{"id":15795,"date":"2012-08-17T08:00:29","date_gmt":"2012-08-17T12:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=15795"},"modified":"2012-08-07T17:28:47","modified_gmt":"2012-08-07T21:28:47","slug":"ericka-columbus-ladies-beer-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2012\/08\/ericka-columbus-ladies-beer-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Ericka: Columbus Ladies Beer Club"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a> Today we have Ericka who is going to talk about founding the Columbus Ladies Beer Club! Oh I wish I had known about this sooner!<\/p>\n

Columbus Ladies Beer Club:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I like beer. I like other people who like beer. I especially like other ladies who like beer \u2013 and like to talk\u00a0about beer.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a man, feel free to keep reading, but this one\u2019s for the ladies.<\/p>\n

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About a year ago, some friends and acquaintances and I decided to start a club. Not another book club\u00a0or any of those traditionally female-only, wine-swilling girly clubs. We wanted to drink beer together.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t get me wrong \u2013 you can be girly and drink beer, but you\u2019ve got to be serious about it.<\/p>\n

We put together a Facebook invite and crossed our fingers that people would show up at the site of\u00a0our first happy hour-timed event \u2013 Yellow Brick Pizza in Olde Towne East (If you haven\u2019t been there to<\/p>\n

try out their pizza and beer selection, you\u2019re missing out. They have a revolving door of taps, their\u00a0current menu can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Those\u00a0of us who live in the downtown area knew of their great beer selection courtesy of many previous\u00a0trips and thought this might be a good place to try out this \u201cclub\u201d idea of ours.<\/p>\n

We took over the front\u00a0window table and waited. At least 10 ladies showed up and I met some great new people.<\/p>\n

One of our fearless leaders (and perhaps the most organized of all of us), Jamie, handed out sheets for\u00a0us to record each beer we tried.<\/p>\n

We also promptly got to the rules:<\/p>\n

1. You always have to order and drink\u00a0beer and, well, you\u2019ve got to be a lady. Not in the \u201cI-have-proper-etiquette-and-am-not-going-to-use-foul-language\u201d way, but in the \u201cI-have-a-uterus-and-I\u2019m-proud-of-that-fact\u201d way.<\/p>\n

Oh, and anyone who\u00a0has met me knows that foul language need not be exempt at our gatherings (Andrea says: A girl after my own heart!).<\/p>\n

Another tradition that\u00a0we started that evening was that there is a question asked of the table.<\/p>\n

What seemed to be the most\u00a0appropriate question at this first meeting was why everyone came and what they were hoping to gain\u00a0from beer club.<\/p>\n

Nearly everyone that night said they were hoping to learn more about beer \u2013 making it,\u00a0drinking it, and loving it more.<\/p>\n

Over the next few months, we met at other local watering holes known for their beer selections \u2013 Surly\u00a0Girl Saloon<\/a>, Bob\u2019s Bar<\/a>, Hal & Al\u2019s<\/a>, World of Beer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We have had a beer tasting for each of the seasons and\u00a0discovered some pretty obscure pumpkin and winter ales.<\/p>\n

We had a group outing to the Winter Beer\u00a0Fest at the Convention Center, where we definitely all discovered a new favorite beer (no one else liked\u00a0the Bourbon Barrel Stout from Weasel Boy Brewing as much as I did for some reason).<\/p>\n

We had a tasting\u00a0in April of spring, fruit and farmhouse ales. Who knew that there are actually some fairly drinkable fruit\u00a0beers out there? (Now is probably a good time to let you all know I will almost always favor stouts and\u00a0porters.)<\/p>\n

My favorite gathering thus far has been our June one at aforementioned Jamie\u2019s house. After a few\u00a0months of hearing some ladies say they still weren\u2019t sure of each style and what the difference was,\u00a0we concluded a proper tutorial needed to take place. Jamie (again, with her organization) compiled\u00a0an entire packet of beer-centric info.<\/p>\n

I can now confidently say I know the difference between an ale\u00a0and a lager and can also give you some of the most random beer facts ever.<\/p>\n

Did you know that George\u00a0Washington had his own brewhouse on the grounds of Mount Vernon? Yet another reason why he was\u00a0such a cool dude.<\/p>\n

Jamie put each attendee in charge of bringing a sampling of a particular style. Mindy(our other leader) and I had entirely too much fun at the carryout picking out our styles. By the end of\u00a0the evening, I think everyone felt a lot more comfortable about styles they liked and even some they\u00a0didn\u2019t. And maybe we were all a little drunk too\u2026<\/p>\n

So, why am I telling you all about this? Frankly, we love introducing new people to the group and want to drum up interest. And, personally, I really do get a kick out of a lady discovering that they don\u2019t\u00a0actually hate a certain beer.<\/p>\n

Feel free to like the group on Facebook \u2013 Ladies\u2019 Beer Club Columbus<\/a> for\u00a0information on future events.<\/p>\n

Our August event will be on the 17th at House Beer (set to open the week\u00a0prior, so here\u2019s hoping they pass all inspections).<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the article from Columbus Underground<\/a> on\u00a0the new business.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not saying we\u2019re experts in our group and we don\u2019t claim to be,\u00a0but we do love getting together and share what\u2019s going on about town while downing some delicious\u00a0brew.<\/p>\n

On an additional note, we are celebrating our one-year anniversary in September. Plans are in the works\u00a0to have a more formal dinner party, complete with course\/beer pairings. If you have any interest in\u00a0cooking or coming, please let me know. If you\u2019ve done this type of event before, feel free to give me\u00a0some pointers. This is definitely a dream of mine to host (I love to throw parties), but want to make sure\u00a0it\u2019s done right. Stay tuned.<\/p>\n

Like us on Facebook!<\/a><\/p>\n

And please support your local bars and breweries!<\/p>\n

Cheers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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