A volunteer-driven initiative started in 2021,is changing Alberta’s craft beer landscape by making it more diverse, inclusive, equitable and accessible. Founded by Sharon Ruyter and Erin McQuitty, the society was created in the wake of George Floyd’s murder and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement to address a desire amongst brewery owners and consumers for a more inclusive beer industry.
Ruyter’s own passion for the craft beer industry goes back a decade. “As a Black woman, it frustrates me that there are spaces that continue to be inaccessible and sometimes downright unsafe and hostile for people that look like me or have similar lived experiences,” she adds. “Being involved with Hop Forward is incredibly personal, and it’s my way of living my values out loud and declaring for myself and others that we belong in this industry.
Hop Forward also works with business owners and community members from the beer industry on events that promote education and advocacy of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility needs., has seen first-hand how Alberta breweries are willing to work to grow the industry collectively. She saw an opportunity to build on that collaborative spirit to welcome anyone wanting to partake in the beer community.
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