Mark Your Calendars: Queer Beer Festival On-Sale!
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Let's celebrate the colorful, thriving voices of the Queer community in beer! In 2020, Hop Culture Managing Editor Grace Weitz conceptualized the first Queer Beer Festival to capture the unique, vibrant, diverse, and thriving voices of the Queer community in the industry. As an evolution of Hop Culture's groundbreaking women in craft beer festival Beers With(out) Beards, this event represents another underserved community in beer.
Building on the success of BW(O)B, Grace started Queer Beer to showcase the LGBTQIA+ drinkmakers and tastemakers, express stories of empowerment from top Queer-owned breweries or breweries actively supporting the Queer community, and build a stronger culture of inclusivity in the beer industry.
The second annual Hop Culture x New Belgium present Queer Beer takes pride in representing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual folks or allies in the beer industry. And this year, we feel especially empowered by those who have also had the courage to speak up about the importance of equity and inclusion in craft beer.
Join Hop Culture on Friday, June 3rd and Saturday, June 4th, 2022, at The Wharf in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the voice of the Queer community in craft beer. At the festival, you'll be able to enjoy beer from thirty breweries that are either Queer-owned or Queer-operated, that have LGBTQIA+-identifying people in prominent leadership positions, or are actively supporting and celebrating the Queer community.
Tickets go live this week!
How Can I Purchase a Ticket?
If you are an Untappd Insider, we were able to score pre-sale access for you! This exclusive offer will be available to UNTAPPED INSIDERS ONLY from 9:00 AM EST on Mar. 16th, 2022, to 8:59am EST Mar. 18th, 2022. As a thank you for being an Untappd Insider, you'll receive $10 off your Hop Culture x New Belgium presents Queer Beer 2022 ticket.
But you'll only have 24 hours to nab your discounted ticket, so mark your calendars! Insiders will receive a follow-up email on Mar. 16th, with instructions on how to access your pre-sale tickets.
Interested in becoming an Untappd Insider to get early access to discounted festival tickets, exclusive badges, better statistics, and more?
BECOME AN UNTAPPD INSIDER TODAY
In order to be eligible to receive the pre-sale offer for Queer Beer, you must be signed up as an Insider prior to 12pm EST on Mar. 15th, 2022.
Tickets will go on sale to the general public at 9:00am EST on Mar. 18th, 2022. Circle the date now!
Hop Culture Partners with New Belgium
This year, Hop Culture announced that New Belgium is the presenting sponsor for the second annual Queer Beer Fest.
New Belgium is not only one of the world's pioneering craft breweries, but also one of the most LGBTQIA+-friendly breweries in the country. In fact, last year the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), an organization leading the fight for LGBTQ+ rights and "creating a society where none of us is left behind," recognized New Belgium as one of the Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality on its Corporate Equality Index, giving it a perfect score of 100. At the time of writing, New Belgium is the only craft brewery in the country to receive this distinction.
What If I Have a Question about the Event?
Read here to find answers to some common FAQs. If you don't see the answer to your question here, please reach out to [email protected] with any questions.
We're proud to support Hop Culture on this groundbreaking event to stand together with Queer folks in the beer industry.
Let's support all of the amazing voices in craft beer and make the second annual Hop Culture x New Belgium presents Queer Beer Fest the most exciting one yet. In the words of the revered drag star RuPaul Charles, "Can I get an amen up in here!"
