Applications for the third cohort of the programme will be open from Friday the 14th of February to the 9th of March 2025.
A truly unique programme!
For its third cohort, Women in Beer is opening 8 spaces for women-identifying individuals based in the UK.
The successful applicants will have a chance to be paired with one of the Women in Beer Mentors. Mentees will also have a chance to be part of the previous mentees and mentor community on WhatsApp as well as access to online and in-person networking events throughout the year.
The new cohort will also have a chance to get their WSET Qualification Level 1 in Beer as part of the programme.
Amelie Tassin, founder of Women in Beer and the WiB Mentorship said:
“We wanted to offer a comprehensive programme for our mentees, combining personal advice, learning and networking. We are very proud to count the WSET as our education partner for the second year, adding for our mentees a qualification that will give them more confidence in their everyday life. We are very proud that 100% of the mentees who took the exam last year got their qualification and believe that it is an essential part of the programme.”.
Gold Sponsor’s Simpsons Malt will also welcome the mentees for a day visit at their malting plant of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Richard Simpson, Chair & Marketing Director at Simpsons Malt Limited, said: “As a business, we’re always keen to support projects that promote learning and development with the brewing industry and, in its first year, the Women In Beer mentorship programme did just that.
As a result, we’re delighted to be sponsoring this initiative again in 2025, and we hope the mentees all enjoy being part of another successful programme.”
Amelie added: “The on-site visit is a fantastic opportunity for our mentees to know more about the industry they work in, but also to meet with their peers, and build long-lasting relationships. The expenses related to the visit are entirely covered by the programme as we want to make sure we are truly inclusive, and our mentees can access the event without having to worry about costs.”
Big plans for 2025!
Women in Beer has had an eventful year in 2024, culminating in the successful Women in Beer Festival at the end of October. With the relaunch of their Mentorship programme, the community group is taking their first step in an ambitious programme for 2025.
This year will see the launch of Women in Beer’s networking events across the UK as well as the first edition of the Women in Beer Awards. Open to all women working in the industry across the UK, the awards will recognise exceptional achievements from women in different fields including brewing, marketing, communication and more!
A continuous support needed.
With funding and sponsorship reflecting a difficult year for the industry, Women in Beer needs even greater support than in previous years.
The Mentorship scheme has secured enough funding to cover the costs for the first six months of 2025, however it still has a long way to go to reach the whole year’s mark.
As International Women’s Day approaches on March 8th, Women in Beer’s founder is calling on the brewing industry to take meaningful action. Rather than limiting support to a single day, breweries and industry leaders should invest in organisations that work year-round to create real change and improve gender equality in beer.
If you’d like to become a sponsor of the programme, you can contact the organisers at hello@womeninbeer.co.uk or become a Patreon for as little as £4.50 per month https://patreon.com/WomenInBeerProjects.
To apply to the mentorship programme fill the form on Women in Beer Website https://www.womeninbeer.co.uk/mentorship-program
Women in Beer is grateful to the following sponsors whose support makes our Mentorship Programme possible.
Gold Sponsors:
Simpson Malt
Founded in 1862, Simpson Malt is an independent, fifth-generation family-owned business and a Certified B Corporation.
The company’s passion is a focus on making malts with taste, flavour and consistently high quality with the world’s best brewers and distillers in mind, helping them to craft the finest beers and whiskies.
From grain to glass, the company’s malts are certified and fully traceable, produced only from 100%, certified seeds of the finest UK two-row barley that have been procured by the company’s agricultural merchanting division, McCreath Simpson & Prentice (MSP), which has farming partners across England and Scotland.
Bronze Sponsors:
Crisp Malt
Since 1870, Crisp Malt has lived and breathed malting. With this passion and expertise, and by combining traditional and modern techniques, they create an impressive range of malted and non-malted products, including several unique and exclusive barley malts.
Lallemand Brewing
Supported by decades of long-standing industry experience, an extensive support network, and strong technical expertise, Lallemand Brewing is positioned to help your brewery achieve its growth and quality goals. Beyond an unparalleled global technical support and expertise, we offer an extensive range of products, services, and education.
Whether you are a startup, a global leader in beer production or anywhere in between, we have something for you.
At Lallemand Brewing… WE BREW WITH YOU™.
BarthHaas X
BarthHaas X proudly supports diversity within the craft beer industry. They seek to inspire craft brewers all over Europe with whole hops and pellets, intriguing extracts, and yield-boosting advanced hop products. Their parent company BarthHaas is the world’s largest supplier of hops and hop products- they provide incredible research and technical expertise, as well as global infrastructure and purchasing power… and BarthHaas X makes it all accessible to the smaller beer producers through a creative and personal perspective.
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About Women In Beer:
Women in Beer is a community. We are a group for women who like good beer and good company. We meet up in local pubs, attend events and festivals, visit breweries, and learn from women in the brewing industry,
We’re here to support women in their beer journey whether it’s their passion, their career, or they are just looking for a new hobby.
Our activities are:
The Group
The Festival (WiB Fest)
The Mentorship Programme
Website and social media
Instagram: @womeninbeeruk
Facebook: /womeninbeer
Bluesky: @womeninbeer.bsky.social
How to join the group:
Women in Beer on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/311624616205163
Press contact: amelie@womeninbeer.co.uk
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