Okay, I know it sounds gross.  But hear me out on this!

Stone Brewing out of San Diego?  They pretty much know what their doing.  So if they are going to put their name on a beer made out of 100% reclaimed water, I don’t think you’re going to go wrong.  And of course it is called Full Circle.  Of course.

Whatever you want to call it — reclaimed water, treated sewage water — don’t fool yourself for a second that every drop of water you’ve consumed in your life hasn’t gone through this process.

To be fair, Earth’s recycling of water is a much longer and more natural process.  Far more appealing — less of a terrible image (see above) stabbing barbs and clinging to every corner of your mind.

But reclaiming water and speeding up the process of making it potable is not a new concept.    With California finally getting over their drought, props to Stone Brewing for tackling a way to reduce water usage.  Sadly, it is a 5-barrel concept beer not being released to the consumer at large.  But maybe if enough of us get over the “toilet water” label for the beer, we might be lucky enough to — ummm —- flush it down our gullets?

— @erickristensen