De Ronde began her career in the beer industry working as a barperson and later cellar manager at The Hoop, a real ale pub in Stock, Essex.
[4][5] The event, first held in 2014, sees female brewers from around the world brew the same recipe, with proceeds from sales of the beer being donated to charity.
[8] In late 2014, de Ronde left Brentwood and took up a role as a product development and brewing technologist at Muntons, a malt manufacturer based in Stowmarket.
[9] It was while in this role that de Ronde learned she was allergic to barley and wheat, two ingredients widely used in beer making.
[10] No longer able to drink most beer, de Ronde considered leaving the industry, but eventually decided to continue and in 2017 she returned to brewing, being appointed head brewer at the newly-formed Burnt Mill Brewery outside Stowmarket.