Food miles usually make up only a small portion of the carbon footprint of food   , but for heavy stuff like beer the less distance it has travelled the better. A pint from your local brewery is probably better than any alternative, and if you buy beer on draught then there is no single-use packaging involved at all.

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Ovenstone 109 and Futtle are two East Neuk breweries that sell refillable growlers. Take your empty growler back to the brewery and exchange it for a full one - you only pay for the beer refill.