“I always liked to lend a hand’: young brewer talks about the challenges of her job.. As of: March 9, 2024, 7:05 a.m By: Melanie Fischer CommentsPressSplit On average, women drink seven times less beer than men.

Until the late Middle Ages, brewing beer was a woman's job. It was just as much a part of the household as baking bread - until at some point it was rumored that witchcraft could be taking place in the female brewing kettle.