Brewery releases seaweed-containing beer

In celebration of Sea Forest’s work, 4 Pines Brewing Co. has created what it describes as ‘a 'Good Beer that Gives Back’, which contains seaweed.

‘Why Is There Seaweed In My Beer?’ is a Tasmanian Pilsner with a small amount of nori seaweed, making it sweet and salty with a side of umami. The beer has launched to promote Sea Forest’s Asparagopsis seaweed-based supplement, SeaFeed. Livestock whose diets contain 0.2% of SeaFeed supplement are claimed to have a methane reduction of up to 98%; around 15% of global greenhouse emissions come from livestock production.

Through its 1% For the Planet initiative, 4 Pines will make a donation to the Sea Forest Foundation to support its work to restore the giant kelp forests of Tasmania. The Sea Forest Foundation recently teamed up with the University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) on what is claimed to be the first forest-scale kelp restoration project in the Southern Hemisphere, with a goal to create a natural and self-supporting giant kelp forest in Tasmania.

Sarah Turner, 4 Pines Environmental and Social Impact Advisor, said ‘Why Is There Seaweed In My Beer?’ was created as a way to celebrate Sea Forest’s innovative solution to climate change. Sea Forest CEO Sam Elsom added, “Many important conversations have taken place over a beer and, through the collaboration between 4 Pines and Sea Forest, we are excited to empower beer drinkers to learn more about the role methane plays in the climate challenge.”