by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Sep 1, 2020 | Renewable energy
PR / YAKIMA, WA. (August, 2020) — Yakima Chief Hops (YCH), a 100% farmer owned hop supplier for the brewing industry, has announced their latest solar panel installation for a total of 3,706 solar panels, the largest rooftop solar array in Washington state....
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Jun 15, 2020 | Eco beer news, Featured blogs, Renewable energy
It may not be part of the German Purity Law known as the Reinhietzgebot, yet energy is a vital ingredient in beer. But “what do megajoules have to do with hectoliters? Everything, if you are considering the energy intensity of manufacturing beer,”...
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 | Apr 20, 2020 | Climate change, Eco charity give back, Featured blogs, Malt, Hops, Ingredients, Renewable energy, Sustainable design, Wastewater, Water conservation
UPDATED in March, 2022 If you’re lucky enough to live in a city or town that has its own craft brewery you probably realize how much a taproom or brewpub contributes to the local economy and community. So with March being National B Corp Month, it’s the perfect time...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Apr 15, 2020 | Renewable energy
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...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Apr 15, 2020 | Renewable energy
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...