Invercargill women (from left) Meaghan McLeod, Arwen Bakker and Emily Craven are so fond of craft beer they dressed as ''German beer wenches'' and travelled to Dunedin to taste-test the offerings. : Craft beer's female fanbase growing

Crowds mill about the Dunedin Craft Beer and Food Festival at Forsyth Barr Stadium. Photos by Linda Robertson. : Craft beer's female fanbase growing

Wendy Roigard, of Valkryie Brewery, in Christchurch. : Craft beer's female fanbase growing