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Mad River Brewing Company is a brewery established in 1989 and located in Blue Lake, California, known for its green production processes.
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Mad river brewing company
History and awards
The brewery was established 1989 by brewmaster Bob Smith. Its Steelhead Extra Pale Ale was listed by the Oakland Tribune as one of ten "quintessential Northern California beers". Other beers produced by Mad River have included Steelhead Stout, Serious Madness Black Ale, Double Dread Imperial Red, and John Barleycorn Barleywine.
The brewery has won local, national and international awards including in the World Beer Championships and the United States Beer Tasting Championship. On October 13, 2007 Mad River was awarded their first Great American Beer Festival Gold Medal for the 2006 vintage of their John Barleycorn seasonal Barley Wine. On October 11, 2008 The Brewery won their second consecutive Great American Beer Festival Gold Medal in the "Golden or Blonde Ale" category with "Steelhead Extra Pale Ale."
Waste reduction and recycling
The company attempts to reuse all of its equipment and materials and has a reported waste reduction rate of 98 percent. Much of the organic waste, ten tons of spent barley malt and yeast a year, are fed to local livestock or used as composting material. For their efforts in waste reduction the company won 7 WRAP awards presented by the California Integrated Waste Management Board.