The southernmost brewery in Rhode Island, Grey Sail Brewing, was founded by Jennifer and Alan Brinton and in 2011 converted the 1920’s era Westerly Macaroni Factory into a brewhouse and taproom. That taproom will now implement technology from Earthly Labs – a plug and play system – which will recapture waste carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from its production process and reuse it on-site to carbonate its beer. 

The waste captured from the brewing process is equal to the absorption work of 1,500 trees each year instead of being released into the air. Voluntary adoption of climate technologies like these will help Rhode Island achieve their state goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 45 percent by 2035. 

“As a local business, in a coastal community, we are committed to doing what we can to reduce our carbon footprint in all aspects of our operation,” said Alan Brinton, co-owner of Grey Sail Brewing. “This investment in Earthly Labs technology allows us to reap environmental benefits from brewing great beer.”