Mad River Brewing Company is a
brewery
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established in 1989 and located in
Blue Lake,
California
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, known for its
green
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production processes.
History and awards
The brewery was established 1989 by brewmaster Bob Smith. Its Steelhead Extra Pale Ale was listed by the ''
Oakland Tribune
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Founded in 1874, the ''Tribune'' rose to become an influential daily newspaper. With the declin ...
'' as one of ten "quintessential Northern California beers". Other beers produced by Mad River have included Steelhead Stout, Serious Madness Black Ale, Double Dread Imperial Red, and John Barleycorn Barleywine.
The brewery has won local, national and international awards including in the
World Beer Cup
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and the
Great American Beer Festival
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. At the 2010 Great American Beer Festival they won best brewery in the nation in their class, the Small Brewing Company and Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year.
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.
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.
[.] For their efforts in waste reduction the company won 7 WRAP awards presented by the
California Integrated Waste Management Board.
Awards
See also
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California breweries
This list of breweries in California, both current and defunct, includes both microbreweries and larger industrial scale breweries. Brewing companies range widely in the volume and variety of beer produced, ranging from small breweries to massive ...
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Beer in the United States
Beer in the United States is manufactured by more than 7,000 breweries, which range in size from industry giants to brew pubs and microbreweries. The United States produced 196 million barrels () of beer in 2012, and consumes roughly of bee ...
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.madriverbrewing.com
Beer brewing companies based in Humboldt County, California
Blue Lake, California
1989 establishments in California