Spirts, wine, and beer are a major industry in the Northwest, but not as often as we should, do we celebrate the spirited women of this industry.

As part of Seattle Beer Week (May 7th – 17th), The Pike Brewing Company will be hosting the 4th annual Women in Beer event on May 11th. This event celebrates the historic role women have had in the beer industry and their influence on the current craft beer movement.

Did you know? Historically women were the ones who brewed and sold beer. In fact in the Middle Ages, it was often nuns!

And there’s more! The Museum of History & Industry’s (MOHAI) current exhibition American Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition is featuring a cool lecture series (aptly titled History on the Rocks), includes a Women of Temperance and Tenacity seminar that I am co-presenting on Thursday, May 28th from 6:00pm-8:00pm.

I’ll be sharing a Liquid Kitchen signature cocktail for the seminar, which highlights Washington women’s roles in the alcohol industry pre- and post-prohibition. Make sure to get your tickets soon!

So cheers to celebrating the spirited ladies of the Northwest. -Kathy