For Earth Day this year, we contributed an article to PorchDrinking.com about some of the beer industry's really innovative environmental-friendly ideas. From edible six-pack rings to creating sand alternatives for construction, beer is finding unique ways to reuse and repurpose its resources.

You can read the article here.

Since 2008, the brewery and its Left Hand Brewing Co. Foundation has raised over $2.9 million for charities. In 2016, Left Hand Brewing Co. in Longmont, Colorado, raised over $800,000 through a variety of channels.

Check out how Left Hand Brewing made it happen in our contributed article to PorchDrinking.com.

Last year, we witnessed several intriguing and creative examples of how craft beer gave back.

Check out our contribution on PorchDrinking.com where we share some of our favorite initiatives across the United States (and one in Canada).

View the article by clicking this link.

Recently, New Belgium Brewing Company was awarded Platinum certification by the U.S. Zero Waste Business Council. Most incredibly, New Belgium diverts 99.9 percent of its waste away from landfills. New Belgium joins Sierra Nevada Brewing Company as the only other US commercial brewery to achieve this status.

You can read more about all the cool practices New Belgium incorporates into its operations on PorchDrinking.com by clicking the following link: Read More.

Sierra Nevada Brewing Company opened a new facility in the fall of 2014. In the summer of 2016, it was awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification by the US Green Building Council. In addition, it was certified at the highest level, Platinum, which no other commercial brewery in the United States has yet to achieve.

To learn more about why the Mills River location is so environmentally-friendly, check out the article on PorchDrinking.com by clicking here.