Topic: Beer

Ditch the Bottle? Microbreweries Say Can-Do

Craft brewers that have moved away from the classic beer bottle are reporting higher sales and lower operational costs, all while producing a beer that's better for the environment. Yes, they can.READ»

Is MillerCoors the Most Environmentally Responsible Brewing Company?

This past May, we took a look at five of the most environmentally responsible beers--Cascade Green, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Grassroots Ale, Fat Tire, and Brooklyn Sustainable Porter. But as it turns out, a nice watered-down can of ...READ»

5 Beers for the Long Weekend, and the Future

It's a good year for environmentally-conscious beer lovers; manufacturers have become  increasingly responsive to consumer demands for sustainable alcohol, and that means it's easier than ever to impress your Memorial Day BBQ ...READ»

Of Dogfish and Dad

In their quest to give people new things, companies often fail to understand that these things have to be worth trying. Don't compromise quality for the sake of variance -- hold the bubble gum flavored potato chips!READ»

Green Machine

Gunter Pauli's radical eco-factories completely eliminate pollution. They also rewrite the rules for growth, productivity, and profit.READ»

Coming Soon: Waste-Free Breweries

A German company has developed a way to use spent grains and wastewater to generate energy for brewing beer. READ»

iDrunk: Six Reasons Your iPhone Is Your New Best Chug Buddy

Drinking alone has never been so much fun. After our recent report on the brew-sniffing augmented reality app from Stella, we started drinking thinking about the wider world of suds. Turns out there's a keg's worth of new ...READ»

Infographic of the Day: Where America's Best Beers Are Brewed

Over 22 years, the Great American Beer Festival has awarded 2,987 brewing medals. Here's where they all hail from.READ»

Wind-Win Situation

Following a recent blackout in New York City, Brooklyn Brewery president Steve H indy decided that being on the grid wasn't a smart business choice. So the company now gets its juice from windfarms in upstate New York. While not ...READ»

MillerCoors Might Be Sustainable, But Believable?

Last week, FastCompany’s Ariel Schwartz wrote an article about MillerCoors’ detailed sustainability report, and asked the question “Is MillerCoors the Most Environmentally Responsible Brewing Company?”  My immediate ...READ»

Beer Brewed From Spaceflight Barley--Now Available at the Mos Eisley Cantina?

Sapporo breweries is selling Space Barley, the World's first beer made from barley that's been on a trip into outer space. Let's come up with a better name for it, shall we?READ»

How Sam Adams Helped Save Craft Brewing

Making and drinking beer is serious business, says Boston Beer Founder, Jim Koch. But he's just as serious about doing right by his neighbors and his band of craft brewing brothers.READ»

Ten Jobs You Didn’t Know You Wanted

Creative, challenging, and highly rewarding, these careers, while not always top of mind, aren't merely desirable -- one of them could be your dream job.READ»

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Marketing: Lessons From Beer

Mmmmm Beer. There's nothing like a cold sip to wash things down smoothly. When recently, in passing, I asked a group people about their views on beer, I was offered a spectrum of different views: it's a comfort factor, an every day ...READ»

Customers First Local Hero: Brew & Grow

Brew & Grow It's fitting that the Midwest would turn out a well-respected Lowe's-type place that sells all the tools you need to make your own specialty microbrews. No moonshine makers here. This is serious brew-technique. ...READ»

Ten Million Bottles of Beer on the Wall

The New York Times reported today that Wal-Mart’s British business, Asda, avoided a work stoppage on what promises to be one of its busiest shopping weekends by bowing to the union. What prompted the world’s biggest retailer to ...READ»