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7km beer pipeline built for German festival

By T.K. Randall
June 3, 2017 · Comment icon 7 comments

Attendees at this year's festival will have access to beer on tap. Image Credit: sxc.hu
Germany's Wacken hard rock festival is set to use up so much beer that it is getting a dedicated pipeline.
One of the world's biggest heavy metal events, the festival is famous for its beer consumption with each of its 75,000 attendees typically downing an average of 5.1 liters of alcohol.

This year the event's organizers have decided to spare no expense by installing an entire beer pipeline capable of transporting thousands of liters of the beverage over a distance of four miles.
Once completed, it will be capable of pouring one glass of beer every second.

According to the organizers, the installation of the pipeline will make the festival more sustainable and cost-effective while also being more environmentally friendly as well.

The event, which this year will feature 150 bands, is set to take place at the beginning of August.



Source: BBC News | Comments (7)




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Comment icon #1 Posted by freetoroam 7 years ago
4 miles...i wonder how many will try tapping into that. 
Comment icon #2 Posted by CrimsonKing 7 years ago
Hell yeah!!! Forget oil pipelines,this is the future!  Cheers 
Comment icon #3 Posted by ChaosRose 7 years ago
At least if it spills it won't be a tragedy.
Comment icon #4 Posted by third_eye 7 years ago
I bet the French will come up with one for the Wines and Cognacs next ... ~
Comment icon #5 Posted by EBE Hybrid 7 years ago
5.1 litres each, that's nearly 10 pints, if thats in a day i've got so say "Great work, people" 
Comment icon #6 Posted by Calibeliever 7 years ago
10 pints a day average per person and you know there's tons of lightweights like me bringing that curve waaay down. By pint 3-4 I'm looking for a place to nap! 
Comment icon #7 Posted by toast 7 years ago
"The friendly north-Germans"


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