Breweries Over Function Being 'Water Factories'

Due to water limitations arising from the arrival of Hurricane Irma

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The supply of food and clean water throughout the storm that struck the area around Florida has made many residents feel prolonged suffering. Reported during these last weeks, successive after Harvey's hurricane, then continues with the storm of Irma capable of bringing tremendous difficulties for the region.

It was reported later that many related issues arose during the storm, citing CNN Indonesia, September 13th, emerging problems including difficulties in food supply and clean water.

The difficulties for the citizens seem to get the attention of most of the breweries, they offer help to feed the needy citizens. Especially in hurricane situations, breweries play a very important role for citizens, however, you should not think that they will distribute beer to make people calmer.

There was no choice that could be done in such a situation, the choice for them, some brewing factories finally gave up while the brewery was used for drinking water.

You can also think holistically, Florida is in America, so it's easy to see drinking water supplies, big and small breweries are both able to help complete the inventory and distribution of these precious resources.

One of the Brewbound news sites interviewed a number of breweries in Florida, citing Extra Crispy, that they had previously spoken of plans and anticipations ahead of Irma's 'arrival'.

They have set the priority of time, for factory employees to prepare for the storm, and take the initiative to empty the fermentation bar to store plenty of drinking water supplies.

In an interview with the news website, Luis Brignoni, founder of Miami's Wynwood Brewing beer company explained in detail.

"We are ready for the worst, if the brewery can fill the barrel and the empty fermented tank with water."

Eddle Leon added, the owner of the MIA Beer Company even allows when there are employees who need it.

"We let the barrel of clean water be taken by the employee if they want it."

Hurricane Irma (including Harvey storm) has turned beer production into clean water, as American breweries such as Anheuser-Busch InBev, MillerCoors and Oskar Blues have an important role in providing relief efforts by providing drinking water like those in Texas and Louisiana.

As said by A-B InBev in their interview with Brewbound.

"We sent more than 11 trucks full of drinking water, to the area where the refugees will be arriving."

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Source: C Andhika Setyanti - CNN Indonesia, Extra Crispy
Image: R Gurning