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| Brewery Behind First Craft Beer-in-a-Can Partners on Tour to Assist, Inspire, & Encourage Women Beer Professionals |
LONGMONT, CO, BREVARD, NC & AUSTIN, TX- The craft beer-in-a-can pioneers' do-goodery goes international in sponsoring the Pink Boots Society's
(PBS) Cultural Emersion Tour to Gemütlichkeit, Germany, the Heart of
Bavaria for the Beer, Bratwurst and Beyond Tour from October 14 to 22, 2016.
Sponsorships from Oskar Blues, Boston Beer Company and Sierra Nevada,
among others, allowed 10 women to receive full scholarships for the
program and provide them with invaluable opportunities to further their
education within the craft beer industry.
Tristan
Chappell, Assistant Cellar Manager at Oskar Blues Brewery in Brevard
will be joining the adventure to learn about German brewing practices,
tour female owned & operated breweries and network with other women
in the beer industry.
"In
an industry primarily dominated by men it is important to find a
network of strong women to lean on for support and encouragement," said
Chappell. "The Pink Boots Society has played a big role in my
professional success and I am looking forward to immersing myself in the
different brewing processes and practices in Germany and spreading the
Oskar Blues gospel overseas."
Pink
Boots Society is an international nonprofit that works to inspire,
encourage, educate and help women succeed in the craft beer industry.
This insider's tour begins in Frankfurt, and winds through idyllic
Bavaria and Franconia with stops along the way at small family-owned
breweries, established breweries, some "radical" breweries, hops farms,
and many other places of interest to beer lovers, especially those with
an interest in southern German beer culture beyond Oktoberfest.
"When
the opportunity came our way, I knew immediately it was something that
we wanted to be involved in," stated Diana Ralston, Director of
Sponsorships at Oskar Blues Brewery. "With only 18 percent of our
industry represented by women, we need to do what we can to support and
educate those of us who are involved and continue to provide unique
opportunities for growth."
Tristan
has been a member of the Brevard team since it opened its doors in
2012. While her background was in blacksmithing and metal fabrication,
after working in the taproom at Oskar Blues she developed a passion for
craft beer and was given the opportunity to pursue her dream of being
involved in its production. Tristan spent her days off learning the brew
process and in less than a year of working at Oskar Blues, she moved
her way up from beer tender to Assistant Brewer in the cellar.
"There's
no one more deserving or better to send on this trip than Tristan,"
said Dale Katechis, soul founder of Oskar Blues Brewery. "She's been
kicking ass for our North Carolina team since day one and her passion
for life and all things craft beer is infectious."
Chappell's
work has contributed to the explosive domestic growth Oskar Blues has
experienced in the past year. The brewery completed its U.S. footprint
in 2016 and recently announced the launch of distribution in Puerto
Rico, Spain, Chile, the Netherlands, Belgium, Brazil, New Zealand and
Japan.
To learn more about Oskar Blues and its partnership with the Pink Boots Society visit www.oskarblues.com.
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| Courtesy of Oskar Blues Brewery |
About Oskar Blues Brewery
Founded
by Dale Katechis in 1997 in Lyons, Colorado, Oskar Blues Brewery
launched the craft beer-in-a-can apocalypse with their hand-canned,
flagship brew Dale's Pale Ale. Today, Oskar Blues is one of the fastest
growing breweries in the country and operates breweries in Longmont,
Colorado and Brevard, North Carolina, and now Austin, Texas, while
producing 192,000 barrels in 2015. The original canned craft brewery
continues push innovation with creations like The Crowler, Hotbox Coffee
Roasters, B. Stiff & Sons Old Fashioned Sodas, Oskar Blues
Fooderies, and REEB Cycles. Oskar Blues is available in all 50 U.S.
states, Washington, D.C., parts of Canada, Puerto Rico Sweden, Spain,
Chile, the Netherlands, Belgium, the U.K., Ireland and Australia.
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| Courtesy of Pink Boots Society |
About Pink Boots Society
A
501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization, Pink Boots Society (PBS) was founded
in 2007 by brewer Teri Farendorf. PBS "assists, inspires and encourages
women beer industry professionals to advance their careers through
education." To achieve its mission, PBS offers brewing industry based
scholarships to its members on a amonthly basis. All scholarship award
winners are required to "Pay it Forward," to communicate the value of
their experience through publication or in person. For more information
about Pink Boots Society, visit www.pinkbootssociety.org.
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