900’s.

By: Madison Smith

Madison Smith — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:15:15 +0000

Once again you have said exactly what is on my mind much better than I could have said it myself. I have been particularly upset this week by women in the beer industry near me, making the same “girly’ beer comments that they should actually be bucking against. For instance a female sales rep in my area heard about a new wheat beer that her company would be marketing and her first comment was, “Oh that’s so great! The women are gonna eat that up”. Just women? I get that wheat beers are light, citrusy and generally a really good “gateway” beer..but it is so unnecessary to throw gender into that mix. Guys can be noobs too. Keep up the good fight!

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Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:04:51 +0000

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By: Jez

Jez — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:01:12 +0000

A few years ago I decided that if I’m out with others having beer, but all they have are the BMC beers, then I’ll drink water, as well. I have even forgone getting a Boston Lager if that was the only choice (I actually didn’t drink any Boston Lager for over a year and then had one on a whim at a party and thought, “Damn, that is still a solid lager!” – so it’s back on the list).

Beer still gets a bad rep and in most circles is looked upon as “less than” wine. It’s kind of a sad testament to our society that the alcoholic beverages we like tend to be sweet and try to cover up any other flavors.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:00:01 +0000

As a women, I am personally offended by someone marketing clear low calorie beer to me.

I only started drinking beer about 4 years ago. I thought I hated beer. Thats because I had only been exposed to crap like Miller, Bud and Coors. Stouts were my gateway beers. I like coffee, so naturally I would like the tastes of stouts and some porters. Then I got into browns and ambers. They are kinda sweet and malty, nothing too extreme, but they do have a lot of flavor. Now I am a full on IPA girl.

I think the reason more girls don’t drink beer isn’t that it has too many calories, its that the beer they have tasted in the past sucks. Most girls I know drink mixed drinks and I think that it is because they like the flavor of the drink, not just the taste of alcohol. Why wouldn’t the same hold true for beer? Give a girl a great tasting beer and she is not going to worry about the calories.

The idea of Coors/Molson being pro-women and trying to cater to women is laughable. Have you ever seen a Coors commercial?