Dr Christina Wade is a beer historian specialising in the hidden histories of the brewing trade, especially the role of women. She received her doctorate in History from Trinity College Dublin in 2017. Following its completion, she wrote The Devil’s in the Draught Lines: 1000 Years of Women in Britain’s Beer History, published in 2024 with CAMRA books which won Best Book About Beer or Pubs 2024 at the British Guild of Beer Writers Awards.

Dr Christina Wade is a beer historian specialising in the hidden histories of the brewing trade, especially the role of women. She received her doctorate in History from Trinity College Dublin in 2017, and since its completion has been researching the story of Irish beer. In 2025, her book on this subject, Filthy Queens: A History of Beer in Ireland, was published with Nine Bean Rows.

Additionally, in 2024 her book, The Devil’s in the Draught Lines: 1000 Years of Women in Britain’s Beer History, was published with CAMRA books; and won Best Book About Beer or Pubs 2024 at the British Guild of Beer Writers Awards.

Wade has spent much of her time writing about women and beer history on her website Braciatrix which was shortlisted for an Irish Food Writing Award in 2022; and has recently launched a Substack newsletter of the same name. A BJCP Certified Beer Judge, Wade is also the resident historian, audio editor, and co-host of the Beer Ladies Podcast, which was recently featured in Vinepair and shortlisted in the podcast category for the 2023 Irish Food Writing Awards. Additionally, she founded the Ladies Craft Beer Society of Ireland in 2013, which has grown to over 1,400 members at time of writing.

Besides her blog and podcast, Wade has written for BEER Magazine, The Medieval Dublin Series, The Journal of Franco-Irish Studies, TheTaste.ie, and Beoir Magazine. She currently sits on the League of Historians at the Beer Culture Center and so has spoken about her beer history research at their annual Beer Culture Summit. In addition, Wade has presented her work around the world, at events like Electric Picnic, the International Medieval Congress, The Beverage Research Network Conference, the Women's International Beer Summit, Indie Beer Feast, Sheffield Beer Week, Friends of Medieval Dublin Lunchtime Lecture Series, The FemAle Beer Festival, Alltech Brews and Food Fair, BrewCon, and the Killarney Beer Festival.

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