Raise a glass to International Women’s Day with a student-crafted Pink Boots brew from the NC Teaching Brewery.
Six new Pink Boots beers will be released from the Teaching Brewery before March 8.
This marks the fifth year that the Teaching Brewery has been involved with the initiative, in support of Pink Boots Society Canada, a national non-profit organization that helps women and non-binary people in the fermented/alcoholic beverage Industry advance their careers through education.
Several Pink Boots brew days have taken place since January, giving various classes of Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Management students an opportunity to get involved in the process.
Recipes for the Teaching Brewery’s 2025 Pink Boots series were developed by NC students, alumni and staff alike, including:
- Buataisi Bandearga Irish Red Ale (5.7% ABV), recipe developed by Brewmaster Professor Jon Downing;
- Smash the Ceiling, Strong Lager, a single malt, single hop ‘smash beer’ (7.4% ABV), recipe developed by third-semester Brewmaster students Erica Feng and Reshma Neupane;
- Gold Blush Pilsner (5.2% ABV), recipe developed by Brewmaster alumna Mandy Blais;
- Onwards and Upwards IPA (5.2% ABV), recipe developed by Brewmaster alumna Kate Buzanko;
- OH!meal Stout, Fruity Oatmeal Stout (5% ABV), recipe developed by second-semester Brewmaster students Brie Oh and Jorja Hanes; and
- Tropical Roots Hopped Sour (5.9% ABV), recipe developed by Brewmaster alumni Melissa Blais and Lina Marcela Farfan Gonzalez.
And that’s not all for the Teaching Brewery’s 2025 Pink boots brews. A seventh Pink Boots beer will be brewed at the Teaching Brewery on March 7: an English Ale recipe created by Nicola Davey who has been involved with the Pink Boots initiative since she was a Brewmaster student in 2000 and currently teaches in the program.
Rose Thorn Ale is expected to become available in April.
Watch out for the Pink Boots brews on March 7 at Wine Visitor + Education Centre (DJP Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake), alongside products from NC’s Teaching Brewery, Teaching Winery, and Teaching Distillery. Visit ncteachingwinery.ca.
