Green beer got the green heart

This is so cool. The go-green bug has finally managed to seep into everything – even beer! A company called Lucky Labrador Brewing Company in Portland, Oregon is using solar energy to heat water used in the brewing process. Saves money (about $3,000 annually), the ozone and you are in trend! Its first green beer Solar Flare Ale was a big hit when it came out in February 2008. The entire system includes 16 solar panels on the brewery roof at a cost of about up about $6,000 thanks to a bunch of credits.

It’s a long and very green process. However it’s not 100 per cent green as the sun cannot drive the whole process as it cannot heat water beyond 180 degrees F which is shy of the 212 degrees F needed to make it boil. But big deal. The beer tastes just the same and it’s a great way to save money, the earth, mankind – so why not!
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