Great Lakes Beer Review by Green Gear
Mr. Green Gear really enjoys beer. Not so much in quantity, but in quality. Sure, I’ve put down more than my fair share of Natural Light, but as I progress in my elder years I’ve begun to drink less, and less of better and better beer. Not bad huh?
Here in Ohio, some of our better beers are made by the Great Lakes Brewing Company of Cleveland, Ohio. They have some really great brews. As a matter of fact, as I’m writing this (and watching the Eagles game) I have GLBC’s Commodore Perry in my fridge, and one of my best friends Darren brought over their Conway’s Irish Ale.
The other day I was looking at some six pack cases of burning river and i noticed that Great Lakes had put a really long writeup on their commitment to the environment on the bottom of the case. I visited their website and found a really detailed and well thought out sustainability policy. This warms my green heart. Most companies who have taken the time to create a sustainability policy really just mail it in and do it for show. But when you read Great Lakes’ different programs and hear them discuss in detail how they wish to move to zero waste you know they mean it. They do it because they want to use resources responsibly but also because they realize that in certain areas of business it makes financial sense.
I mention this in the video, but this is a great example of a company that doesn’t make traditional “green” products make their offering more sustainable. You don’t need to manufacturer CFLs and low flow showerheads to be a green company, you just need to make logical and responsible changes to your business. That’s it.
Here’s the video review.
RATING: 4 out of 5 Gears for having coordinated environmental policy, priced well relative to competitors, product quality, and being ready for prime time.
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