Singapore craft beer uses recycled sewage to highlight water scarcity

The brewery, Brewerkz, says the beer is suitable for Singapore’s tropical climate, with a smooth, toasted honey-like aftertaste. Photograph: Brewerkz

It is a beer made with only the finest ingredients: premium German barley malts, aromatic Citra and Calypso hops, farmhouse yeast from Norway – and reclaimed sewage.

NewBrew, a collaboration between Singapore’s national water agency and the local craft brewery Brewerkz, has already proved popular and has sold out on tap at the brewery’s restaurants, according to reports.