Sarah Real
Co-founder and head brewer of Hot Plate Brewing in Pittsfield, Massachusetts; community-focused brewery owner who serves on the Pink Boots Society board and experiments with diverse fermentation and small-batch R&D beers.
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Feb 11, 2026 • 45min
How One Brewery is Building Community and Embracing Creativity
Sarah Real, co-founder and head brewer of Hot Plate Brewing, is a community-focused brewer and Pink Boots Society board member. She talks about building a welcoming brewery over three years. She shares low-lift event wins, the Scrum membership model, a 10-by-10 small-batch R&D challenge, and balancing community work with seasonal and post-COVID challenges.
