Sunday, August 11, 2013, 10:40am Centuries ago, women were the 'alewives' - the people who brewed beer. That changed over the years as the field became dominated by men. Now, women are making a comeback, developing new craft beers and managing breweries. Sally Pollak, who writes for the Savorvore Section of the Burlington Free Press, tells how persistence and luck paid off for two Burlington brewmasters.
The VPR Cafe is produced in collaboration wit the Burlington Free Press, where you can read Sally's story about Destiny Saxon and Gretchen Langfeldt.
On Point featured an hour long conversation about the renaissance of craft beer in America on August 7, 2013. One of the guests was Tonya Cornett the brew master at 10 Barrel Brewing Company in Bend, Oregon. She is the only woman to have received the Brewmaster Award at the Annual World Beer Cup competition, winning in 2008.
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