Category: Sustainability
Expert Topic Innovation in Beer Packaging
Innovation in packaging has changed as the beer industry evolved. First it was simple packaging that did not leak, then it was tighter seals and ways to fill and transport. The materials became lighter and more robust. Shapes evolved, and manufacturers found ways to make everything run faster and smoother while delivering a usable customer experience.
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Expert Topic Sustainability and Hops, Protecting Waterways and Preserving Beer
The Pacific Northwest is home to America’s most important hop producing region, one that locals work every day to promote and protect. Changes to the climate and concern over preserving the future viability of the storied agricultural land is leading farmers, brewers, and conservationists to team up to better inform drinkers of the importance of shielding its water sources.
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Expert Topic Sustainability Efforts in Craft Malt
Conservation begins on the land. As the craft malt space continues to make inroads with beer, many of the farmers are showcasing their sustainability efforts. This helps drive deeper connections with clients and customers and shows what small batch farming can really do when it comes to meaningful growth.
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Considering Recycled Materials For Your Merch
Brewers have an abundance of options when it comes to producing their merch. Coozies, key chains, hoodies, and countless other items carry brewery logos and beer names, all in hopes of capturing the attention of consumers. Many of those would be customers are interested in purchasing things made from recycled materials. Let’s look at how brewers can smartly use recycled materials to create something new and connect with a wider audience base.
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Sponsored Tales From the Work floor: How Loki Distillery Works Magic on Stale Beer
The Covid crisis has had a big impact on businesses all around the world. The hospitality industry, in many countries, has been hit especially hard. At Loki Distillery we have been fortunate enough to see our business grow during the pandemic. The reason we were able to switch gears and change production is due to the adaptability of iStill technology. We’ve gotten similar reports from iStill colleagues all over the world; they easily switched to distilling hand sanitizer when there was a shortage or turned to different products when sales dropped, or demand changed.
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Sponsored How Energy Costs Can Drain your Craft Brewing Profits
Let’s face it. Craft brewing is super cool. I mean, where else can you roll up your sleeves and create something tasty, bubbly and so socially accepted? But as sexy as this artisan world is, it comes complete with its energy-sucking demons that not only cost you a pile of money but are also bad for the environment. And you know who’s not going to appreciate that? The Gen Zers and millennials who make up the lion’s share of your craft beer drinking target market.
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Expert Topic Raising Clean Water Awareness: How To Get Involved
Without clean water, every brewery would be out of business. So maintaining access to clean water is key for anybody in the brewing industry. But how do you as a brewer get involved in advocating for protecting this crucial natural resource? We spoke with an expert on the subject.
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Expert Topic The Brewhouse of the Future (Part 2): Packaging
After a recipe is developed, the ingredients are carefully selected, a beer is brewed with care, and fermented properly, it is time for packaging. Brewers put a lot of thought into their packaging, not only design but function, durability, and how it takes care of the beer.
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Expert Topic Yakima Brewer Kevin Quinn on a Changing Climate and Hop Farming
Climate change is on the mind of every farmer and grower in the Pacific Northwest these days. From the average temperature rising over two degrees over the last several decades, to wildfires, and unusual rain patterns, there is a lot to be thinking about and acting upon not to mitigate problems in the future.
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News How Breweries Can Curb Fuel Consumption and Save Money at the Gas Pump
Small brewers have spent the last three years jumping from one business crisis to the next. Inflation is the current hurdle that most are struggling to clear, and that has been coupled with gas prices that were around $5 per gallon for most of the country and even higher in certain cities and regions.
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Changing Your Corporate Culture: Promoting Sustainable Practices In Your Brewery
Sustainability once felt like a New Age concept, one uttered by the impractical with little appreciation for the logistical challenges facing businesses. Those days are coming to an end as brewers acknowledge the impacts of climate change on their businesses are serious and require substantial efforts to combat.
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Understanding Your Water Footprint and its Impact on the Climate
When it comes to sustainability, one issue rises above all others: water usage. Without water, there is no beer. And as any brewer knows, water doesn’t just comprise more than 90-percent of the final product, it’s also used in nearly every step of production. Cold water cools down wort, hot water cleans and sanitizes equipment, water rinses floors and bottles and cans after filling. All the way down to employee hand washing and rinsing glasses in the tasting room, water is ubiquitous.
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Expert Topic Implementing A Brewery Recycling Program with Dave Morgan of SingleSpeed Brewing
Long before SingleSpeed Brewing Company opened its second location inside of a once abandoned Wonder Bread factory in 2017, founder Dave Morgan had been thinking of ways to reduce the brewery’s carbon footprint and focus on recycling and sustainability.
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News BA Provides Tips on How to Save Energy (and Money) in the Brewery
Based on 5 years of benchmarking data collected, the Brewers Association has found that electricity is the greatest utility cost per barrel packaged, no matter the size of the brewery. Although the price of electricity can’t be controlled, there are many small, low cost best practices that you can control to use less electricity – and save money.
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