Drink up, me hearties

Add beer to the list of inedible organic refuse that could possibly answer the “food or fuel” anti-ethanol complaint. Well, waste beer, anyway. Molson Coors is donating ethanol made from the stuff to power every flex-fuel vehicle at the Democratic National Convention. It’s hardly a new business practice, either; the linked article states that, “since 1996, Coors has been recycling waste beer, which the company says is beer lost during packaging or deemed below quality standards, and converting it to alcohol automotive fuel.” It also helps them purge 70 tons of noxious crap from their air emissions, so the effect lies well within their own corporate self-interest.

We believe that hats (and, if available, novelty beer helmets) should be tipped to Coors for promoting ethanol on a national stage like this, and we hope that they continue their efforts. Plus, since Lord knows their beer’s no good for actually drinking, it’s good that they’ve found another use for it.