San Diego International Airport (SAN) has partnered with local brewer, The East Village Brewing Company, on two beers made with purified condensate collected through the airport’s water stewardship program.
Hoppy Travels IPA is a West Coast IPA with flavors of grapefruit and guava and Pre-Flight Pils is a German-style pilsner with bready and lemon zest flavors. The beers are currently on tap at The East Village Brewing Company and will be available at SAN’s Terminal 2 in the coming weeks.
The water used in the beers is condensate that dripped from the bottom of air conditioning units attached to jet bridges at SAN, which is then purified using reverse osmosis and ozone disinfection. The condensate water has a pure water profile with little mineral content, making the reclaimed water an ideal base for brewers.
“We first partnered with the brewers of The East Village Brewing Company in 2019 when they brewed a beer called SAN Test Pilot using the condensate while working at another local brewery,” said Kimberly Becker, San Diego County Regional Airport Authority president & CEO. “The beer was very successful, selling out almost immediately, and since then we’ve been interested in collaborating again. The East Village Brewing Company’s focus on sustainability aligns with our efforts at the airport and we are happy to have the opportunity to showcase this reclaimed water innovatively with their help.”
