by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | May 19, 2020 | Climate change, Eco beer news, Featured blogs
Sometimes a problem is so expansive or daunting that it’s best to put it in practical terms people can easily relate to. So here it is beer drinkers: if the current rate of climate change isn’t significantly slowed in the very near future, some of the...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | May 14, 2020 | Climate change, Eco beer news, Renewable energy
In November 2019, Lion signalled its intent to achieve Climate Active certification in 2020. PR / AUSTRALIA (May 2020) – Lion is proud to announce that it has become Australia’s first large-scale carbon neutral brewer. By complementing its ambitious carbon...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | May 12, 2020 | Eco beer news
STORY LINK / USA (May, 2020) – If you speak with people in the beer industry about sustainable practices, one thing quickly becomes clear: Brewing, in general, is not an environmentally friendly business. “Beer is about as wasteful a product you can imagine,”...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | May 11, 2020 | Eco beer news, Malt, Hops, Ingredients, Recycling
STORY LINK / USA (May, 2020) – Think you need to throw out all that fragrant green sludge? Maybe you don’t. A few American brewers are experimenting with reusing spent dry hops, and the results are intriguing. “The United States changed dry hopping,” he says. At...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | May 8, 2020 | Eco beer news, Packaging materials, Podcast Appearances
In late July of last year (2019) I had the opportunity to discuss the problematic nature of plastic as it relates to the craft beer industry. It was inspired by an in-depth piece I wrote for the Mass. Brew Bros. blog, How to Be An Eco-Friendly Craft Beer Drinker....
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | May 7, 2020 | Eco beer news, Eco charity give back
STORY LINK / United Kingdom (May, 2020) – But one of the most notable things about BrewDog isn’t its marketing stunts, independent mindedness or even it award-winning brews – it’s the company’s social and environmental conscience. BrewDog makes it a mission to...
