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    U.S. Beer Giant Unveils Ambitious 2025 Sustainability Goals

    U.S. Beer Giant Unveils Ambitious 2025 Sustainability Goals

    Anheuser-Busch—the St. Louis-based brewer behind Budweiser, Busch, Michelob and more—announced Tuesday a seven-year deadline on a slew of sustainability targets. The company’s new U.S. 2025 Sustainability Goals focus on four key areas: renewable electricity and carbon reduction, water stewardship, smart agriculture and circular packaging. Among the goals, the company wants 100 percent of its purchased […]

    Cheers! Budweiser Switches All U.S. Brewing to Renewables

    Cheers! Budweiser Switches All U.S. Brewing to Renewables

    Budweiser is switching all its U.S. beer brewing to renewable electricity and is launching a new label this spring that indicates that Bud is brewed with 100 percent renewables. The move is line with parent company and world’s largest beer manufacturer AB InBev’s announcement last March to shift from fossil fuels by 2025 by obtaining […]

    This Craft Brewery Runs on the Sun

    This Craft Brewery Runs on the Sun

    By Nexus Media, with Thor Cheston Thor Cheston loves craft beer so much, he was made a knight in Belgium, the global brewing capital. He’s also a clean energy geek. When he founded Right Proper Brewing in Washington, DC, he invested in rooftop solar panels and energy efficiency. Cheston recently spoke about his passion for […]

    Can This New Organic Beer Made With ‘Superwheat’ Save the Planet?

    Can This New Organic Beer Made With ‘Superwheat’ Save the Planet?

    By Willy Blackmore Much of what remains of the once vast American prairie can be found in the rolling Flint Hills of Kansas and Oklahoma. There, the rocky soils managed to halt the plows of pioneering farmers who were pushed West by manifest destiny, on the hunt for new land to turn over and farm. […]

    Is Beer Vegan?

    Is Beer Vegan?

    Is beer vegan? The short answer is usually yes. However, occasionally, cruelly produced ingredients are used in beer, such as milk (mostly in milk stouts) or honey. A few beers are also clarified using isinglass (made from fish bladders). We’ve compiled this resource, not to make going vegan seem more daunting for those who want […]