Earlier this week, The Blade Editorial Board published a piece praising Maumee Bay Brewing Company for its new green beer. The beer, named “Alegae Blooms,” is meant to raise awareness about the health of Lake Erie and the quality of Toledo’s drinking water.

“Creative efforts like those of Maumee Bay Brewing Company will keep the pressure on [Gov. John] Kasich to finally act,” the editorial argues.

BEHIND THE EDITORIAL: Green beer clever ploy for algae awareness | Cheers to a healthier lake
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Editorial writers Wynne Everett and Brian Dugger discuss the cleverness of Maumee Bay Brewing’s ploy, and why continued attention to the algae problem is important for the Toledo community.

Behind The Editorial is a recurring segment from The Blade Editorial Board, in which the staff explains why they wrote about certain topics and how they reached their conclusions. View last week’s edition.

First Published December 8, 2017, 9:30 p.m.