Brewgooder (beer that funds clean water projects)

Brewgooder is a Glasgow-based vegan beer with a difference. Because it uses profits to fund clean water projects abroad, for the millions of people who can get thirsty, sick or even die from dehydration or dirty water. The founder actually became ill from contracting a parasite from contaminated water. This was inspiration for founding the brand.

Pop ring-pulls back over holes before recycling, to avoid wildlife getting trapped. Set up a recycling program to raise money for your community!
If you buy other beers, avoid ones wrapped in those plastic beer rings, as they trap wildlife and birds (if you see any littered, rip up the holes and securely bin them).

Back home, he recovered thanks to NHS treatment, and realised that clean water is a human right, and used his business knowledge to found a company that could do good work abroad. So far Brewgooder has provided over 150 million litres of clean water, to people around the world. Some examples are:

Funded over 130 projects in Malawi (including well rehabilitations, borehole constructions and water mapping, which has impacted over 65,000 lives).
Supported initiatives that tackle food poverty and homelessness in the UK.
Fund a scholarship for ethnic minority students in the brewing/distilling industry.
Supported conflict-affected communities, providing aid in areas like Gaza.

Most Work Done in Malawi

Most of the profits from this brand go to fund clean water projects in Malawi, ‘the warm heart of Africa’, in a landlocked friendly nation. Yet despite a fifth of the country being covered by Lake Malawi, a third of people have no access to clean safe water, due to poor infrastructure and most being used for agriculture.

Around 40% of treated water is also lost each year to theft, illegal connections and leaky pipes.

More than half the population (around 10 million people) lack access to decent toilets, and over 1000 children under 5, die annually from diarrhoea (caused by unsafe water and poor sanitation).

Two huge reasons for lack of clean water are droughts and floods (which causes dirty water) which are being made worse by climate change. This is the problem when media don’t call out politicians who are denying climate science and ripping up climate policies. It’s innocent people in poverty-stricken countries who end up the biggest losers.

The Brewgooder Range of Beers

You can find Brewgooder beers in many shops and supermarkets (including Tesco), pubs and restaurants. Or buy online (including mixed cases):

These beers are naturally vegan (no bone or fish finings).

Sun and Stone (this is made alongside a pioneering Palestinian microbrewery, inspired by the region’s warm sun and rugged limestone hills). It’s a crisp lager with German hops, with artwork by Levantine artist Nouri Flayhan. All proceeds support communities in Palestine and across the Middle East, including through the work of the Disasters Emergency Committee.
Goood Beer (a session pale ale with refreshing finish)
Tropic (a pale ale with flavours of mango & passion fruit)
IPA (an Indian pale ale with flavours of grapefruit & lime)
Juicy (a citrus IPA with pineapple & lemon aromas)
APA (a piney American pale ale)
Fonio (a Fair Trade IPA brewed with ancient grain sourced from smallholder farmers in West Africa).