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Alternative Fuels: GLBC operates a beer delivery truck and a shuttle bus called "The Fatty Wagon" that runs on straight restaurant vegetable oil. Results show that engines running on straight vegetable oil produce 40% less soot than diesel and are 25% cleaner.
Brewery Grain & Breads: Zoss the SwissBaker produces the cracked barley beer bread and pretzels found on the menu using grains from the brewing process.
Organic Mushrooms: Killbuck Farms uses brewery grains as a substrate for growing organic shitake and oyster mushrooms. The substrate is combined with saw dust and paper to serve as a medium for growing the organic mushrooms used in entrees.
All-Natural Meats, Dairy & Produce: GLBC's Brewpub regularly features all-natural beef, pork, chicken, cheeses and produce from local, organic farmers. A number of local farmers are raising livestock on a diet of brewery grains.
Organic Gardening: In the spring of 2008, GLBC began its partnership with Hale Farm & Village in Bath, Ohio, to organically farm vegetables, herbs and flowers for use in the Restaurant. A fallow, historic orchard field, appropriately dubbed the "Pint Size Farm",was transformed into an edible, culinary landscape using centuries-old gardening techniques combined with modern organic culture.
Recycling: GLBC recycles cardboard, glass, plastic, steel/aluminum, paper and brewer’s barley to reduce trash removal fees by over 50%. GLBC prints newsletters, menus, beverage napkins and promotional items on 100% recycled paper. In addition, all packaging (i.e., 4-packs, 6-packs, 12-packs and the unbleached "eco-carton", which holds a case of beer) consists of recycled content.
Vermicomposting: GLBC uses vermicomposting to produce natural fertilizer. A portion of paper, kitchen scraps, grain and cardboard is fed to worms, which then produce castings - top-of-the-line organic fertilizer used to fertilize the herbs and vegetables found on the menu.
Energy Efficiency: GLBC has a cooling system in the Brewery cooler that brings in cold air during winter months to cool the beer. Sky lights and light sensors have been installed in the Tank Farm and Brewery cooler to allow in natural light and minimize the use of electricity. An "air curtain" is in place in the Brewpub to keep warm air from escaping when patrons enter and exit.
Low-Fill Beer: To minimize the waste of throwing away "low-fill beers" (bottles of beer that cannot go to retail because they are not filled to the maximum level), GLBC uses the beer in a number of menu items, including salad dressings and the Stilton Cheddar Cheese Soup. Mitchell's Ice Cream also uses the GLBC Porter in the exclusive Edmund Fitzgerald Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream.
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Beer Garden Enclosure: GLBC introduced its newly renovated Beer Garden complete with a retractable "Roman Curtain" roof. The Roman Curtain is a durable canvas roof that encloses the current open-air Beer Garden, which allows use of this indoor/outdoor dining area all year. The Beer Garden also includes a radiant heat fireplace and floor, a straw bale wall and 10 ft. high sliding glass doors.
GREAT LAKES BREWING COMPANY IS A SMOKE-FREE BREWPUB
& BREWERY. For more information please visit: www.greatlakesbrewing.com
Also visit the Great Lakes Brewing Company’s Sustainable Farming Initiative website: http://sustainability.greatlakesbrewing.com/
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