Sovereign Nations: How Canada’s Indigenous Brewers Are Making Craft Beer Their Own by Noëlle Phillips is now live on CraftBeer.com. This is the second article as part of the 2025 Diversity in Beer Writing Grant.
Hollie Stephens, grant co-coordinator and editor of this piece, shared that, “Noelle’s pitch highlighted her academic background, with specifics that demonstrated why she feels strongly about the topic. She included thorough pre-reporting, with suggested sources. Her thoughtful article shines a spotlight on oft overlooked issues faced by Indigenous people in the beer industry. Working with Noelle on this article was great: her careful reporting, thorough research and passion for telling this important story all contributed to making this a great piece.”
Thanks to grant co-coordinators Beth Demmon and Hollie Stephens, past director Kate Bernot, Adam Dulye of Craftbeer.com, and Allagash Brewing for their continued sponsorship of this important program in its eighth year. You can find all previous stories here.