Biodiesel powers Kid Rock's Badass Beer

Last weekend Kid Rock launched his own brew, American Badass Beer, at two concerts he performed in Detroit. He’s been working with the Michigan Brewing Co. for the past year on the beer he describes in the Detroit Free Press as “American-style lager … easy to drink without an aftertaste.”

"I'm American, that's what I like to drink, and from looking around the parking lot before my shows, I know that's what my fans drink," Kid Rock said.

MBC also houses the Biorefinery Training Facility, which includes a biodiesel-making operation. Both the stills and biodiesel refinery are used for research, teaching and outreach. Combined, they are training dozens of people to tap into the emerging green bioeconomy.

 

MSU’s student body, largely unaware, is also contributing to the enterprise. Recycled fryer grease from campus cafeterias and the canola seed from Charlotte are the two sources of the biodiesel that MBC uses to power its steam generator to heat water to make beer.

I wonder if a beer that’s made for the American masses that’s easy to drink and has no aftertaste has any taste at all. I suppose I should reserve my judgment until I actually get a chance to taste it.