Outdoor Clothing Giant Patagonia Is Brewing Regenerative Beer That Helps Sequester Carbon

[Judi Lynn]

Last edited Sat Oct 2, 2021, 04:25 AM - Edit history (1)

By Sally Ho Published on Oct 2, 2021 Last updated Oct 1, 2021

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You can now drink beer made from wheat grown using regenerative farming practices, which helps boost carbon sequestration. Patagonia, the popular outdoor apparel brand, is brewing it.

Launched in partnership with Portland, Oregon-based Hopworks Urban Brewery (HUB), Patagonia’s new line of beer is made with organically grown ingredients and Kernza, a perennial wheat grain grown using regenerative agriculture practices—which helps to restore soil biodiversity and carbon sequestration.

Patagonia Provisions new Long Root IPA is a traditional West Coast style IPA at 6.2% ABV. Described as a vibrant and light IPA and boasting flavours of citrus and evergreen hops with a “subtle bitterness and malty aroma”, the beers are now available across the West Coast in retail stores, select Whole Foods locations, and at Trader Joe’s in Northern California.

It’s the third beer line released by Patagonia Provisions, the outdoor apparel brand’s regenerative food venture created back in 2012. All of the company’s beer is made with Kernza, the perennial grain that is grown using organic and regenerative practices, a breakthrough that Patagonia achieved back in 2016 after a research project with The Land Institute in Kansas.

More:
https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/patagonia-provisions-ipa-regenerative/

[calimary]

1. More, please!

[Shermann]

2. It's pretty light on details

Farming doesn't "sequester" carbon as I would define it. Any conversion of gas to carbon compounds in plants will be released eventually as plant matter decays. Sequestration in this context implies a more permanent storage such as conversion to hydrocarbons or storage in depleted natural gas reservoirs.

[CentralMass]

3. A related Video from Patagonia. It is worth watching.

[marble falls]

4. Patagonia, eh? Ought to be some pricey brews. 6.2% ale? About 1% above Spudweizer.