Hold My Beer - while I’m tested for PFAS on Friday the 13th

Amazing! It requires 7L of water to brew 1L of beer, which is part of the issues as it relates to PFAS contamination. The referenced study below found PFAS in approximately 95% of the beer that was tested. Utilizing several methods of statistical analyses the results are alarming.

A very similar study was performed 10 years ago, allowing the results of the latest test to be compared with previous. Yep, you guessed correctly. The beers of the latest study provided evidence of more PFAS contamination than the previous study’s results a decade ago. PFOA and PFOS were among the most detected of the study’s analyzation of 17 different types of PFAS. Reminder, PFOA and PFOS are carcinogens Group 1 and 2 respectively. The result of PFOS detectable levels of one beer was 10X the EPA’s new Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) of 4ppt!

Bottom-line, if you enjoy a beer always do your due diligence to ascertain the brewer’s location. Results reveal higher contamination from smaller breweries in North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Michigan. These areas all contain increased levels of PFAS in the supplied potable water.

References:

Hoponick Redmon, Jennifer and Deluca, Nicole M., Thorp, Evan & Liyanapatirana, Chamindu and Allen, Laura and Kondash, Andrew J. Hold My Beer: The Linkage between Municipal Water and Brewing Location on PFAS in Popular Beverages Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 59, Number 17, pages 8368-8379