Flow – Clean Air Edition uses 99.999% pure atmospheric CO₂ captured onsite by Aircapture’s Direct Air Capture system.
CO₂ has recently become complicated for brewers. For example, supply shortages in recent years have made it expensive and hard to find. Now, a brewery in Alameda, California, is pulling its bubbles straight out of the air.
Almanac Beer Co. just released “Flow – Clean Air Edition,” a beer carbonated using Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology. It’s a partnership with a company called Aircapture, which installed a modular unit right on the brewery floor. Instead of buying CO₂ that comes from fossil fuel plants, the brewery now catches it from the air outside.
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