Brewers Association 2014 -2018 Sustainability Benchmarking acknowledgements
This project would not be possible without Particular thanks to those breweries that the support of the Brewer's Association submitted complete sets of data from Sustainability Subcommittee as well as all 2014 through 2018. Their contribution the individual breweries that took the allows for meaningful five-year time and effort to submit benchmarking observations which benefit the entire data. industry.
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The purpose of this report is to present a identified list of KPIs. We are pleased to compilation of sustainability related report that 17 breweries submitted benchmarking data collected from complete data sets for all five years and breweries of all sizes and locations from an additional 14 breweries submitted calendar years 2014 through 2018. It complete data sets for four years. represents a five-year snapshot of progress towards more sustainable Observations: brewing practices. The 31 breweries that submitted four or more years of benchmarking data The Brewers Association has published significantly outperformed the group of three annual reports (2015, 2016, 2017) summarizing the results of breweries that 131 breweries that participated in the have participated in the sustainability 2014 – 2018 benchmarking dataset. benchmarking project. Participation The table below summarizes the average involves entering monthly usage and cost annual cost, CO2 emission, and water data for sustainability key performance consumption savings for the 31 breweries indicators (KPIs). The time commitment to with a longer-term commitment to consistently enter monthly data has been benchmarking compared to the other one of the biggest obstacles to 131 breweries in the dataset by size increased brewery participation. range. However, as this report illustrates, the number of participating breweries is on Annual Savings Reported by Breweries the rise. Benchmarking Commitment vs Noncommitment
Brewery Size (bbl/yr) $/yr lb CO2/yr gal water/yr 0-1,000 $4,346 102,607 342,062 1,000 - 10,000 $21,224 261,022 294,430 10,000 - 100,000 $27,796 259,719 732,437 100,000+ $567,396 52,576 2,589,873
For example, a 5,000 bbl/yr brewery that showed a strong commitment to benchmarking saw an average annual cost savings of over $20,000 compared to other breweries in the database. Benchmarking participation alone is not The release of a new Microsoft Excel solely responsible for these savings, based benchmarking tool in July 2019 however, breweries that manage to data seems to be one of the key enablers to are much more likely to have effective increased brewery participation requests. sustainability strategies that deliver superior returns. To be included in this report, a brewery must have submitted at least twelve months of complete data for the
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Breweries that submitted five years of From a cost per bbl perspective, the five- consecutive data showed a steady year dataset of sustainability related KPIs natural resource efficiency improvement illustrates the impact of economies of of 1 to 2% per year. The graphs below scale. Smaller breweries often invest in illustrate an example of breweries in the infrastructure that allow for future dataset that improved their energy and expansion. This may result in equipment water usage profiles by taking a not performing at peak efficiency while managed approach to sustainable operating at lower demand. Brewpubs brewing. may have a significant area devoted to food service that requires comfort heating and cooling. Also, a certain percentage of utility demands are viewed as a baseload, regardless of the swings in production volume. The chart below illustrates this difference between size ranges.
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Efficiency charts for water, electricity, natural gas, solid waste and purchased CO2 by production size (bbl packaged) were generated to create a five-year snapshot of participating breweries. EXAMPLE These charts provide a quick and simple way to review the performance of Electricity Usage (kWh/bbl) participating breweries in terms of the bottom 25%, middle 50%, and top 25% for 89 183 each respective environmental attribute. This review is a critical step in setting stretch, but realistic goals and targets. Number of Production size categories used in the Breweries: 20 analysis are: 49 Median: 140 525 • Less than 1,000 bbl/yr • 1,000-10,000 bbl/yr The above figure is an example of an • 10,000-100,000 bbl/yr efficiency chart used to show the top 25%, • Greater than 100,000 bbl/yr the middle 50%, and the bottom 25% of performers in production categories. A In addition to the usage and waste separate chart is created for each of the efficiency charts, there are also charts five attributes analyzed in this update. In outlining the average cost per barrel this case, a brewery operating at 75 associated with each sustainability kWh/bbl would be in the top 25% of peer related KPI. These charts provide a sense breweries. This graphic is meant to stimulate of which KPIs are adding to the awareness of peer efficiency so best incremental costs per barrel of beer. practices can be shared, and the overall sector can continue to improve. The solid waste disposed metric does not include wet spent grains, demolition The “Number of Breweries” metric debris or any other recycled waste represents the number of complete sets of streams. annual data submitted by breweries from 2014-2018. This five-year block of data provides the basis for the goal setting function in the All data is self reported and submitted by Brewers Association Sustainability participating breweries to the Brewers Benchmarking tool. Each year, a new Association for aggregation and analysis. five-year rolling average will be Although gross outliers are flagged for calculated and updated into the review, the Brewers Association does not Microsoft Excel based tool. validate, or challenge data reported by breweries.
