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Sierra Nevada Beer Used to Power Vehicles

by Evan Shamoon on February 4, 2009 at 04:12 PM



The fine folks at Sierra Nevada Brewing Company may have just found the second best use for beer ever: powering cars. The company has purchased MicroFueler, a badass contraption whose sole purpose is to produce ethanol from water, sugar and yeast -- the latter, of course, being the major byproduct of beer fermentation. In other words, beer leftovers are being turned into ethanol, making Sierra Nevada arguably the most environmentally-friendly alcohol purveyor around.

Gives new meaning to the expression drinking and driving! Sort of. Either way, we think you'll agree that the image above is ... mmm, beeeeeer. [From: dvice]

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