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Eagle Rock Brewery has unveiled their 2022 Pink Boots collaboration. Here is the beers mission statement, “We love collaborating with the ladies of Pink Boots and fiercely support their desire to assist, inspire, and educate women in the fermented/alcoholic beverage industry.”
And here is the beer description, “Bootsy is a West Coast IPA that is bright and clean, with crispy tropical notes. Coming in at 6.3% ABV, this is the perfect beer to ring in the warmer weather!”
Athletic Brewing has a beer named (I want to believe after my favorite team) Trailblazer! And, 100% of the profits will be donated to nonprofit organizations championing women in brewing. And, it uses the Pink Boots hop blend!
What is on that day? It is the annual Women’s Brew Day in conjunction with The Pink Boots Society and local breweries, like these….
So, set an alarm / reminder to be on the lookout for the beers at the end of the month.
Hop supplier Yakima Chief Hops , have the details on their custom 5th annual Pink Boots Blend of hops. The blend changes each year, and sales help to fund the Pink Boots Society whose mission is to assist, inspire, and encourage women in the fermented and alcoholic beverage industry. International Women’s Day will be on March 8th, 2022. Expect some great beers later that month.
Here is the mix…
This is a collaboration heavy blog. I really like this aspect of tge craft beer world and brewers do to, so much that they collaborate with people tangentially connected as Deschutes Brewery has with Dovetail Workwear, “a women’s workwear company based in Portland whose mission is to encourage women to enter and succeed in non-traditional occupations. Inviting women from across industries to participate in every aspect of this project in celebration, Deschutes crafted Move Maker, a Cold India Pale Ale with all proceeds benefitting Pink Boots Society who “assist, inspire and encourage women fermented/alcoholic beverage industry professionals to advance their careers through education.”
Two from Eureka Brewing to dig into today starting with a hazy pale using the Pink Boots hop blend.
Pandora Wakes pours a bright yellow with a top heavy haze to it. Crisp taste with a little watery edge to it. I know that is contradictory but this beer comes across more session/light. Some bitterness up front with a cherry note. Not what I would consider hazy though.
La Brea Stout promises chocolate and coconut. I get some of the former and none of the latter. It pours a nice dark color but no head to it. There is a soft roasty character that I like.
Got another Pink Boots beer to alert the fans about. This time it is Pandora Wakes from the Eureka Brewing Co. Gotta make sure you try all of the collabs that have been showing up unless you are not a completist.
Here is your full list of Pink Boots collaborations in the greater L.A. area…
All of the 2021 Los Angeles Releases:
Brewjeria Company: Step Into Power Elderberry Pale Ale (5.2% ABV)
Claremont Craft Ales: That’s Rad West Coast Pale Ale (5.0% ABV)
Frogtown Brewery: All Places Pale Ale (5.5% ABV)
Feathered Serpent Brewery: IXTA Ale (5% ABV)
Golden Road Brewing: All Pale the Queen Pale Ale (5.5% ABV)
Highland Park Brewery: Mas Chingona IPA (7% ABV)
Indie Brewing: Squad Juicy Double IPA (8% ABV)
Poseidon Brewing Co.: Siren’s Kiss IPA (7.1% ABV)
Tarantula Hill Brewing Co.: So Sawft N’ IPA (7.2% ABV)
Trademark Brewing: All Dolled Up Hoppy Pale Ale (5.5% ABV)
How many have you tried?
There are not a lot of strawberry beets out there and I can’t imagine that there are many strawberry IPA’s out there that are actually IPA but come April you will have Moon Boots IPA.
This is a partnership between 21st Amendment Brewing with the Pink Boots Society.
With this spring release, the brewery will be sponsoring 4 Pink Boots scholarships:
(1) Women in Leadership Certificate scholarship with eCornell University at $3,800
(3) Level Two Cicerone Course + Exam scholarships for Pink Boots members at $400 per recipient.
Thankfully there are a lot of Pink Boots Hop Blend beers out there and one that I want to try is actually two from Claremont Craft Ales. I like the Breaking the Glass name and it is the West Coast one which is my preferred.