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Reduce Carbon Emissions
Walk to the Pub.
Excellent advice from Coopers Brewery in Australia. Alas, there’s not much of a pub culture here in the States.
Treehugger: Beer Brewery Has a Solution for What Ales Us: Walk to the Pub
Coopers’ Environmental efforts
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Forty-something, married, with two kids. I generally prefer the English styles - ESB, IPA - but am willing to try just about anything. You can reach me at al@hop-talk.com.
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