Real Women Drink Beer: Woman Converts to Beer

I say it all the time to women who claim to not like beer, "You just haven't had good beer". Any woman who things the best beer is Corona and the worst is Guinness hasn't had some lovely chocolaty goodness of a beer. That said, women who drink wine should really appreciate it all the more.

Example: Enter Zoe Strimple. She writes personally what most women think about beer, "Beer has never struck me as nice. It is tinny, fumey, heavy and a sorry last resort when the wine’s run out. It is the drink of choice for football fans and old men with beer bellies and dubious attitudes towards work and women. And, admittedly, pretty much ever bloke I know, from gentleman to hooligan. Where on earth would I – a female food-loving wine drinker and a snob to boot – fit into the world of beer? Nowhere."

However, in an effort to expand her palette, she delves into the world of beer, "In fact, beer is every bit a woman’s drink, and has been for centuries. The surname Brewster means female brewer – in medieval times brewers were exclusively women. And, since women have the lion’s share of the world’s top noses and palates, there are a good number of women high up in the brewing world – the head brewers at Marston’s and Harviestoun are women, as is the head of quality control at Fuller’s.

But I knew nothing except that I hate Stella, Fosters and Carling and prefer Corona. Cole’s first question feels like a lifeline: what kind of wine do I like?"

And she has been converted. Please take a moment to read about how one wine drinking snob has a new take on beer at The City AM here.