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New Zealand Gas Stations Are Selling Fuel Made From Beer

Get one for the road.
Get one for the road. Photo: Courtesy of DB Export Brewtroleum

“Beer run” has acquired an eeeeall-new meaning today in New Zealand: Something called “Brewtroleum” is officially available for purchase at gas pumps, and — as the name indicates — it’s fuel made with the yeast that’s leftover after making beer. Kiwi brewery DB Export is responsible for creating the biofuel, which it bills as a worldwide first.

A spokesman for the brewery

New Zealand Gas Stations Are Selling Fuel Made From Beer