2017 Sustainability Benchmarking Report | 5 0-1,000 bbl/year
Usage Efficiency (2014-2018)
Water Usage (bbl/bbl) Solid Waste Disposed (lbs/bbl)
14.2 33.8 3.4 9.7
Number of Number of Breweries: 38 Breweries: 9 6.1 Median: 19.6 98.2 0.7 Median: 8.5 25.9
Electricity Usage (kWh/bbl)
129 268 Cost Efficiency (2014-2018)
Number of Breweries: 49 62 Median: 182 709
Natural Gas Usage (therm/bbl)
4.3 17.7
Number of Breweries: 42 2.3 Median: 7.3 37.6
CO2 Usage (lbs/bbl)
6.4 11.4
Number of Breweries: 31 3.5 Median: 8.4 17.0
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Usage Efficiency (2014-2018)
Water Usage (bbl/bbl) Solid Waste Disposed (lbs/bbl)
6.2 12.1 1.5 6.0
Number of Number of Breweries: 89 Breweries: 19 4.0 Median: 8.7 46.5 0.6 Median: 2.3 21.0
Electricity Usage (kWh/bbl)
45 91 Cost Efficiency (2014-2018)
Number of Breweries: 93 17 Median: 65 427
Natural Gas Usage (therm/bbl)
2.7 6.2
Number of Breweries: 96 1.3 Median: 3.8 24.2
CO2 Usage (lbs/bbl)
6.0 9.2
Number of Breweries: 69 2.7 Median: 8.0 21.3
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Usage Efficiency (2014-2018)
Water Usage (bbl/bbl) Solid Waste Disposed (lbs/bbl)
4.6 7.2 1.0 2.7
Number of Number of Breweries: 128 Breweries: 36 3.1 Median: 5.8 12.6 0.2 Median: 1.3 16.3
Electricity Usage (kWh/bbl)
20 38 Cost Efficiency (2014-2018)
Number of Breweries: 113 10 Median: 27 77
Natural Gas Usage (therm/bbl)
1.7 2.9
Number of Breweries: 117 0.8 Median: 2.1 6.8
CO2 Usage (lbs/bbl)
7.3 10.7
Number of Breweries: 74 4.0 Median: 9.0 22.4
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Usage Efficiency (2014-2018)
Water Usage (bbl/bbl) Solid Waste Disposed (lbs/bbl)
3.9 5.1 0.3 0.9
Number of Number of Breweries: 50 Breweries: 28 3.3 Median: 4.4 7.1 0.2 Median: 0.6 1.8
Electricity Usage (kWh/bbl)
15 23 Cost Efficiency (2014-2018)
Number of Breweries: 47 10 Median: 19 40
Natural Gas Usage (therm/bbl)
1.1 1.9
Number of Breweries: 49 0.8 Median: 1.4 3.0
CO2 Usage (lbs/bbl)
5.5 8.7
Number of Breweries: 30 0.0 Median: 6.7 13.3
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Five years of data Four years of data Alaskan Brewing Company Bear Republic Brewing Company
Brewery Vivant Beltway Brewing Company
Craft Brew Alliance Birdsong Brewing Company Flying Fish Brewing Company Dry Dock Brewing Company
Maine Beer Company Fremont Brewing Company New Belgium Brewing Company Great Lakes Brewing Company
North Coast Brewing Company Half Acre Beer Company
Odell Brewing Company Horse & Dragon Brewing Company Revolution Brewing Jackie O's Brewery
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Mother's Brewing Company Upland Brewing Company Mully's Brewery
Zipline Brewing Company Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
SKA Brewing Stillmank Brewing Company
Upslope Brewing Company Worth Brewing Company
