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About this Episode

According to the Brewers Association, in 1994, there were 537 brewpubs, microbreweries, and regional craft brewers in the U.S. In 2017, that number had risen to 6,266. Coast to coast, there's been an explosion in craft brewing, with brewers producing a delightful diversity of types of beer. But demographic diversity has been a different story. It's a story still being written, but it's still a different story.

In this episode of Tatter, I talk with J. Nikol Jackson-Beckham, who has written about beer and was recently named the new Diversity Ambassador for the Brewers Association, and I also talk with Carla Jean Lauter, a Maine-based beer writer who has written under the name "The Beer Babe." We discuss the status of women and people of color in the craft beer industry.

I learned a lot from our conversation, including about the Pink Boots Society. Check out this episode. (Music in this episode is by Slavic Soul Party!, used by permission.)

Also, if you listen via iTunes, please post a review. I value feedback immensely--not as much as I value craft beer, but still immensely.