{"id":18944,"date":"2025-11-14T09:03:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T08:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?p=18944"},"modified":"2026-01-15T12:08:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T11:08:26","slug":"brewing-beer-and-sustainability-how-sustainable-can-it-really-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/18944\/brewing-beer-and-sustainability-how-sustainable-can-it-really-be\/","title":{"rendered":"Brewing Beer and Sustainability: How Sustainable Can It Really Be?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Inside Tipsy Tribe, a small brewery and distillery in Brussels, the smell of warm grain fills the space. Tanks hum softly, hoses lie coiled on the floor. Brewing beer looks simple here: water, grain, hops, and yeast. Yet the environmental impact of this seemingly straightforward drink is anything but small.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Victor van den Belt of Milieu Defensie, \u2018what we drink, how it is packaged, and where it comes from largely determines the climate impact of our beer.\u2019 Standing in breweries like this one, the challenge of sustainability quickly becomes visible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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