Environmental Credentials

Harveys green credentials

• The use of locally grown hops and barley
• The ground extraction of our spring water
• The zero levels of effluent discharge into the neighbouring river
• The tower brewery configuration maximizing gravity, minimising pumping

Even more important:

• The return to local agriculture of all by-products, such as spent hops for mulch fertiliser or spent grains as cattle feed.
• Energy saving devices such as our heat exchanging paraflows which minimise the boiling of water from cold for mashing.

Most relevant to our Carbon Footprint:

• Harveys returnable packaging: both casks and bottles are returned to the brewery for washing and reuse. Packaging Waste is almost non-existent from Harveys.

However, returnable containers are only relevant for companies that deliver locally, Otherwise the cost to return a container for reuse, (both financial and environmental) becomes too great .

• Short range supply: 80% of Harveys beer is consumed no more than 30 miles from Lewes. We have turned away trade if it's too far away.

Harveys genuinely cares about our community and the future. We are by no means satisfied; we still have improvements to make but we are in a position to welcome carbon footprint and environmental comparison with any other business