Photos: Lady Brewers of Tucson
Borderlands Brewing employees an all female brewing staff. At Crooked Tooth Brewery, female brewers come together to brew a special beer on the full moon of every month.
Full Moon Brew
Julie Vernon, co-owner of Crooked Tooth Brewery, 228 E. Sixth St., stands with her eyes closed as Cassidy Johnson, a brewer, performs a smudging with a feather and a palo santo stick during the Full Moon Brew on June 17, 2019. For a year and a half Johnson and Vernon have held a ceremony on the full moon to brew a special beer. The beer is bottled and sold at the brewery.
Full Moon Brew
Savanna Saldate, left, a bartender at Crooked Tooth Brewery, faces north with Cassidy Johnson, a brewer, during a ceremony to call in brewers of the past during the Full Moon Brew on June 17, 2019. For a year and a half Johnson and Julie Vernon, co-owner, have held a ceremony on the full moon to brew a special beer. The beer is bottled and sold at the brewery.
Full Moon Brew
Crooked Tooth Brewery staff and friends stand in a circle around a fire as part of a ceremony to summon the energy of brewers of the past before making the Full Moon Brew on June 17, 2019.
Full Moon Brew
Julie Vernon, co-owner of Crooked Tooth Brewery, faces north as she calls out to bring the energies of brewers from the past as part of a ceremony before making the Full Moon Brew on June 17, 2019.
Full Moon Brew
Savanna Saldate, a bartender at Crooked Tooth Brewery, faces north with her arms raised as part of a ceremony before making the Full Moon Brew on June 17, 2019.
Full Moon Brew
Cassidy Johnson, a brewer, looks into the mash tun as she begins the Full Moon Brew at Crooked Tooth Brewery, 228 E. Sixth St., on June 17, 2019. For a year and a half Johnson and Julie Vernon, co-owner, have held a ceremony on the full moon to brew a special beer. The beer is bottled and sold at the brewery.
Full Moon Brew
Female brewers at Crooked Tooth Brewery get together on the full moon to brew 10 barrels of a special Full Moon Brew. On June 17, 2019 the women placed kumquats, turmeric and himalayan sea salt on a table for a blessing before it will be added to the batch.
Borderlands Brewing
Ayla Kapahi inspects the mixing process of the latest batch at the Borderlands production warehouse. Borderlands Brewing is one of the many distributors of craft beer in Southern Arizona. This beer production began on Thursday, May 23rd, 2019. Tucson, Az.
Borderlands Brewing
Cassidy Johnson carefully maneuvers a forklift carrying a pallet of kegs through the Borderlands production warehouse. Johnson is part of the brewing team at Borderlands, which is entirely employed by women. The production for the newest batch of beer began on Thursday, May 23rd, 2019. Tucson, Az.
Borderlands Brewing
Ayla Kapahi of Borderlands Brewing Co. prepares tanks to have its' contents transferred into kegs. Kapahi and fellow brewer Cassidy Johnson had to personally assemble all the components in the warehouse with some assistance by other local brewers. Borderlands began production on a new batch on Thursday, May 23rd, 2019. Tucson, Az.
Borderlands Brewing
Cassidy Johnson (left) and Savanna Saldate work together to put kegs in place for the next stage of production. Borderlands Brewing Co. produces their beer out of a warehouse located 330 S. Toole Ave. They began work on a new batch on Thursday, May 23rd, 2019. Tucson, Az.
Mamta Popat
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