Duration Brewing will host their first International Women’s Collaboration Day brew on Saturday, 7th March, at their award-winning farmhouse brewery in Kings Lynn, Norfolk.
An open invitation has been extended to all female identifying people to come and join in on a brew.
International Women’s Collaboration Brew Day (IWCBD) is an annual worldwide event that takes place on and around 8th March every year to mark International Women’s Day. Brewery teams and home brewers are encouraged to come together with their communities and local groups to celebrate women in the beer industry, and to create and release collaboration beers inspired by a central theme, raising funds for women’s causes.
The free drop-in event is being hosted by Duration’s brewer Virginia Casadio and founder and managing director Miranda Hudson. With the theme for 2026 being Unite Belonging, Duration will double down with not one but two beer releases. The first, Maya Shines, a 5.2% ABV pale ale, will follow this year’s theme and will launch at the event. The other beer will be brewed on the day, for release in early 2027.
“I am excited to be part of this international initiative,” said Virginia. “I can’t say too much other than we’ll be using locally-farmed and malted grains, and we’ve gone for a barrel-aged, bottle-conditioned beer with a secret ingredient that we’ll forage for together, later in the year.
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“What I can say is, if you want to break into the brewing industry or simply gain more knowledge on beer making, please come along. It will be a friendly and great day, with lots of opportunities to chat, observe, network, and drink!”
Miranda added: “Virgi’s giving a gentle yoga session before the brew, and we’ll finish up with some tasty bevs in the taproom where we are launching our Unite Belonging beer, Maya Shines — one Virgi prepared earlier!
“It feels like the right year for Duration to join this initiative to lift up women and let them know they belong in beer. Our event is free to attend, no experience is needed, and there is even a bursary of up to £100 to assist with travel, childcare, or taking time off to come along. You can apply for on the Women on Tap website until 11th February.”
Duration’s was recently listed in the top eight UK breweries and top eight UK taprooms by Pete Brown for The Times. The taproom will be open for everyone (friends and family welcome) throughout the day, with pizza available. There will also be the monthly brewery tour, from noon until 1pm, which will include 30 minutes in the brewhouse for a rare glimpse of a live brew in action.
