Thursday, 5 May 2011

Which beer has the lowest carbon footprint in The Jolly Farmer, Winchester?

We visited The Jolly Farmer Pub and taste tested beers, while working out their carbon footprints. Here are the results below...

CO2 Carbon Footprints

Carbon Footprints

BeerBreweryLocationCarbon Footprint (tonnes)
IPAGreene King Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk0.09
Old Speckled HenMorlandAbingdon, Oxfordshire0.032
Kimberley BitterHardys & HansonsKimberley, Nottinghamshire0.1
Winchester AleItchen ValleyAlresford,  Hampshire0.005
Forty NinerRingwoodRingwood, Hampshire0.019

FortyNiner- Ringwood Brewery

Fortyniner is brewed by Ringwood Brewery, Ringwood. We both liked this beer and rate it a high 4*. This was defiantly our favourite. It's Carbon footprint from brewery to pub is 0.019.

Winchester Ale- Itchen Valley Brewery

Winchester Ale is brewed by Itechen valley Brewery, Arlesford. We both agreed this beer deserved a 4*. It's carbon footprint is 0.005 tonnes from brewery to pub

Kimberley Bitter- Hardys and Hansons

Kimberly Bitter is brewed by Hardys and Hansons brewery, Nottingham. Kev again liked this bitter and gave it a 4* rating however the Leicester Lad gave it a 1* due to disliking bitter. It';s carbon footprint from brewery to pub is 0.1 tonnes

Old Speckled Hen- Morlands Brewery

Old Speckled Hen is brewed by Morland Brewery, in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. Kev liked this beer and gave it a 4*rating however Ben didn’t agree giving it a 1*. It's carbon footprint from brewery to pub was 0.032 Tonnes.

IPA- Greene King Brewery

IPA is brewed by Greene King Brewery in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. There are two types of this beer, Northern and Southern. We gave the Southern a 3* rating and being Northern we gave it a 4*. It's carbon footprint was 0.09 tonnes from brewery to Pub.

Conclusion

After tasting and researching each beer we can conclude that Winchester Ale has the lowest Carbon footprint at 0.005 tonnes of Co2 from traveling by lorry to 'The Jolly Farmer' pub, Winchester. But after a long and stressful tasting session we have to conclude that we prefer, regardless of carbon footprint "Fortyniner" brewed by Ringwood Brewery.