What makes us green?

• Substantial community and charitable giving illustrated by Community Pint Tuesdays and their wooden tokens for charity
• Streamline and conserve a significant amount of energy.
• Conducted a PSNH audit and received rebates on highly efficient LED lighting inside the restaurant
• Recently installed a new pump-switch to the brew-kettles that will help to cycle more efficiently, the energy used in the process of brewing.
• Donate used hops and oats and other waste products from the brewing process to pig farmers for feed.
• In the kitchen, meat is given time to thaw, without microwaving or "power thawing," (a process that requires running hot water over frozen goods)
• In the offices and the dining room, everything is printed on recycled paper and on both sides whenever possible, and paper is recycled after use.
• Transitioned away from plastic to-go bags, or Styrofoam containers, using potato-based biodegradable boxes instead
• Gift shop attached to the Brewery uses paper instead of plastic for all gift purchases.
• Menu incorporates a significant number of locally grown items and are members of the Slow Food Movement
• Source from as many local suppliers as possible—companies like Baggimetto’s Cheeses, Heartsong Farms, Blueberry Bay Farm, Golden Harvest, Farm Hill Ciders, and Seaport Fish.
• Suppliers chosen with sustainability in mind; delivery trucks from Favorite Foods and Seaport Fish run on Biodiesel and when they (or any trucks) come to bay, there's no idling allowed!
• Water reclaimaition process underway for brewing to reduce water use and recycle as much of it as possible
• Exploring and soon implementing a food waste composting program
• New Smuttynose Brewing Company brewery in Hampton, and its sister brewpub in Hampton will incorporate sustainability into every aspect of the operation; buildings will be LEED certified