Yesterday we went to the Bravaria Brewery. It was founded in 1680 and the 7th generation of men now manage it. They have the freshest water on site because thay have Natural Mineral Water wells they withdraw from. They are a total of 21 wells but 6 are natural mineral water. The surrounding lands are agriculture so there are threats of pesticides and fertilizers. However they are the first private organization to protect their wells. Normally it is only the govt. They pay $600,000 euros a year in taxes to withdraw water. In fact there are only 25 water withdrawal permits in the Netherlands. Farmers do not need them as along as the don't withdrawal more then 10 cubes per hour. Since Bravaria Brewery withdrawals the water it has the potenital to diminish the water source for the surrounding farm lands. So Bravaria pays the farmers for the damages to the crops.
Bravaria's goal is to be ranked number 1 in the world of sustainable breweries. They use 3.8 liters of water to produce 1 liter of beer. The average is 7 liters. At this time they are ranked number 4. Through their waster water process they capture the biogas and use it for energy. Their biological treatment is 4 times cheaper for them to do than to have the govt. do it. They are continuing to impove their process to further reduce water consumption.
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And was it the best beer you've ever tasted?!
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