5 Stories Over Beer is a weekly article that presents 5 recent and thought-provoking stories about beer and the brewing industry that you should read. So sit down, grab a beer, and take a few minutes to read 5 thirst-quenching stories. Cheers!

Watch Stone Brewing Berlin’s Grand Opening Celebration – 5 Stories Over Beer

1. Watch Stone Brewing Berlin’s Grand Opening Celebration: I recently published an article about FirkinBeer’s visit on August 25th and 26th to Stone Brewing Berlin prior to their official opening – you can click here to read it. Our team at FirkinBeer.com is excited to have been one of the very first visitors to experience the completed operation of this bold and historic undertaking.

Last week Stone Brewing Berlin officially opened the doors to their destination restaurant and beer mecca, offering 75 different beers on tap – the largest selection in the entire country of Germany! Stone Brewing Berlin is now distributing Stone beers to 17 countries throughout Europe. Now you can watch Stone Brewing Berlin’s Grand Opening Celebration in the short video below.

 

2. Women Continue to Make Progress in Craft Brewing: In addition to more women drinking beer, women are also home brewers, brewmasters and CEOs of their own beer-related companies. For example, the Stanford University research team of Dr. Sarah Soule and Dr. Shelley Correll found that out of 2,536 breweries surveyed, 21 percent (543) had at least one female founder, CEO or head brewer. Read more about the further emergence of women in the craft brewing industry by clicking here.

3. Meet the Only Female Brewer in the Middle East: Madees Khoury is the general manager at Taybeh Brewing Company and believed to be only the female beer brewer in the Middle East. Learn more about this craft brewing leader by clicking here.

4. A College Student’s Dream: Grand Rapids Community College in Grand Rapids, Michigan has a craft brewing program. As if that wasn’t awesome enough, the college is opening Fountain Hill Brewery and Peter’s Pub. Read the full story by clicking here.

5. Give Them Beer at Shark Tank and Get $2M: Phil Petraccca and David McDonald invented a home beer tap called Fizzics, that claims to make beer from bottles and cans taste like it’s been poured out of a bar tap. The Shark Tank (TV show) investors were impressed to the tune of $2M. Read the full story by clicking here.

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