Hot Plate Brewing Co.

A Latina-owned brewery and taproom located on School Street in Downtown Pittsfield.

Sarah Real: Owner & Head Brewster

After working as a consumer insights and media research expert for the last 17 years, Sarah decided to pursue her true passion for craft beer several years ago. Through classes taken at Bitter & Esters, an award-winning homebrew shop in Brooklyn, collaborating with commercial breweries through the Pink Boots Society, and completing the Concise Course in Brewing Technology at Siebel Institute as well taking beer industry-related courses at the University of Vermont, she spent several years preparing to make this transition. Today, she is answering the call for greater diversity, equity, and inclusion in the craft beer industry, not only as a Latina brewster and brewery owner, but also by leveraging her professional background to reach, educate, and serve underrepresented communities through her passion and craft.

Hot Plate Brewing Co.

1 School Street. Pittsfield MA 01201

hotplatebeer.com