IWCBD at Hand Brew Co 2025

BASIC DETAILS & SCHEDULE
This year we'll be holding our Collab brew the day before Women's Day on Friday 7th March.

This is to make it accessible to as many people working in the industry who attend this day as part of their working week, we also believe it makes it a little easier for hospitality workers to attend than a weekend.

We hope that if you don't work in the industry but you do work on a Friday your bosses might be open to allowing you a morning, afternoon or even day off to attend this valuable day that has value politically and socially and within the community.

Doors will be open from 9am

Mash in (the start of the brew) will be at around10am.

The brew should be done by 4pm.

Drinks and back slapping till about 5.30pm

We'll provide some lunch and a beer for everyone.

The taproom will be open for drinks and softs throughout the day.

Please feel free to bring beers from your own breweries or brewing endeavours if you'd like to share - we'll have a bottle share area so you can shout about your own bits and pieces.
If you are caring for children and would like to bring them along please do - let us know if you can so we can create a child safe area!

Dogs eternally welcome.

WHAT

The event is focused on providing a networking opportunity for ALL women in and interested in the brewing and beer industry while brewing a beer as part of the Unite International Collaboration Brew Day to celebrate and mark International Women's Day (March 8th) and raise money for charity.

You do not have to be a brewer to attend - we'd love to see beertenders, marketing, sales, logistics, ops, finance, drays, community managers, cicerones and sommeliers, home brewers, beer nerds and the beer curious.

It's completely free, you can come for a bit of or all of the day, but registering your attendance will help us anticipate how many people to expect.

ENTERTAINMENT, ANIMATION, ACTIVITIES & WORKSHOPS
The objective is to create an environment and ambience whereby ALL women working in and interested in the beer industry across the South East and beyond can meet, network, mingle and make strong lasting connections that benefit them professionally and personally.

This means talks, workshops, activities, debates and entertainment - not all of it beer focused. We believe that people bond while being creatively productive so we're all about giving you that opportunity.

We're still spitballing ideas for animations at the moment and we're looking at fun activities to fill the day while the brew ticks away in the background including inspirational or educational talks, workshops - dance, woodwork, make do and mend... book club and of course life drawing completely exploiting my brew team... just for starters.

If you have ideas or would like to talk, suggest or run an activity please get in touch with [email protected].

BOOK CLUB
Book choice soon to be announced - we normally choose something short and fun written by or about women and announce the title with at least a month to get it and read it.

ABOUT PREVIOUS WOMENS DAY BREWS AT HAND
Over the last 3 years we've welcomed nearly 200 women through the doors of our IWCBD events.

We've raised over £2000 for charities including Common Ground, Strut Safe, The Coven WOP and Women for Women International.

We always align our brew days with Unite and typically brew on or around Womens Day and launch in the first week of April.

We've brewed a Hopfenweisse, NEIPA and Dark Mild previously and are already brainstorming ideas for what this years beer style will be. If you have ideas or want to be involved in the development process please contact [email protected].

Host or Publisher Hand Brew Co