This Berlin brewery’s innovative commitment to sustainability has led it to use solar panels on the roof as fuel for brewing, feed local cows with spent grain and sell its beer in cans.
In operation for three years, the brewery Chief Wiacek from the German capital produces, above all, beerhigh-end craftsman. She is known for her English-style creations. India pale ale high quality as well as its traditional German beers.
Once a week, a Berlin farmer drives his tractor to the brewery and collects the grain used to brew the offering. “cows love it and they are waiting for it,” he explained Christoph Brundke a ‘Euronews‘. Recycle used grain It’s not the only way the brewery is trying to be environmentally friendly.
“We try to stock up on solar energy“explains George Shumaysales manager. “It doesn’t supply 100% of the factory, but it helps balance where we get the energy from.” Shumay said the brewer wants to expand its solar panels to increase the use of renewable energy.
The beers made there are completely natural, no preservatives or additional chemicals.
Each draft of beer has been rigorously tested and is less than six months old. Fuerst Wiacek exports to 34 countries and collaborates with other companies. Throw at least a new type of beer a week.
The company’s beer is recognizable for its peculiar design and for being sold in cans instead of bottles, all with a view to recycling.
Shumay explained that this decision has been made to be more respectful of the environment, since cans take up less weight in transportation. “In Germany there is more recycling aluminum that he glassbecause it is infinitely recyclable,” he concludes.
Other manufacturers have tried to reduce the environmental impact, with proposals such as powdered beerknowing that packaging and transportation are the most polluting part of production.
