Woman denied opportunity for homebrewing championship due to her gender
The home brewer, appropriately named Rachel Beer, tried entering her home brew called Beer’s Beer in Lake Hayes A and P Show but was told by the chief steward she could enter but it would not be judged. According to the Mountain Scene newspaper, the Queenstown woman said that there was therefore no point in entering the competition.
Please read the full story (where it clearly states it is a “blokes-only event”) >> News.com.au.
Seems like there are some important details missing. Why couldn’t she win?
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why exactly could she “not win”? I agree with buckshot, need more info. and if it’s the “King of Beer” competition, then I can sorta see why they said it. not sure if it’s right though. I would say that, if a man can enter and have an equal shot in winning the Miss America pageant, then that ends the debate across the board for every event from BBQ Pit-master to Zealot of the Zucchini. until then, if gender is inferred in the title, then you need the respective equipment to participate.
At the beginning of the article it says that women are allowed to enter the competition but their beer will not be judged.
I always link to these articles with the expectation that people will click through to the original to get the full story. The snippet I share is just meant to be a small piece that intrigues you to learn more.
I believe this should have been included in the snippet: “The Lake Hayes show… attracted worldwide attention when two competitors in the lawnmower race got into a fist fight and witnesses caught the punch up on camera.” http://youtu.be/XzfyH8bPI1g
Very humorous.