Women’s Collaboration Brew Day (IWCBD) delivered its biggest year yet with 88 brew days across the UK and abroad, bringing together 1,153 participants, producing 93 new beers and raising an outstanding £33,889 for women’s causes – up 25 per cent on 2025.
Now in its second year under the stewardship of Women On Tap CIC – the UK-based social enterprise championing gender equality in beer – IWCBD has grown into a global movement.
From taprooms in Yorkshire to brewery collectives in Switzerland, South Africa, Canada and the USA, the annual brew event has become one of the most meaningful campaigns in the independent beer calendar.
Women On Tap CIC founder Rachel Auty said: “The growth we’ve seen in 2026 is genuinely extraordinary, but what moves me most isn’t the numbers, it’s the stories.
“Women coming together in breweries, taking up space, supporting each other, and turning their passion for beer into lasting impact for the causes that need us. This is exactly what IWCBD is for.”
Pictured: IWCBD Brew York
