Stone Brewing in California has introduced Full Circle Pale Ale, brewed with treated wastewater from San Diego’s Pure Water Project, which aims to purify enough recycled water by 2035 to handle one-third of the city’s drinking water. The brewery produced five barrels of lager, with CEO Pat Tiernan saying the recycled water was purer than the brewery’s regular supply.
When a severe drought takes its toll on water, companies like Stone Brewing in San Diego, California need to think seriously about sustainability. To illustrate this point, the nation’s ninth-largest brewery recently introduced Full Circle Pale Ale, a beer brewed with treated wastewater. San Diego’s Pure Water Project, which hopes to purify enough recycled water by 2035 to handle one-third of the city’s drinking water, had presented the brewery with an opportunity to use a new water source.
A toast to sustainability:
Stone Brewing produced five barrels of lager. CEO Pat Tiernan said the recycled water was actually purer than the brewery’s regular water supply.
Full Circle brewer Steve Gonzalez admitted he was initially skeptical. “Of the Pale Ales I’ve brewed, it’s probably in the Top 3,” he said. “It’s a very clean tasting beer.”
In 2015, an Oregon water treatment company ran a contest requiring craft brewers to brew beer using 30 percent purified wastewater. Some have said they prefer purified water because it lacks certain minerals found in tap water.
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