Rain Barrel Beer

In Atlanta, 5 Seasons offers natural, "real" food and beer brewed by brewmaster Crawford Moran. The brewery was already making green efforts in their production methods by reusing cooking oil from the kitchen to fire their kettles. 5 Seasons took it to the next level by using only the rainwater in their beer production, an act that fulfilled their "commitment to environmentally responsible production" and actually improved the taste of their beer.

Alas, the city shut production down because while the filtered rainwater was certainly "potable" before being put into beer production, but there are no statutes discussing rainwater for such use.

Thank you to Donna McLaughlin of Slow Food: Urban San Diego for sending this article to me. For the full article from Mother Nature Network click here.