Founded by Sophie de Ronde, Head Brewer at Burnt Mill Brewery, Suffolk, UK, International Women’s Collaboration Brew Day is a worldwide annual event that takes place on and around March 8th every year in conjunction with International Women’s Day.
Brewery teams and home brewers are encouraged to come together with their communities and local groups to celebrate women in the beer industry, and to create and release collaboration beers, raising funds for women’s causes.
The brew days generally take place on the 8th March, but some happen at other times around this date.
For ten years (2014-2023) IWCBD provided a central theme and platform to bring together all the IWD brew day projects onto one map, under one brand, and into one marketing campaign.
In 2024, the campaign was taken on by Women On Tap CIC.
History: IWCBD and the Unite beer brand was originally promoted by Denise Ratfield via the Pink Boots Society website during her tenure as Social Media Committee Chairwoman for the organisation. At the completion of this 2 year volunteer position with PBS, she and Founder Sophie de Ronde made the decision to run the event autonomously in order to maintain it’s original vision. Gaia Freytag later joined having fallen in love with beer while studying Food science and Technology between Italy and Belgium. Over the years, a number of individuals have had involvement in the shaping and delivery of this campaign.
We we are hugely grateful for the work and impact of everyone involved in bringing it to where it is today.
In 2024, and after a year off, the campaign was taken on by Women On Tap CIC.
About Women On Tap CIC
Founded in 2017, Women On Tap CIC is on a gender equality mission with a focus on the UK beer industry.
They are pioneers of initiatives that champion women through a programme of activism including events, campaigns, and arts commissions with one clear message – women belong in beer.
Women On Tap CIC is a registered trademark, certified social enterprise and not-for-profit and to date has delivered more than 100 events and 7 festivals.
www.womenontap.co.uk
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