Made In Idaho: At Boise Brewing, ladies take the lead

HISTORY MONTH..AND MANYBUSINESSES ANDINDUSTRIES ARESHOWCASING THETALENTED WOMENBREAKING DOWNBARRIERS..OR IN THIS CASE..BREWING UPSOMETHINGSPECIAL..TODAY..

I'M TAKINGYOU INSIDE BOISEBREWING..

WHERETHE LADIES ARETAKING THE LEAD.NATSDO YOU KNOW WHOBREWS YOURFAVORITE BEER?HISTORICALLY, ITWAS WOMEN, LIKELYNLEE GARSIDE."IT IS A TOUGH JOBBUT IF YOU'REREALLY INTERESTEDIN THE INDUSTRY IT ISA LABOR OF LOVEAND... IT'S FUN."GARSIDE IS ANASSISTANT BREWERAT BOISE BREWING."WOMEN AREDEFINITELY GETTINGINTO IT MORE ANDMORE THERE'S QUITEA FEW BREWERIES INTHE TREASUREVALLEY THAT HAVEWOMEN BREWERSAND ARE DEFINITELYEXPANDING."JUST IN TIME FORWOMEN'S HISTORYMONTH--LYNLEE'SPARTNERING WITHTHE PINK BOOTSSOCIETY..

A NONPROFIT THAT WANTSTO SEE EVEN MOREWOMEN IN THEWORLD OF CRAFTBEER."THEY JUST WANNAEDUCATE ANDINSPIRE WOMEN INTHE BEERINDUSTRY."BUT CREATING A NEWBREW ISN'T ONOVERNIGHTENDEAVOR - ICAUGHT UP WITHGARSIDE IN THEEARLY HOURS OFMARCH 8TH--ALSOINTERNATIONALWOMEN'S DAY--ASSHE STARTED THEPROCESS...WHICHWILL TAKE WEEKS TOCOMPLETE."LYNLEE OVER ATBOISE BREWINGBREE OVER ATBARBARIAN WE SEEIT KIND OFEVERYWHERE WHICHIS KIND OF GREAT..."(SHEILA)SHEILA FRANCIS HASBEEN IN THEINDUSTRY FOR TENYEARS..

AND NOWSERVES AS THEEXECUTIVEDIRECTOR OF IDAHOBREWERS UNITED."WHEN I FIRSTSTARTED I WAS ONEOF THE FEWFEMALES IN THEINDUSTRY..."SHE SAYSNATIONALLY, THENUMBERS AREGROWING - BUT WESTILL HAVE A LONGWAY TO GO."..BEER WASMARKETED JUST TOMEN IT WAS A MAN'SDRINK WHICH IS SOSILLY BECAUSE IT'S ABEVERAGE..."ACCORDING TO 20-19DATA FROM THEBREWERSASSOCIATION... ONLY7-POINT-5 PERCENTOF U-S BREWERIESEMPLOYED A FEMALEIN A BREWMASTERROLE."WOMEN HAVINGDIFFERENTEXPERIENCESTHEY'RE GOING TOBRING DIFFERENT TOTHE TABLE - MAYBEIT'S A NEW BEERRECIPE - WHAT IF WEADDRESS OR DOTHIS..."BUMP"I THINK ALSOWOMEN HAVEDIFFERENT PALETTESTHAN MEN SO ITALSO BRINGS OUTQUALITY CONTROLSTUFF, PICK OUTSOME THINGS THATMAYBE A MANCOULDN'T." (LYNLEE)MEN LIKE COLLINRUDEEN AGREE.NATSOTRUDEEN IS THEPRESIDENT OF BOISEBREWING.

HE SAYSTHE BREWERY,"MANNED" MOSTLYBY WOMEN IS NOTONLY DOING WELL -IT'S EXPANDING!NATSOTSO IF YOU LOVEBEER, BUSINESS ANDBREAKING DOWNGENDER ROLES -THESE INDUSTRYINSIDERS SAY - HOPTO IT."I'D SAY JUST GO FORIT YOU MIGHT BE ONEOF THE FEWFEMALES IN THEROOM BUT YOU JUSTDESERVE IT WHYNOT.."IN BOISE KS IN6.THE EXACT RELEASEDATE OF THESPECIAL BEER ISSTILL PENDING BUT ITWILL BE DONE EARLYAPRIL.THE BREWERY IS ACO-OP MEANINGABOUT 600 CRAFTBEER ENTHUSIASTSCO-OWN IT..

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