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Beer Pipeline Built

Source: Sp00ky, Wikimapia
Photo credit: Sp00ky, Wikimapia

From the Wall Street Journal:

“BRUGES, Belgium— Xavier Vanneste, heir to a dynasty of beer brewers in this medieval city, had a pipe dream. When he woke up and looked out of his window one spring morning, he saw workers on the street laying underground utility cables in front of his house, situated on the same ancient square as the brewery he runs…. His brain wave? A beer pipeline…. It stretches 2 miles from the brewery, De Halve Maan, or The Half Moon, in the city center to the bottling plant in an industrial area. It will be able to carry 1,500 gallons of beer an hour at 12 mph. Hundreds of truck trips a year will no longer be necessary. Read more at http://www.wsj.com/articles/brewery-builds-a-pipeline-sending-beer-lovers-into-a-froth-1462371340

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