Extra Credit: Women's Brewing Forum


I went to the women's brewing forum with my friend Dana. It took us a while to find because we initially went to the wrong location. The forum was in a little backroom next to the Eagle Rock Public House. We arrived a little late since we had taken a detour, so I was pretty confused initially. I had expected this to be a forum about beer, but when I arrived I realized it was actually about sake!

There were two women brewers leading the forum. One of them was an expert in fermentation and the other was an expert in sake. I learned a lot about the craftsmanship that goes into brewing good beer and sake. It's a very scientific process. I sampled some of the sake but not much because I don't really like it straight. Also I was driving. The sakes they had were from the Imada, Kawatsuru, and Mioya Breweries, which are all located in Japan.

I felt a little out of place at this event because Dana and I were conspicuously young among the attendants. Additionally, I thought this would be more casual and open, but it was a pretty intimate setting with the speakers. I left early because I think I was supposed to have a ticket for the forum, which I did not. I didn't want them to think I just barged in and stole their sake.


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