4 Washington By Aimee Cho August 14, 2022
Several breweries in D.C., Maryland and Virginia say they haven’t been impacted yet, but they are concerned by the shortage.
While you might have cracked open a cold one to enjoy Saturday’s preseason football game, the U.S. is experiencing a shortage of carbon dioxide, which produces all that fizz and bubbly in the beer.
Issues with contamination and a train line strike have impacted the carbon dioxide supply around the country. Many local breweries said they're monitoring the situation, thankful that their supplies haven’t fizzled out just yet.
While some breweries are worried about production, others are turning to greener methods to help.
Lone Oak Farm Brewing Company in Olney, Maryland, is one business using alternative methods to prevent products from going flat.
Charlie and Chris Miller, co-owners of the brewery, explained that as the fermentation process happens, carbon dioxide is produced naturally, and a splitting valve captures that natural carbon dioxide.
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