Green it!: Sustainable beer

Thursday, March 12, 2009

New Belgium Brewing Company in Fort Collins, Colorado, is committed to sustainable brewing practices. Employees of the company even voted to dip in to their bonus pool to make the company the country’s first brewery to purchase 100 percent of its electricity from wind power, says Jenn Orgolini, sustainability director. The company also recycled more than 73 percent of its waste in 2007, according to its sustainability report available online. Throw back a New Belgium Fat Tire Ale, then toss the bottle into a recycling bin. You’ll be joining the city of Fort Collins, which participates in a New Belgium-sponsored amber glass recycling program.

For a greener beer in a can, choose Bud Light this St. Patrick’s Day. Anheuser-Busch has taken strides to reduce waste and recycle whenever possible. Last year, the company reduced the diameter of the lids on every can, saving millions of pounds of aluminum and cutting down on the energy needed for can production. The company also uses leftover grain from the brewing process to feed livestock, according to www.ourpledge.com.

If New Belgium and Anheuser-Busch aren’t green enough for you, grab any light beer and stir in some food coloring. Try adding blue food color instead of green, suggests Francesca Clarke, a writer at DIY Life. When the blue mixes with the yellow of the beer, the result is a richer green color than can be obtained with green food color.

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