The two brands have released a limited-edition Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Nitro Beer.
Ben & Jerry’s and 4 Pines have released a limited-edition Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Nitro Beer - a beer that doesn’t just taste good but also gives back.
The love child of two planet-loving brands, the nitro-infused ‘good beer that gives back’, gives the opportunity to help a community access renewable energy by making better use of the sun.
With energy sourced from solar and wind via a Power Purchase Agreement powering 4 Pines’ main brewery and headquarters in Brookvale, and Ben & Jerry's having a long history of climate activism, it's a no brainer that the two sun-loving companies have come together to help support a community project with access to solar energy.
Brewed at the 4 Pines Brewery in Brookvale, this sweet and creamy lactose infused golden brown nitro beer is a hard pour style.
When poured hard into a glass, the nitro infusion gives the beer a mesmerising cascade of colour and a marvellous head with a creamy mouthfeel.
Inspired by Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, arguably Ben & Jerry’s most iconic flavor, the beer is best served super-chilled – just as any good beer and ice cream should be.
Available for purchase now, the ‘good beer that gives back’ is a celebration of community and the sun through a collaboration with Australia’s first community-owned power company, Enova Community Energy.
Through Enova, Ben & Jerry’s and 4 Pines will support a solar installation for a community group.
Enova will be seeking expressions of interest from community groups who are interested in receiving funding for solar installations from this partnership.
To help to make renewable energy accessible for more Australian communities across the nation, the Ben & Jerry’s and 4 Pines project contributes to Enova’s ‘revolving community energy fund’.
The community group will become a customer of Enova Community Energy.
The ‘revolving’ part of the fund allows Enova to use the energy savings the community group makes from the solar installation to repay the cost of the solar panels to Enova over a time period decided when the grant is made.
With these repaid funds, Enova can fund more solar projects for other community groups in the future.
Ben & Jerry’s Australia social mission manager Stephanie Curley says: “Ben & Jerry’s has long fought for a renewable energy future and the partnership with 4 Pines provides a foundation for a sustainable solution with solar panels for the people and the planet – a choc chip cookie dough inspired one which is equally dough-licious and rewarding."
4 Pines head brewer Andrew Tweddell says: “Since day dot, we’ve brewed beer that we want to drink personally and something that our mates would be proud of. Our Ben & Jerry’s-inspired brew has certainly ticked both boxes. It’s truly a good beer that gives back, and the flavour profile is nostalgic and decadent. For us, we want to leave the world in a better state than which we found it. As each year goes on, we’re working to become a sustainable and community-minded brewery that can make a difference."
The limited-edition nitro beer will be sold as single cans, or in packs of four 330ml cans or cartons of 24 while stocks last.
It will also be available on tap in selected venues, and pouring at this year’s GABS Craft Beer & Cider Festival in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane.
