Small Beer releases its IPA drinks in sustainable aluminium cans

The London brewery Small beer is now offering its IPA beverages Small Beer Lager, Small Beer Session Pale, and Small Beer in aluminium cans.

Felix James, the Co-founder of Small Beer said: “Between production and consumption, aluminium cans are more environmentally friendly than bottles on virtually every front. Aluminium cans are significantly lighter than bottles, they hold more volume and they stack neatly in slabs for efficient transport.”

“As aluminium cans are also flexible rather than brittle, they are far less likely to be damaged in transit than bottles, which helps to reduce wastage in a modern e-commerce sales environment.”

However, a stylish 350ml bottle is available from the brewery with a short neck. On this James added, “Despite holding more beer than a typical 330ml long neck bottle, our Small Beer Bottles are 20% lighter and their shorter necks allow for 40% more beer to fit on a pallet, further reducing our carbon footprint with each delivery versus other beers.”

“As the UK recycling rate continues to improve and the growth in aluminium demand settles, we’ll hopefully reach a stage when recycled aluminium stock outweighs demand, at which point the argument will likely swing towards Small Beer cans.”

A returnable bottle scheme similar to those that are in place in Germany and Denmark has been backed by Small Beer publicly as well as the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA).