BrewsterWarriors: Women Who Love Beer Blog #3

Brewing with the Brewsters at Frothy Beard in North Charleston

Originally I wanted to call this blog BrewWarriors. I didn't come up with anything when I searched but I later found out that there is a Brew Warrior on Facebook. So I changed it to BrewsterWarriors. I hope no one minds the change.

Anyway, one of my favorite small craft breweries in North Charleston is Frothy Beard Brewery, 7558 Peppermill Parkway. One reason is because they brew craft brews that are adventurous and unusual. They have a few regular beers like spicy Andale Pale Ale (think Speedy Gonzales), a chocolate oatmeal stout named Choconut( delish and a great PMS adjuster), Zingiber Pale Ale(yep, ginger and it does have a zing) and a  scrumptious Belgian Tripel Called Out on Third. In addition to these, they brew small quantities of experimental beers. This is why I go. Like Forrest's box of chocolates, "ya never know what ya gonna get."

But another great thing you should know about them is they let "The Brewsters" our women's brewing club create some luscious beers with them. Under the guidance of Miss Macey, our fearless  leader, we have an opportunity to brew some really fun and unusual beers for charity. Usually Joey, the head brewer is there early in the morning for a little extra guidance and we like it that way.
The last one we created was an apple red ale we named Red Delicious.. I was a little iffy on this but it came out GREAT! We brewed it to support The Center for Women in downtown Charleston which helps women through education and support services. Along with Frothy Beard, several other breweries welcomed members of our organization to their establishments. We had six breweries total that funded our project and saw $1. from each pint donated to our cause.
Thank You to: Frothy Beard, Holy City Brewing, Quest Brewing, Revelry, Tradesman, and Fat Pig Breweries.

BrewWarriors:Women Who Love Beer Blog #2 A Bit About Beer/ ABV is Alcohol By Volume 10/2015

Brewster Warriors: Women Who Love Beer Blog #2
My name is Diane, I live in the Charleston, SC area  and I love beer! This is a blog to introduce women and their beer drinking partners to sampling craft beer, brewing craft beer, visiting craft breweries and venues for enjoying this delicious substance. This is not meant to be a review of any establishment that makes, brews or sells beer.   Rather, it is a road of information  for women to get the most out of their experience. By no means do I pretend to know everything about beer. I would like to include you in my discovery of family friendly, women friendly places to go. I have never experienced a culture quite like this. It is a subculture  phenomenon.

  I am a home brewer along with my husband Tim. We belong to a home brew club in the Charleston, SC area called Low Country Libations. These lovely people know more than I may ever about the Art of Brewing.

In addition, I also brew with an organization called Brewsters. We are a group of women who brew at different local craft breweries for charity. We learn about the process while giving back to our community.

Historically, women brewed beer for their families.  They were the brewers! It was a way to make water safe to drink. It had very low alcohol content also called session beer. The ABV is the alcohol by volume  content so for example, a 5% ABV would usually be an average alcohol content for a can of beer today. When you drink something like Bud or Coors, you will usually see an ABV around 5%. Most women can usually drink a couple of these depending on their tolerance. if you find a beer that says 10% ABV, you will know that this one beer has the potency of drinking two beers. so check your ABV if you don't want to get too drunk and remember not to drink and drive.

BrewsterWarriors: Women Who Love Beer 10/22/2015 Blog #1 Love or Hate It, Beer that is.

Welcome to Brewster Warriors! A beer drinking blog for women and their beer loving friends, whoever they may be. My name is Diane and I hope to make this an avenue for you, my reader to discover more about one of my favorite fermented beverages, Beer!
  I have to admit, I have had a long term love/hate relationship with this frosty, foamy, multi-personality beverage. I would drink beer with friends because it was the social thing to do. It had to be cold though. Icy cold in a frosty glass and if I could have a slice of lime or lemon or orange, something citrus to take the bite off, it was palatable. Sometimes I would mix it with juice or soda, also known as a radler. But if there was wine or a margarita offered, I would rather choose that. While in college as an older returning student, I discovered Spaten Doppelbock. It was a type of German beer, a bock beer. I had never tasted a beer that was dark and I found I preferred it. I drank that for awhile when I could afford it. I tried porters. Those were really good. Then I tried stouts. I liked those even better. I drank beer mainly because it was inexpensive and most people would drink it. After college, I drank mainly wine and martinis.
  Fast forward fifteen years and I had the opportunity to travel to Homburg, Germany with my husband Tim. He was over there working. Across the street from our hotel was a little restaurant called Homburger Brauhaus which brewed their own beer. It was a Heffeweisen which is a golden colored beer brewed from wheat with a rich smooth mouth feel and a sweet lemony flavor. I knew nothing about beer but I really loved this.
  I spent a couple of  days wandering the town by myself until he returned from work and then we would gather with his colleagues and their families across the street. I remember wondering where the polka style music I associated with Germany was. They played British and American Rock. After they stopped laughing, they told me that was mainly for festivals. We traveled to Bamberg where we tried Smoked Beer and Nuremberg for other tastings at different breweries. I discovered that there were so many different types of beer and many were great slightly chilled or at room temperature. Everything about beer was different and delicious. Coming back to the United States was now an adventure in trying to find beers that were like the ones I had in Germany. So I'd like to share with you what I have learned as I explore small breweries and as I brew my own beer. Thank you for joining me. I hope you will enjoy it.