by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Apr 24, 2020 | Eco beer news, Wastewater, Water conservation
STORY LINK / USA (April, 2020) — Without water, there is no beer. Depending on its style, beer is upwards of 95% water. And water is vitally important to keep brewing equipment sanitary. Yet, a beer’s water is often overshadowed by other ingredients. Beer...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Apr 23, 2020 | CO2 recapture, Eco beer news
PR / WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM (April, 2020) — Brewers and soft-drink makers use carbon dioxide, or CO2, for carbonation, which gives beer and soda fizz. Ethanol producers are a key provider of CO2 to the food industry, as they capture that gas as a byproduct of...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Apr 23, 2020 | Eco beer news
STORY LINK / USA (April, 2020) — In the craft brewery world, breweries are also doing their part to be more eco-friendly. Several breweries run on solar power. Many breweries partner with farms to send their spent grain for animal feed. Others invest in...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Apr 23, 2020 | Eco beer news, Water conservation
Trump administration action defies common sense and sound science PR / PORTLAND, MAINE (April, 2020) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers have now revoked federal protection for thousands of waterways across the country and in...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Apr 23, 2020 | Eco beer news
STORY LINK / USA (April, 2020) — Craft brewing, which began its slow crawl to modern times in the late 80s when environmentalism was just as important to many young people as it is today, has always been a leader in sustainability, with many of the earliest...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Apr 21, 2020 | Eco beer news
PR / PORTLAND, OR (APRIL, 2020) — Von Ebert Brewing, the award-winning and locally owned, Portland-based brewing company, will release Blameless Muse, its latest bottled heritage beer. Named after a line in the William Wordsworth poem, Yarrow Revisited, Blameless Muse...
