Mad River Brewing Company

(Mad River Brewing Company)

Mad River Brewing Company is a brewery established in 1989 and located in Blue Lake, California, known for its green production processes.

History and awards

The brewery was established 1989 by brewmaster Bob Smith.[1][2] Its Steelhead Extra Pale Ale was listed by the Oakland Tribune as one of ten "quintessential Northern California beers".[3] Other beers produced by Mad River have included Steelhead Stout,[4] Serious Madness Black Ale,[5] Double Dread Imperial Red,[6] and John Barleycorn Barleywine.[7]

The brewery has won local, national and international awards including in the World Beer Championships and the United States Beer Tasting Championship. On October 13, 2007 Mad River was awarded their first Great American Beer Festival Gold Medal for the 2006 vintage of their John Barleycorn seasonal Barley Wine. On October 11, 2008 The Brewery won their second consecutive Great American Beer Festival Gold Medal in the "Golden or Blonde Ale" category with "Steelhead Extra Pale Ale."

Waste reduction and recycling

The company attempts to reuse all of its equipment and materials and has a reported waste reduction rate of 98 percent.[8][9] Much of the organic waste, ten tons of spent barley malt and yeast a year, are fed to local livestock or used as composting material.[9][10] For their efforts in waste reduction the company won 7 WRAP awards presented by the California Integrated Waste Management Board.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Yenne, Bill (1996), Beers of the World, Book Sales, p. 180.
  2. ↑ "Mad River turns 15", Modern Brewery Age, December 13, 2004.
  3. ↑ O'Rourke, Tim (November 20, 2013), "10 Quintessential Northern California Beers", Oakland Tribune.
  4. ↑ "Steelhead Stout Mad River Brewing Co. Blue Lake, CA", Modern Brewery Age, November 23, 2012, Steelhead is the best American-style stout we've had this year.
  5. ↑ "Black Ale (New Products)", Beverage Industry, May 1, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Mad River Double Dread Imperial Red (Brew Notes: Beers of the week)", Modern Brewery Age, August 27, 2010, Mad River's Double Dread ran a very close second to Lagunitas Red in our flight of reds.
  7. ↑ "Barleywine improves with age", Post-Tribune, February 18, 2011.
  8. ↑ Nachel, Marty (2008), Homebrewing For Dummies (2nd ed.), John Wiley & Sons, p. 284, ISBN 9780470374160, The Mad River Brewing Company received an award from its home town of Blue Lake, California, for reducing its solid wastes by a whopping 97 percent.
  9. 1 2 3 Tucker, Molly Farrell (February 1, 2007), "Becoming a zero emissions brewery", BioCycle, Almost as famous for reducing its waste as for making great beer, Mad River Brewing Company of Blue Lake, California is renowned for its Steelhead and Jamaica ales as well as its ten Waste Reduction Awareness Program (WRAP) awards from the state's Integrated Waste Management Board. The microbrewery currently recycles or reuses 98 percent of its residuals with a goal of generating zero waste.
  10. ↑ Matlack, Albert (2001), Introduction to Green Chemistry, CRC Press, p. 408, ISBN 9780824704117.

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