Adnams East Green
Beer that's better for you. Environmentally speaking.
We've all seen alcoholic drinks available that are designed to be better for the environment, and possibly tastier too. In particular there are a wide assortment of organic beers and wines available, and even a few spirits too. But Adnams decided to take a different approach with their East Green beer, teaming up with the CRed carbon reduction team based at the University of East Anglia to produce the UK's first carbon neutral beer.
So how can a beer be carbon neutral? Well, to quote directly from the Adnams website 'East Green is brewed in Adnams’ groundbreaking new brewery, which has an Energy Recovery System that recycles 100% of the steam created during the brewing process and uses it to heat 90% of the following brew. The beer is made with high-yielding barley, grown in Suffolk, which subsequently greatly minimises CO2 emissions from transportation. Boadicea Hops are also used - they are naturally aphid-resistant and reduce the use of pesticides significantly.' So there you have it.
But of course, there's no point having a carbon neutral beer if it doesn't make the grade taste wise. So what's it like? It's a light hoppy beer, ideal for a warm summers day enjoying the sunshine (not quite so suited to bitter northern winters, but you can't have everything). Personally I prefer lighter beers and enjoyed it immensely, and would definitelyrecommend giving it a try - of course knowing you're being slightly greener is bound to make it taste that bit better. Of course drinking environmentally friendly beer doesn't have any effect on hangovers, so don't get too carried away!
