Alewife

Alewife

“I’m a brewster. That means I brew ale and beer. It’s a full-time occupation, like being a baker. Ale is a favourite drink for people in the burgh, but it takes skill and time to brew it well, so most people buy it instead of making it for themselves. A lot of brewsters are women, and it’s been that way for a long time. Like the other crafts in the burgh, brewing is regulated and carefully controlled: there are lots of rules that I have to follow to make sure my ale is good quality. And I have to brew a lot of it! I sell my ale and beer to people of all sorts, all over the burgh - the only exception is the monks at the Charterhouse, since they have their own brewster.”

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“I’m a brewster. That means I brew ale and beer. It’s a full-time occupation, like being a baker. Ale is a favourite drink for people in the burgh, but it takes skill and time to brew it well, so most people buy it instead of making it for themselves. A lot of brewsters are women, and it’s been that way for a long time. Like the other crafts in the burgh, brewing is regulated and carefully controlled: there are lots of rules that I have to follow to make sure my ale is good quality. And I have to brew a lot of it! I sell my ale and beer to people of all sorts, all over the burgh - the only exception is the monks at the Charterhouse, since they have their own brewster.”