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Adnams secures pouring rights at Ipswich Town Football Club
Ipswich Town have agreed a five-year deal with local brewers Adnams for the Stadium Pouring Rights at Portman Road.
The agreement is the biggest Pouring Rights contract in the Club’s history and will see Southwold based Adnams work alongside Ipswich Town for the first time.
Adnams, who were founded in 1872, will include Carlsberg as a partner in the deal.
“During such a dynamic time in the history of our Football Club, we are delighted to announce this partnership with Adnams,” said Town Chief Executive, Simon Clegg.
“Once again it shows our commitment and determination to work, wherever possible, with local companies. The partnership is committed to optimise the benefits of two such iconic brands within the region and will come alive through a range of exciting new initiatives for fans and customers alike.”
Andy Wood, Managing Director at Adnams, said: “It’s fantastic news to have Adnams beers available at Ipswich Town Football Club. Both Adnams and Ipswich Town are at the heart of Suffolk life and it seems a perfect fit for us to work together. We want this partnership to be more than simply having beer in the bars; our aim is to work with the Club on a variety of projects to develop our commitment to the local community.”
Adnams take over the Pouring Rights agreement with the Club from Greene King, with Simon adding: “While lo...
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A UK firstAt Adnams we believe in doing the right thing – not just because it makesusfeel good, but because it makes business sense. From investment in our eco-distributioncentre and energy efficient brewhouse, through to our lightweight bottle andEnvironmental Action Group we believe that Adnams is at the forefront of theenvironmental agenda.
Rather than sitting back basking in the glory of our award-winning efforts, wewill continue to push ourselves and explore opportunities to further reduceour carbon footprint. Our eventual aim is to become carbon neutral, only whenw ehave made all the practical changes possible will we offset the remaining carbon.And only then will we use Gold Standard accredited schemes.
Our latest project is East Green – the UK's first carbon neutral beer.A beer with all the fantastic quality and taste Adnams is famous for.
East Green – Another great tasting Beer from the Coast
A light golden beer with subtle citrus and grassy hop aromas, dry and refreshingwith well-balanced bitterness.
4.3% abv
£ 1.79 500ml
Maris Otter malted barley
Boadicea Hops
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Where did the name come from?
There are many Greens in Southwold – the one outside our brewery is calledEast Green. Southwold is one of the UK's most easterly towns, the ingredientscome from the and the beer has the best green credentials – the nameof this beer just had to be East Green!
What makes it carbon neutral?
High yielding barley, grown and malted in East Anglia
English Boadicea Hops are naturally aphid-resistant, reducing need for pesticides
Adnams energy efficient brewhouse
Adnams lightweight beer bottle
Tiny amount of remaining CO2 will be offset.
Who has done the research?
Adnams has worked with the University of East Anglia's CRed team for a numberof years. CRed has established itself at the cutting edge of carbon reductionprogrammes, and with offices throughout the UK have worked on carbon reductionwith HSBC, The FA and Ipswich Town Football Club.
What has been countedin the carbon footprint?
| HIGH EMISSIONS SCENARIO PRE 2006 gCO2 eq per bottle | HIGH EMISSIONS SCENARIO POST 2006 gCO2 eq per bottle | |
| Barley production | 43g | 43g |
| Malting process | 19g | 19g |
| Brewing process | 81g | 66g |
| Transport | 39g | 31g |
| Bottling process | 66g | 54g |
| Bottle Manufacture | 334g | 219g |
| TOTAL | 583g | 432g |
| tCe | 159gCe | 118gCe |
HIGH EMISSIONS SCENARIO PRE 2006
HIGH EMISSIONS SCENARIO POST 2006
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The business stuff
Beer has been brewed in Southwold for 600 years. We’d love to be here for 600 more. To make this happen, every aspect of our company needs to be sustainable: the way we do business; how we work with our communities and our impact on the environment.