A Brewery in San Diego, Stone Brewing, has made a beer using recycled sewage water. Stone Brewing is the 9th largest brewery in the U.S. and has just demonstrated one of the many uses for recycled water.
This pale ale beer has ironically been named, Full Circle. Five barrels of Full Circle have been brewed from the city’s plant. San Diego officials are hoping to purify enough water to handle one-third of the city’s drinking supply by 2035 and Full Circle is a big step in the right direction.
Those who are skeptical of this beer should know that Stone’s chief operating officer, Pat Tiernan, promises that the recycled water is actual better than the water they currently use at the brewery! He told San Diego 6 that, “This particular water will just help us not require so much natural water to come in and gives us a more reliable source.”
The creator of Full Circle is Steve Gonzalez, a seasoned brewer, says that he too was not
sure how he would feel about the beer. After trying it, he said, “Among the pale ales that
I’ve made, it’s probably in the top three!” Gonzalez describes the flavor as, “some caramel notes, some tropical fruit notes. It’s a very clean tasting beer.”
Beer lovers that attended the demonstration at the city’s Pure Water plant were met with the same surprise. Shane Trussell, a fellow beer lover, told KGTV, “[I thought] that it would have an off taste or be something different to it … it’s outstanding.”
Full Circle is not yet for sale but executives at Stone Brewing are eager to introduce this beer to the world.
