![]() At that time, however, it was still relatively revolutionary to invest in solar panels. Saving on power costs is a big plus for any brewer. Moreover, beer brewing simply is a very energy-intensive process. Examples include the careful consideration of water management the donation of spent grain to surrounding farmers the use spent hops as fertilizer, the recycling of materials, and so on. Local beer breweries are often characterized by enhanced environmental awareness and efforts related to that. Being local businesses, with a focus on an artisanal way of brewing beer with natural ingredients, the concept of striving for energy independence and a greener way of powering operations made a lot of sense. Or Anderson Valley Brewing Company, who - that same year - outfitted their brewery with a visionary 125 kW system, comprised of 768 solar panels. Like the Left Hand Brewing Company in Colorado, who installed a modest 4.8 kW solar array as early as 2006. The first beer makers to embrace solar power were the little ones. In true revolutionary fashion, the movement started small. What’s the connection between beer brewing and solar power? It’s not too hard to see how these two things make for such a potent brew. ![]() The Mad Mole Brewing Company, recently named "America’s favorite solar-powered microbrewery" The perfect collaboration brew However, let’s not drift off too far from our purpose here. Then there are some rebelling factions with ‘punk’ attitudes that aim to fight ‘the man’ in order to protect truly artisanal beer making. These giants of old are firming their grip on the industry by acquiring and taking up stakes in successful craft beer breweries, in order to keep their portfolios diverse and supply their awoken clients with the hip stuff. Yet, the majority of market share is still being held by the big guys. New craft beer breweries - with scales ranging from micro and nano, to molecular and basement - seem to pop up on every corner of the earth. The international awakening of beer drinkers to the true taste range of beer has been shaking up the entire beer industry. Whereas most beer enthusiasts would have looked at you sheepishly when asked about a “double-dry-hopped IPA” a good decade ago, chances are that your traditional Heineken-loving father in law will now have a six-pack of Lagunitas waiting for you in his old fridge. On the other side of the spectrum, we were also approached by the biggest giants of the beer industry, who have been making impressive headway on greening up their operations and are eager to claim the crown of solar beer making.Īll in all, more than enough reason to present you with an updated and extended global Top 100 of solar-powered beer breweries, with new insights and comments.Īnxious to just see the list? Click here to fast-forward to the Top 100.Ĭraft beer is most certainly having its proverbial “day in the sun”. Since then, we’ve received requests from green-minded microbreweries across the world, from the US to New Zealand, to proudly have their new solar arrays featured in the overview. Who would have guessed that the combination of solar power and beer would be so intoxicating? Then again: solar. ![]() A modest Top 40 overview at that time, it somehow resonated with our readers and many people beyond our normal readership as well. That was the opening line of our first overview of solar-powered beer breweries, back in 2015. Tapping into the potential of solar energy: The Top 100 Solar-powered beer breweries “What's better than a cold one underneath the scorching hot sun? A cold one brewed with POWER from the sun!” ![]()
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