"Sometimes the story behind what you're eating is even more interesting than the food itself. When you learn the history and origin of a food, including who made it, why they produced it, and how it came to you, it can paint a rich, engaging picture that changes your perspective. The Most Illegal Beer does this in a way few other products do, especially in the world of beer. This is a brew that violates the laws of 50 different countries."
"The Most Illegal Beer is made by women at every level in an effort to highlight the absurdity and lack of fairness around the world when it comes to beer making. It's illegal for women to produce alcohol at all in Lebanon, or work in a brewery with yeast in Sri Lanka. They can't wear tight, low cut jeans in North Korea or parts of Italy."
"Brewed by German breweries Vagabund and Muschicraft, the Most Illegal Beer is very clearly meant to be provocative. The brewers want to draw attention to these issues and beer was a great medium. "In this world, the standard is male: Beer is the drink for 'men,' rules are written by 'men.' We want to question and challenge all these. Changes always start from conversations," says Sophie Tschannett, Founder of Muschicraft, per Adobo Magazine."
The Most Illegal Beer violates laws in 50 countries to highlight gender inequality in brewing. Women brewed the beer at every production level to expose absurd and discriminatory regulations that restrict female alcohol production, brewery work, clothing, lifting duties, selling practices, and cosmetics use in specific jurisdictions. Examples include prohibitions on women producing alcohol in Lebanon, working with yeast in Sri Lanka, wearing tight jeans in North Korea and parts of Italy, lifting heavy beer containers in many countries, and rules in Wyoming and Morrisville, Pennsylvania. German breweries Vagabund and Muschicraft created the beer to provoke conversation and question male-centered norms in beer production.
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