Belgium : Rosa Merckx is the first fermale Brewmaster

Posted by mario Parrot et Nicolaos Loukakis on October 15 2022, 00:49am

Categories: #beer, #women, #rosamerckx

Rosa Mercks has 93 years and she is energic and explain with passion. She is Not a cooker or fashion, no no...She was the first female Brewmaster in Belgium.

According to wikipedia, "Women have been active in brewing since ancient times. Though Western societies have viewed brewing as a male-dominated field for the last 150 years, traditionally, it was an activity engaged in by women. Ethnographic and archaeological studies have shown that brewing was an outcropping of gathering or baking traditions, which were predominantly women's roles throughout the world. From the earliest evidence of brewing in 7000 BCE, until the commercialization of brewing during industrialization, women were the primary brewers on all inhabited continents. In many cultures, the deities, goddesses and protectors of brewers were female entities who were associated with fertility.

From the middle of the 18th century, many women were barred from participating in alcohol production and were relegated to roles as barmaids, pub operators, bottlers or secretaries for breweries. In less industrialized areas, they continued to produce homebrews and traditional alcoholic beverages. From the mid-20th century, women began working as chemists for brewing establishments. Beginning in the 1960s and 1970s, they began re-entering the field as craft brewers.

VisitFlanders gave us the possibility to show up her interview. Let's have a look below together. Do not hesittate to comment.

Each year, the nternational Women's Collaboration Brew Day celebrates in the same day of the IInternational Women's Day (8 March) The event gathers women brewers around the world who brew the same beer. All proceeds are donated to charity. It was established to raise awareness of women in the brewing industry, especially as beer brewmasters. It also networks women interested in brewing

Source: VisitFlanders and wikipedia

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