Lady Justice Brewing Company Makes the World a Better Place

The Lady Justice Brewing Company is an inclusive company focused on brewing great beer for a better world. Woman-, queer-, and Latina-founded; the company is proud to have been the world’s first fully female-owned and philanthropic brewery when it opened.

Founded in 2010 by Betsy Lay, Kate Power, and Jen Cuesta, who went out for beers after a long day of work, they took stock of the room and the way people were showing up for beer. The three pondered, “Why can’t we just brew beer and drink it to make the world a better place?” From there, the Lady Justice Brewing Company was born.

After being a production-only facility for several years, the company found a new home in a taproom space located at 9735 E. Colfax Ave in Aurora. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the taproom had to shut down, but it has since reopened with strict protocols, along with the option for to-go beer. The owners are currently seeking out how to sell online to fans around the country.

Lady Justice Brewing has operated on a platform of social enterprise. All of the beer’s focus is to make the world a better place, and the company does so through grants to women and girls in the state of Colorado. To date, more than $15,000 has been given to local organizations and nonprofits that promote the status of women and girls. For the rest of 2020, Lady Justice Brewing is committed to donating to Black-owned and -operated organizations.

Beyond being a lesbian-owned brewery with a queer staff, the company has also worked to create a safe space for Colorado’s LGBTQ population by donating to LGBTQ nonprofits as well as brewing beer that the community wants to drink. Lady Justice Brewing loved creating a Pride beer with rainbow glitter that benefitted the Transformative Freedom Fund, and the three look forward to a post-COVID world when LGBTQ events can once again be held.

Lady Justice Brewing is always looking for a way to have people safely in its space, and the owners are looking to host some fun movie nights, specialty beer releases, and collaborations with fellow service-industry folks looking to keep their businesses afloat. Once it is safe to do so, you can expect Lady Justice Brewing to go all out.

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