Alan Mahon started Brewgooder to fund clean water projects and now hopes to open a bar at home
A Belfast man left "in pretty bad shape" after contracting a parasite from dirty water in Nepal is now helping save lives around the world with the profit from his eco-brewery.Water, the environment and social justice are at the heart of company, which he says has helped around 100,000 people through 140 projects worldwide, providing clean water and food to those in need.
“From that point of view I knew I wanted to get into water - I wanted to get into helping people. We take water for granted with the rain we get but I never had to imagine my life without taps, both hot and cold. “It was part of the process. I went from poor student to poor graduate and I loved the notion of craft beer. I thought it would be amazing if we combined that with the passion I had in the area of water.
“We are looking forward to pushing into Northern Ireland and seeing Brewgooder drunk in the bars I go to.”He said: “I don’t think I would do it if it didn’t have that human purpose.