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CHARLOTTE, N.C. and PASO ROBLES, Calif., Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) and Firestone Walker Brewing Company have completed one of the largest on-site solar arrays in the craft beer industry – a 2.1-megawatt solar array and 281-kilowatt solar carport on 9.7 acres in Paso Robles, Calif.
The arrays will generate the majority of the brewery s energy, which is enough to brew and bottle 6 million cases of beer annually. REC Solar and Duke Energy Renewables have been solid partners throughout this process. They helped us unlock our vision for beer brewed with sunshine, and methodically executed the complex entitlements, engineering and installation of the array. It was as painless a process as we could have hoped, said David Walker, co-owner of Firestone Walker Brewing Company.
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Firestone Walker Brewing Company, California’s fourth largest craft brewer, has completed one of the largest on-site solar arrays in the craft beer industry – a 2.1-megawatt solar array and 281-kilowatt solar carport on 9.7 acres in Paso Robles, California.
The arrays will generate the majority of the brewery’s energy, which is enough to brew and bottle 6 million cases of beer annually. REC Solar and Duke Energy Renewables partnered with the brewery on the renewable energy project.
The on-site solar, single-axis trackers and carports were made possible through the collaboration of two Duke Energy subsidiaries. REC Solar designed and built the solar project, and Duke Energy Renewables provided Firestone Walker financing through a 25-year power purchase agreement.
Wookey Jack Returns From Firestone Walker Brewing In a Limited Run
Firestone Walker Brewing returns with a limited run of its fan favorite
Wookey Jack. Brewed in Venice, California at the brewery’s Propagator Pilot Brewhouse,
Wookey Jack is a Black Rye IPA that has earned a Gold Medal at the Great American Beer Festival on three occasions, most recently this past year in 2020.
Part of the Propagator Series,
Wookey Jack returns and remains true to the beer’s mantra: “Gnarly on the outside yet refined on the inside.” This latest batch of
Wookey Jack uses the original recipe that includes loads of dark malts with rye adding a spicy grain element. The hops are dank, sticky Citra and pungent Amarillo, both of which are incorporated into a massive dry-hop regimen.
ColoradoBiz Magazine
Call it the new generation of light beers
December 28, 2020
Call it the new generation of light beers: Reflecting a national trend centered around healthy living, Colorado breweries including Oskar Blues, Ska, Odell and New Belgium have begun rolling out low-calorie, low-carb brews targeted at consumers with active lifestyles.
“Both in hardcore craft drinkers and craft-curious people, the lighter option is seeing a little bit of a resurgence,” says Aaron Baker, senior marketing manager for Oskar Blues, whose new One-y IPA has 4% alcohol by volume and 100 calories per 12-ounce can, as opposed to the 6.5% ABV and 150 calories in its flagship Dale’s Pale Ale.
By Hunter Styles
Last modified: Friday, May 15, 2015
At the beginning of The Matrix, Morpheus gives Neo a choice: Swallow the blue pill and wake up to his old boring life, or take the red pill and discover everything he’s been missing. I felt like Neo the other day as I stood in the package store, gazing at an ever-expanding selection of craft ales. Like him, I was teetering on the edge of the familiar, and my quandary was color-coded. I knew that I needed to broaden my horizons and take the red pill. But did that entail a red ale, or a brew of a different hue?