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February 8, 2013 10:35 pm GMT

Brewery Generates Energy From Its Beer


As of December 2012, there are more than 2,700 breweries operating in the United States -- more than at any other time since Prohibition. In 2011 alone, 174 new microbreweries opened their doors in the U.S.

The explosion of breweries in the past two decades would seem to suggest that this is an easy growth, cash cow market, but its much more difficult to annually turn a profit than these figures might suggest.

And some, like the Alaskan Brewing Company (which was the 67th brewery in the U.S. after Prohibition), have had to come up with innovative new ways to keep their business in the black. Thats where "Beer-Powered Beer" comes in.

The Alaskan Brewing Co., located in Juneau,…
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