Friday 06 January 2017 9:54 am

Female brewers in US are protesting Trump with a new beer

A new protest against Donald Trump has emerged in the US, but this one's a bit boozier than the rest.

In Denver, Colorado, multiple female-led breweries have come together to make a special protest beer just in time for the divisive US President-elect's inauguration on 20 January.

Taking inspiration from Russian punk band and infamous protestors Pussy Riot, the brew is called Makin' Noise: A Pussy Riot Beer.

https://twitter.com/GuardianBrewCo/status/815933073917378560

Brewers Lila Mackey from Black Sky Brewery and Kim Collins from Guardian Brewing Company came up with the recipe – a black Belgian saison made with peppercorns and Belgian saison yeast.

The beer was made to combat hate and oppression, a statement on Guardian Brewing Company's website said, adding: "We will not stand for the new strong wave of hate hitting our country."

https://twitter.com/GuardianBrewCo/status/816811040575025152

Whatever your politics, you can't argue with the brewers' calls for donations to charity. They're asking for at least $1 of every pint sold at participating breweries to go to a charity.

The brewers said: "We have no idea what the next four years or the future will bring, but we can try harder to help others, especially strangers."

Denver brewer Bess Dougherty said: "The goal is to effect change through art with whatever tools you have. We are brewers, so our tool is beer."