The Women in Beer seminar has set itself the ambitious task of showing craft beer can be an instrument for social change.

Edinburgh-based “women who beer group” Beers Without Beards has announced that tickets have now gone live for its seminar as part of the second Women in Beer Festival (WiB Fest) – 20-23 October.

For this year’s WiB Fest, the popular group has organised a day-long industry seminar, complete with talks and tastings.

The seminar will address topics linked to the problems faced by the modern-day beer industry.

From a discussion on the actions taken after the Beer Me Too movement to talks about the challenges faced by breweries when they decide to scale-up, the all-day event will showcase some of the most talented female and non-binary professionals in the industry.

Beer tastings on modern lager or on yeast and its expression in beer styles will complete the day.

Founder of Beers Without Beards and WiB Fest Amélie Tassin said: “For this year’s edition of the festival, I wanted to create a safe space where women and non-binary folk can talk about and showcase their work but also discuss the issues facing our industry.”

The event will be held at Moonwake Beer Co taproom in Leith, a brewery known for its stance on inclusivity and diversity.

Moonwake’s Sarah Sinclair said: “We designed our taproom and brewery to be an open and embracing space so we’re proud to be the hosts for such a prestigious line-up of speakers and to facilitate an important event for the beer industry as a whole.

“I’m looking forward to speaking at WiB Fest’s seminar as I believe craft beer can be a tool for social change and it’s events like these that can help empower women and non-binary people in our industry and also grow diversity in our industry on a larger scale.”

The event is open to all genders and aims to offer a safe space for discussions and an opportunity for the attendees to make new connections and generate ideas for future collaborations.

People can choose between a morning session (£30), afternoon session (£35) or the whole day session including a lunch (£55).

Full planning and tickets for the Women in Beer Seminar can be found on Beers Without Beards website https://www.beerswobeards.com/events.

Pictured: 2019 seminar