Mother Earth Brewing

I always love supporting locals breweries, but I love even more finding breweries using sustainable practices.  In the case of Mother Earth Brewing I can satisfy both of those loves.  Ok so they're not in my immediate town, but they aren't far east of where I am in North Carolina in a town called Kinston (which honestly I'd never heard of).  Mother Earth is coming up on their four year anniversary offering can, bottle, and draft offerings.  They have a Tap Room in Kinston (so a road trip may have be be planned) and from the brew finder part of their website I'm only seeing bottled distribution across North Carolina so everyone else has to remember to try them when they come here on vacation.  The website states their mission as "To help you savor the goodness of Mother Earth" and they do indeed do just that. From the solar array on their roof to the "blue jean" insulated refurbished building to the local grown ingredients and even the tap handles made of sustainable bamboo, they give praises to the goodness of the green mother in all they do.  They truly have thought of a huge number of ways to keep their negative impact low and their positive impact high.
 With ten varieties of beer available, some year round and some seasonal, they have something for most palates.  I've only gotten my hands on one so far and that is the Sister of the Moon IPA.  This IPA was rich with earthy malt flavor with a solid dose of hoppy bitterness.  It was a great balancing act indeed.  I found the malt body stronger then a lot of IPAs offer.  It almost come across as an imperial IPA which is always a good thing.  For my first Mother Earth experience I was very pleased with both beer and brewery and I look forward to trying their other options.  As a matter of fact, tonight they have an event here in Charlotte with a vegan restaurant Fern, Flavors From the Garden consisting of a five course meal with a beer pairing for each course.  Should anyone happen to need someone to accompany them to this glorious dinner I am readily available.   It sounds amazing!  Mother Earth, you have made me one happy hippie hophead.  Until next time, cheers!