Pour these 6 `green` Wisconsin beers with pride

Green-dyed beer on St. Patrick`s Day? Yeah, I confess to having quaffed a pint or two in my younger days. I`m not proud of it.

These days, the closest green gets to my beer is on the label. Unless you count a brewery`s efforts to reduce its carbon footprint.

Many brewers ship spent grain to farms where it feeds cows rather than clogs landfills.

Some breweries harness the power of sun and wind.

Three breweries have a management system program of environmental compliance practices as part of the Wisconsin DNR Green Tier business program. Translation: even though I’ve never heard brewers say they wish they had more expenses, regulations and paperwork — these breweries partner with the DNR to set energy reduction goals, track results and report findings....