Carolina Brew Scene - Fall 2019

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Goldsboro Goldsboro

Girls Pint Pint Out Out Girls By Kaycee Ingram Girls Pint Out is a national craft beer

earned from the recycling of the cans and

organization for women. Our mission is to

from the donations went to benefit Cures for

build a community of women who love craft

the Colors. Through this event, Well Travelled

beer and who are an active, contributing

Beer and Goldsboro Girls Pint Out raised

part of the greater craft beer community.

$300 for Cures for the Colors. Cures for the

Through social media, blog posts, and local

Colors is a non-profit organization which

events hosted by chapters, Girls Pint Out

supports eastern NC cancer patients and their

offers a forum for discussion, education, and

families in the form of assistance with food

fun. Events are educational, charitable, and/

costs, rent, and transportation costs. February

or social. The majority of events are women-

featured a Galentines Day event at Goldsboro

only, but sometimes men are invited. There

Brew Works and March was a private event

is no membership process – just join us for a pint! Girls Pint Out originated in Indianapolis, Indiana in early 2010. The Girls Pint Out movement quickly spread to Arizona and Texas. Today Girls Pint Out has more than 100 chapters in over 30 states and Washington D.C. The Goldsboro Girls Pint Out Chapter was founded in October 2019 by Kaycee Ingram. Ingram first became involved with Girls Pint Out through the Greenville chapter while in graduate school at ECU. Girls Pint Out had provided her the opportunity to meet new friends and to share her love of craft beer, so it only seemed right to bring this same opportunity to the women of Goldsboro!

R&R Brewing in Mt. Olive. The event hosted at R&R was a private event for the ladies, which included a tour of the facility to learn more about the story behind the brewery and the brewing process. Just this past weekend we wrapped up our latest event at Well Travelled Beer, which was a women's consignment sale. During the month of March, Goldsboro GPO collected gently used women's clothing, shoes, and accessories, for a clothing sale, where everything was sold for $1. All remaining clothing donations and the $320 raised from the clothing sale will go to benefit the Wayne Uplift Resource Association Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Program. This association offers

Their first event was held in November at

domestic violence, sexual assault, and rape

Well Travelled Beer in downtown Goldsboro

crisis services that promote safe, health

with over fifty women in attendance. This

families and communities. Services include

event featured beer from Bombshell Brewing

but are not limited to a domestic violence/

Company, to highlight the only all female

sexual assault shelter, a 24 hour hotline,

owned brewery in North Carolina, with

court and victim advocacy, and counseling.

an added bonus of a pint glass giveaway.

Goldsboro GPO is looking forward to our

January's event was back at Well Travelled

upcoming scheduled events, which includes

Beer and featured a can recycling drive.

a fundraising event at Brewmaster's of

Women were asked to bring in any cans for

Goldsboro and a Wine & Design Mother's Day

recycling or make a donation. All money

event at R&R Brewing.

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