Sustainable Practices and Darn Good Beer!!
The Flying Cloud Eco-Discovery Tour July 25, 2009
"The list of energy saving initiatives at the brewery is impressive. In addition to the solar array that provides warm water for the brewing process, and heats the taprooms radiant floor heating, they also operate their vehicles on bio-diesel made from ....More
Brewery Goes Green
Kulr8 May 28th 2009
Many business are looking to cut costs during these tough economic times, but a Red Lodge Brewery is doing just that without affecting their signature products. After months of construction at Sam's Tap Room the two acre complex is nearly complete....More
Local Producer Spotlight:Red Lodge Ales
Good Earth Market Report February/March 2009 issue page 2
Red Lodge Ales, located in Red Lodge, Montana, has seven year-round brews and seven more seasonal brews, running the range from a traditional Pale Ale and Proter to theiri proprietary Bent Nail IPA and King's Cupboard Chocolate Stout. Each brew is unique in flavor, texture and aroma...More
Red Lodge Ales Brewing Co. goes "Green"
KQ TV Montana's News Station 2.23.09
After years of planning and several months of construction, Red Lodge Ales Brewing Company is nearing the completion of their new brewery on the north side of Red Lodge. While their product remains the same, the route to obtaining that product has gone solar.... More
Hoffmann, Dykema honored by Gov. Schweitzer at Clean Energy Awards
From the Carbon County News 1.22.09 Two Red Lodge area energy entrepreneurs were honored by Gov. Brian Schweitzer with Clean Energy Awards presented at the 9th annual Northwest Conference of the "Harvesting Clean Energy" conference in Billins, Jan 26th. Both local brewer Sam Hoffmann of Red Lodge and solar businessman Henry Dykema of Luther received the awards before a crowd of over 400 participants from throughout the nation at the conference....More
Expanded Red Lodge Ales will use sun to brew beer, snow to chill it.
From The Billings GazetteBy Linda Halstead-Acharya 12.21.08
As the frozen air glittered at 19 below, there was no dobut Sam Hoffmann's plan for natural air refrigeration could work. The only question was whether the beer would freeze solid.
Hoffmann, president of Red Lodge Ales Brewing Co., has big plans for his expansive new brewery. Now under consturction on the north end of Red Lodge, the 11,000 square-foot steel-sided building will have enough floor space to hold four of its predecessors. And, in spite of the current economic maelstrom, Hoffmann has designed the new facility with a capacity to brew four to six times as much beer...More
From MicroBrew.com by Bill Schneider 10.08.08
If you've been reading the Microbrew Montana series, you may have noticed a lot of similarities among breweries. That's true, sort of, with Red Lodge Ales, but owner Sam Hoffmann also likes to blaze his own trail. That's why he has a Hop Diver, Forklift Cowboy, Office Slug, and Director of Good Times on staff, why he has a refrigerator door on his cooler that opens right behind his taproom bar, and why he drives around with recycled restaurant grease in his gas
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