She’s been called every name imaginable; her business and her character have come under attack and she has been threatened so often she has her own personal troll list. And all because she made a little brave noise by exposing incidents of abuse and sexual assault in the craft beer industry for the whole world to see.
Erin Broadfoot is the owner and head brewer of Little Beasts Brewing in Whitby and was a full participant last May when a question asked on Instagram by Brienne Allan (@ratmagnet), a brewer and production manager at Notch Brewing in Salem, Massachusetts – “Have you ever experienced sexism in the beer industry?” – was answered by a deluge of individual stories of abuse, discrimination and assault, all shared on Allan’s Instagram page.
Most of the stories were American experiences but there was plenty of Canadian content as well, and one of those who shared was Broadfoot, who has long been an outspoken advocate of a beer scene free of racism, misogyny and homophobia.
Allan’s stories rocked the industry but as the momentum began to lose steam late last year, Broadfoot took it upon herself to in late January to keep it in the spotlight by sharing stories of abuse on her own Instagram page, @esbroadfoot.
The result was an outpouring of pent-up anger, grief and revulsion by people who work in the beer industry (or were forced to leave because of the abuse), with stories shared about discrimination, abuse and even rape, often graphically re-told by the victims.
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