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One to three years of data 10 Barrel Brewing Company 14th Star Brewing Company Deschutes Brewery Actual Brewing Company Discretion Brewing Alamo Beer Company Dry Dock Brewing Company Allagash Brewing Company EagleMonk Pub and Brewery Arbor Brewing Company Elliott Bay Brewery and Pub Aslan Brewing Company Elysian Brewing Company Atlantic Brewing Company Epic Brewing Company August Schell Brewing Company Exile Brewing Avery Brewing Company Falling Sky Brewing Bale Breaker Brewing Company FiftyFifty Brewing Company Bell's Brewery Inc. Figueroa Mountain Brewing Company Bhramari Brewing Company Fort George Brewery Black Warrior Brewing Company Founders Brewing Company Blue Point Brewing Company Four Peaks Brewing Company Borderlands Brewing Company Franklin Street Brewing Company Breckenridge Brewery Fremont Brewing Company Brewdog Brewing Company Fullsteam Brewery Broken Compass Brewing Fulton Beer Brooklyn Brewery Gilded Goat Brewing Company Buffalo Bayou Brewing Company Goose Island Beer Company Burning Brothers Brewery Grand Rapids Brewing Company Butcherknife Brewing Company Great Central Brewing Company Cahaba Brewing Company Great Divide Brewing Company Caldera Brewing Company HiHO Brewing Company Chestnut Brew Works Hopworks Urban Brewery Cigar City Brewing Intersect Brewing Confluence Brewing Company Iron Horse Brewery Craft Brew Alliance Ironwood Brewing Company Creemore Springs Brewery Jack Pine Brewery Dangerous Man Brewing Company Karl Strauss Brewing Company Dark Horse Brewing Company Denver Beer Company
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One to three years of data (cont) Rising Tide Brewing Company Kettlehouse Brewing Company Roadhouse Brewing Company Kinetic Brewing Company Rockford Brewing Company Land-Grant Brewing Company Rockingham Brewing Company Lazy Beach Brewing Silver City Brewery Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company SingleSpeed Brewing Company Left Hand Brewing Company Societe Brewing Company Little Fish Brewing Company Standing Stone Brewing Company Lost Forty Brewing Steel Toe Brewing Lucky Hare Brewing Company Stone and Wood Brewing Company MadTree Brewing Stone Arch Brewpub Mankato Brewery Stone Brewing Marble Brewery Sudwerk Brewing Company Market Garden Brewery Switchback Brewing Company Maui Brewing Company The Saint Louis Brewery Mike Hess Brewing Three Taverns Craft Brewery Milkhouse Brewery Town In City Brewing Company Monday Night Brewing Uinta Brewing Company Mount Hood Brewing Company UpCountry Brewing Mystery Brewing Company Upland Brewing Company Nebraska Brewing Company Upper Hand Brewery New Belgium Brewing Company Urban Chestnut Brewing Company New Holland Brewing Company Walking Man Brewing Company O'Fallon Brewery Warped Wing Brewing Company One Well Brewing Witch's Hat Brewing Orlando Brewing Partners Wolf's Ridge Brewing Oskar Blues Brewery Wooly Pig Farm Brewery Pigeon Hill Brewing Company Wormtown Brewery Pike Brewing Company Worthy Brewing Company Potosi Brewing Company Yards Brewing Company Pueblo Vida Brewing Company Raquette River Brewing
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