Mariana - Berliner Weisse

As a millennia-old institution, the beer industry generally has the reputation of being a male domain. For centuries, brewing was purely a man's business and the enjoyment of beer was also attributed more to the male sections of society. But times are changing, and things are also changing in the male-dominated sector.

Or are they?

The craft beer movement has brought a breath of fresh air and a lot of change to the beer world. Encrusted structures have been broken up, the dust of decades has been knocked off and a new era has begun.

But not for everyone. The fact that women are still a small minority in the beer business is scandalous, but by no means the most frightening part of this story. When Mariana Schneider started her movement in 2020, she actually wanted to found an association in which women, PoC and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ could exchange ideas. She wanted to create a safe space within the beer industry and establish a community that brews together, stands up for each other and shares knowledge.

G.L.O.W fulfilled all of these criteria, but the Global Ladies of Wort movement also set off a whole avalanche: countless people contacted Mariana and reported discrimination, violence, sexual harassment and other unpleasantries in the brewing and general beer industry.

G.L.O.W. caused a furor in the scene and countless well-known breweries were and are pilloried.

We applaud these brave people and their courageous commitment to equal rights for all. The Berliner Weisse Brewery Schneeeule is also involved and has contributed a beer that pays tasteful homage to the movement: Mariana G.L.O.W. is an act of rebellion with a wonderful aroma.