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6 Earth-Friendly Beers to Drink on Earth Day
STORY LINK / USA (APRIL, 2020) -- April 22, 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. And if ever there were a time to treat the planet with care and respect, it’s now. Doing so with a drink in hand? Even better. Sustainability has become a regular buzzword across...
“Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker” Launches Website to Promote Environmental Sustainability in Craft Beer
PRESS RELEASE / PLANET EARTH (April, 2020) -- Social media presence Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) has launched a website to highlight environmental sustainability in the production and consumption of craft beer. The launch coincides with...
Atlanta Brewing Co. Switches From Plastic 6-Pack Rings To Westrock’s Eco-Friendlier Cardboard CanCollars
PR / ATLANTA, GA (April, 2020) -- In an ongoing effort to decrease its ecological footprint, Atlanta Brewing Co will roll out a new cardboard 6-pack ringer on all can products. Georgia’s original brewery announced in October that they were the first in the...
Welcome to Fringe Division — The Innovative Malting Technology That’s Producing Better Beer
Were it not for the presence of Crisp Malt, the village of Great Ryburgh in Norfolk, England, would look like any other in the county. But among the red-brick cottages, fish-and-chip shops, and historical round-tower chapel sit towering malt silos. These monolithic,...
Ball Corporation Achieves Global First With Aluminium Sustainability Certification
PR / BROOMFIELD, CO (March, 2020) -- Ball Corporation announced today that it has earned the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) certification for all 23 of its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) beverage can plants. This accomplishment is a major...
Brewgooder Global Gathering Campaign set to reach 250 brewer mark
250 brewers from 22 different countries will be releasing unique beers for global campaign that aims to empower 100,000 people on clean water projects. PR / GLASCOW, SCOTLAND (February, 2020) -- The Scottish craft beer brand on a mission to use craft beer to...
Toast Ale and Warburtons Use ‘Wonky’ Crumpets to Create Beer
NEWS STORY / UNITED KINGDOM (February, 2020) -- UK brewer Toast Ale has joined forces with bakery company Warburtons to launch a beer brewed using leftover crumpets. With an ABV of 4.2%, the session IPA is made by replacing some of the malted barley in the beer with...
New Zealand Brewery Toasts Wind Power With New Ale
NEWS LINK / NEW ZEALAND (September, 2019) -- New Zealand-based clean power producer Meridian and local brewery Garage Project have launched Turbine Pale Ale to celebrate certification for renewable electricity supplying the brewery. The collaboration between Garage...
How A 500-Year Old German Brewery Started An Eco-Friendly Beer Trend
NEWS LINK / GERMANY (October, 2019) -- A 500-year-old brewery in Bavaria, Germany has become an unlikely leader in the eco-friendly beer making movement.The Hofmühl Brewery, founded by Catholic bishops in 1492, has reduced its carbon footprint by 40% over the past two...
Top 100 Solar-Powered Breweries
STORY LINK / USA (August, 2019) -- What's better than a cold one underneath the scorching hot sun? A cold one brewed with POWER from the sun! That was the opening line of our first overview of solar-powered beer breweries, back in 2015. A modest Top 40 overview at...