Environmental Responsibility? We'll drink to that.
SustainabilitySustainability
Our first brewhouse was made with old equipment from Boulder Beer, so you sorta kinda might say we’ve been recycling from the very beginning, right? In recent years, we’ve really upped our game and have taken several more steps to leave a smaller footprint in our beautiful state.
Water: When you live in the high desert, water is a precious resource. Our state-of-the-art wastewater treatment system allows us to clean and reuse almost 80% of our water for irrigation purposes.
Solar: New Mexico has over 300 days of sunshine a year that we don’t want to waste. In 2011, we installed an 18-kilowatt solar panel system on the roof of the brewery which offsets the brewery’s electric bill by roughly 15%.
Cans: In 2017, we transitioned from a combination of cans and bottles to all cans. Cans are more efficient to pack and lighter to transport, saving gas. They are also more easily recyclable than glass.
Six-Pack Holder: Our 6-pack holders are made of recycled plastic. And if people bring them back to the brewery, we give them a 10 cent credit towards beer. Mmmmm…beer.
Taprooms: Two of our taprooms (Green Jeans Farmery and Tin Can Alley) were constructed from reused shipping containers.