Beer Makers Tapping Into Sustainable Water Efficiency Goals

Most beer drinkers aren’t thinking about water when they raise a glass of brew to their lips. But brewers are.

So the nation’s largest brewers, including AB InBev, Molson Coors, and New Belgium Brewing Co., want to save on water without sacrificing the suds.

Climate change, longer drought cycles, and dwindling water resources have prompted them to incorporate advanced water-efficiency measures into their latest sustainability plans. The chief goal? Brewers want to reduce the amount of water it takes to produce a barrel of beer.

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