KARBON BREWING & BENCH BREWING ADVANCING SUSTAINABILITY IN CRAFT BREWING

created “Sustainability Initiative of the Year” category.

Karbon and Bench connected following the award and realized both companies shared a vision for sustainability and pushing forward climate-based initiatives in the industry.

“The climate crisis is not something that can be solved in silo’s, it requires all of us working together to fnd the solutions. The brewing industry has always been a collaborative environment and Karbon has been working to fnd the right partners to help us push sustainability forward in the industry.” – Stephen Tyson (Founder of Karbon Brewing)

Together they will also explore academic research projects to tackle sustainability issues in brewing and see the two companies push the climate conversation in the industry through panels, awards, and dialogues. Brewing is a collaborative environment, and these two companies are set to push Ontario brewing to a new green standard.

Karbon Brewing and Bench Brewing have partnered up with a joint vision to change the landscape of the brewing industry.

Karbon Brewing is the recipient of the 2021 Canadian Brewers Choice ‘New Beer of the Year’ award with their Helles Lager.

“The team at Karbon connected with Richard Piotrowski from the Brewer’s Journal and the two discussed setting up a new award category focused on sustainability in the Canadian brewing industry.

And in 2022, Bench Brewing was the first ever award recipient of the newly

During these conversations it became clear that working together could help raise awareness of sustainable brewing practices and entice other craft breweries to do more for the environment Bench already had the foundations, facility, and Carbon Neutral production certifications, Karbon had academic and industry partnerships, R&D and a vision to change the landscape of brewing. The idea of a “Green Beer” strategy was born.

In 2023, the partnership will see Karbon move its production over to Bench’s certified Carbon Neutral Facility (certified by BMO’s Radicle Climate Smart) to fulfill its climate goals while brewing award winning beer.

Sustainability and preserving the environment are core values for Bench” said Matt Giffen, Founder of Bench Brewing. “After getting to know Tyson, we were inspired that Karbon Brewing shared the same convictions as us. Brewing their beer at our facility will provide us with the opportunity to have more collaborative conversations about sustainable brewing practices. We look forward to helping Karbon make their beer with a zero-carbon footprint at our brewery in the Town of Lincoln.

“Karbon Brewing and Bench Brewing are both fantastic breweries with an exciting vision for the future of the industry. We are thrilled our Brewer’s Choice Awards helped them connect and we look forward to seeing them work together.” -

Richard Piotrowski

(Publisher, Brewers Journal Canada)

For any follow-up questions please contact:

Stephen Tyson Tyson@karbonbrewing.com

About Karbon Brewing Company

Founded in 2020 by Stephen Tyson & Yves St Amand, Karbon Brewing has been driving forward sustainability in the Canadian brewing scene. Karbon aims to be Carbon Negative through research, clean technology and nature-based solutions. Partnered with Trent University, they have been researching the impacts of brewing waste, and carbon sequestration, including research projects with Circular Opportunity Innovation Launchpad - COIL, based in Wellington County.

They have recently launched a nature based interactive tree-planting initiative with blockchain verifcation through a partnership with veritree (founded by tentree). In just a short few years,

Karbon and its founders have been recognized as thought leaders in the climate space, including lectures, awards and invitations to the United Nations COP climate change conferences.

To learn more about Karbon’s sustainability journey, check out www.karbonbrewing.com

About Bench Brewing Company

Bench Brewing was founded in 2016 by Matt Gifen, with a focus on the local agricultural community of the Niagara region. Its vision is to produce premium quality beer across all beer styles while embracing the local surroundings of the Niagara Benchlands.

Bench has created a Zero Wastewater Platform as a core of its facility. Bench recycles 100 per cent of its brewing wastewater, using a custom water purifcation system to process upwards of 35,000 litres a day for reuse in irrigating the brewery’s hops feld and apple orchard.

Bench has also achieved Carbon Neutral Certifcation as of April 2021. Using a program through BMO Radicle Climate Smart, the company reduced greenhouse gas emissions by over 60 per cent, or 788 tonnes, of carbon dioxide annually. Bench is also a certifed B-Corp and has a wholistic approach to its community, people, and the planet.

To learn more about Bench’s sustainability journey, check out www.benchbrewing.com