Emmie Harrison-West is an award-winning beer writer with an ever more important voice within the industry.

When she won a Guild Of Beer Writers Award last year she sent an X/tweet that went viral. In it she dedicated her award to all the people (mainly men) who had made her feel uncomfortable, unwelcome and threatened in beer spaces (think pubs, beer festivals etc) over the years. It hit a nerve, and rightly so.

From the moment I saw that social media post, I wanted to invite Emmie on the podcast as a guest to discuss this question: Is beer for everyone?

Of course, it should be! But does everyone feel they are equal and welcome and safe?... and if they don't, how do we all work together to improve things?

This is a fascinating episode that goes into some really important areas. Listen, learn and be part of the solution, not part of the problem.