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Kiitos Brewing Fonio Beer
Isn't just a unique beer for Utah; it's unique in the world.
Kiitos Fonio isn't just a unique beer for Utah; it's unique in the world. Fonio is named for the drought-tolerant grass/grain that hails from West Africa—a type of millet that is able to grow without fertilizer, pesticides and irrigation. Yeah, it's that hearty and sustainable.
While Kiitos isn't the first brewery in North America to use fonio in a beer (Brooklyn Brewery and Russian River Brewing were out front on that), it is the first to make a 100 percent fonio beer in North America. Carlsberg Brewing out of Denmark created a 100 percent fonio lager, but it was only available there.
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