Of the 9,709 breweries currently operating in the U.S., only 23 percent are owned by women in tandem with male colleagues. If that statistic gives you a jolt, here’s another: Only 2 percent of all breweries are fully women-owned.
Put a spotlight on a state as small as Massachusetts, and the gender disparity balloons. While Massachusetts is home to a respectable number of breweries co-owned by women—Trillium Brewing Company, Bone Up Brewing Co., and Lost Shoe Brewing and Roasting Company, to name a few—the total of women-owned breweries is considerably smaller, comprising establishments like CraftRoots Brewing and Redemption Rock Brewing Co.
That tally ticked up by one in April 2022, when Twisted Fate Brewing, the first brewery and taproom
