Anaïs_Lecoq

Anaïs Lecoq

Journaliste
Vannes, France

Anaïs Lecoq

Journaliste
Vannes, France

Presentation

French freelance journalist, award-winning beer writer, author. I write about French drinking culture and history, with a focus on the beer industry and anything related to gender inequality and discriminations. I'm the author of Maltriarcat (Ed. Nouriturfu), an essay exploring beer through the lens of gender and sexism.

Experience

final gravity
craftbeer.com
Crafted for All
Ça m'intéresse
Slate
Pellicle
L'ADN
Ouest France
Good Beer Hunting
Numerama
Vice
Le Fooding

Education

Université de Lorraine
Université de Lorraine

Projects

Pellicle

Cidre Breton — One Iconic Cider From Both Sides Of The Channel

04-06-2025
From The French House to the farmhouse, everybody loves Cidre Breton. Don't they? Two cider writers from either side of the Channel try to find reality within the myth of this cider's iconic presence on fine dining tables up and down the country.
Ouest France

TÉMOIGNAGE. « L’impression de perdre le contrôle »: elle souffre de trouble dysphorique prémenstruel

30-05-2025
Après des années d’errance médicale, Élise a été diagnostiquée d’un trouble dysphorique prémenstruel, une maladie qui affecte sévèrement sa vie quotidienne, quelques jours avant le début de ses règles.
craftbeer.com

Across the Atlantic: How U.S. Breweries Navigate the European Market

06-05-2025
Discover how U.S. craft breweries navigate European export challenges while tapping into new markets and connecting with beer lovers abroad.
Ouest France

TÉMOIGNAGE. « Ne pas lâcher complètement » : elle essaie de vaincre sa peur de conduire une voiture

01-01-2025
Après un malaise au volant en 2013, Julie a développé une peur panique de la conduite, aussi appelée amaxophobie. Depuis, elle enchaîne les hauts et les bas, et a adapté chaque aspect de sa vie autour de cette angoisse.
Pellicle

Her Name Is On The Front Door — Élise Provost and the Celtic Soul of Tavarn Ty Élise, Brittany

23-04-2025
A middle-aged man in a time-worn brown leather jacket just entered the pub. “ Demat ,” he greets in Breton, while he takes the remaining bar stool—they’re always the first seats to be filled. Before he even says another word, Élise Provost, the landlady, draws him a half pint of amber ale.
final gravity

Bad Pints and Enlightenment as a French Beer Lover

01-04-2025
Final Gravity, a print zine sharing personal, human-centered stories about beer. Issue 08 | Avril 2025
Zymurgy Magazine

Happiness Through Homebrew

01-03-2025
When a French journalist offers her partner a homebrew workshop to bolster his growing interest in brewing, little does she know it would have life—and career—changing consequences for both of them.
Ouest France

TÉMOIGNAGE. « Le deuil d’un inconnu » : elle découvre le vrai visage de son père après sa mort

12-02-2025
Quand son père décède subitement, Céline perd son pilier, son roc. Deux ans plus tard, elle découvre la vérité sur l’homme qu’il était vraiment. Elle retrace le fil de son enfance et fait face à un deuil impossible.
Pellicle

Lève ton Verre — What’s Left of Coreff, France’s First Real Ale — Pellicle

29-01-2025
Brewing nothing but real ale at the time, Coreff came to life with the help of a person that will mean nothing to the vast majority of French people, even the beer drinking type. Yet he’s considered a legend on the other side of the English Channel: Peter Austin, founder of Ringwood Brewery.
final gravity

Brasserie Vif Is Trying to Make Lager Happen in France

14-10-2024
While the majority of beer consumed in France, as pretty much everywhere else, is lager, France's craft scene is ale-dominated. Vif is trying to change that, and Anaïs explains some of the cultural and financial challenges they're facing in the process.