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Green Geek Beer

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the envirobeer dept.

DigiDave writes "A time honored tradition on St Patty's Day is to drink green beer. But some breweries go out of their way to make sure that the brewskies we drink are always green, by using environmentally friendly brewing methods. The makers of Fat Tire, for example, use a cogeneration process that involves anaerobic bacteria turning wastewater into methane gas for power."

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  1. Pitching in by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 4, Funny

    Each of us should be taking local actions to do our part for the planet. For example, I've been using my own anaerobic process to turn beer into methane gas for many years now.

    1. Re:Pitching in by waferhead · · Score: 2, Funny

      And me with no mod points...

    2. Re:Pitching in by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      You do realise that Methane gas is a much more potent greenhouse gas then CO2, so you'd better have a tube stuck up your arse to capture it if you want to do your bit for the planet. :P

  2. Beer? by fred911 · · Score: 3, Funny

    "use a cogeneration process that involves anaerobic bacteria turning wastewater"

    in (state side) domestic beer.

      move on ... nothing new here:-)

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  3. Public Health Warning - Tourist Advisary by Realistic_Dragon · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you are in Boston at this time of year DO NOT respond when people introduce themselves as "Irish-American" with "Nice to meet you, I'm a Saxon-Norman-Viking-Dutch-Englishman". Breaking them out of their fantasy world may result in you spending the night in the gutter looking for your teeth instead of getting personally aquainted with a drunk BU chick who can't tell the difference between a Home Counties and Irish Counties accent.

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  4. Green beer!!!!?!? by 91degrees · · Score: 5, Funny

    Seriously, if you tried giving anyone beer than had been dyed green in Ireland, you'd be introduced to that other tradtitional Irish custom of having your head smashed against the bar.

    1. Re:Green beer!!!!?!? by ozbird · · Score: 2, Funny

      American tourist: Bartender, what do you drink on St. Patrick's Day?
      Irish bartender: Green beer, of course.
      American tourist: No way! I've got to try me one of those!
      Irish bartender: [hands tourist a Guinness]
      American tourist: Um, are you sure this is green?
      Irish bartender: It's a bit dark, but it's green to be sure.
      American tourist: Gee, wait 'til I tell the folks back home!

      And thus a great Irish joke was born...

  5. Re:Paddy's Day by AuMatar · · Score: 3, Funny

    Since he was a priest he didn't use it anyway. He may as well have been a woman.

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  6. Re:So much for current events... by porl · · Score: 2, Funny

    I thought the title was "Green Greek Bear"... curse my blurry monitor!!! :)

    Now that i think of it, that would be cool... :)

  7. Re:Most breweries do.. by aichpvee · · Score: 2, Funny

    If Anheuser-Busch is the only other brewery doing it then sure it's something new. Because Fat Tire actually tastes good.

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