Why are mosquitoes attracted to beer drinkers and breweries?
Answered at 2:14 in Cracking Open a 10-Year Old Beer · Unfiltered Brew
Why are mosquitoes attracted to beer drinkers and breweries?
Mosquitoes are attracted to carbon dioxide, which is released both when humans breathe and when beer ferments or is poured. In breweries, CO2 from fermenting beer tanks with airlocks constantly releases into the cellar, attracting mosquitoes through open doors. Beer drinkers are also more susceptible to mosquito bites because the bubbles released when pouring beer into a glass or drinking from a can attract the insects just as exhaled CO2 does.
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In short
Mosquitoes are attracted to carbon dioxide, which is released both when humans breathe and when beer ferments or is poured.
Eric Flanagan, Brewery Founder at Sugar Creek Brewing Company · Cracking Open a 10-Year Old Beer · Unfiltered Brew · answer at 2:14
Key takeaways
- Mosquitoes are attracted to carbon dioxide, which is released both when humans breathe and when beer ferments or is poured.
Quote to remember
“If you make one hiccup or glitch, it's hard to make that profit. You have to put a lot of cans of beer out.”
— Eric Flanagan
The full answer · about 1 min
Mosquitoes are attracted to carbon dioxide, which is released both when humans breathe and when beer ferments or is poured. In breweries, CO2 from fermenting beer tanks with airlocks constantly releases into the cellar, attracting mosquitoes through open doors. Beer drinkers are also more susceptible to mosquito bites because the bubbles released when pouring beer into a glass or drinking from a can attract the insects just as exhaled CO2 does.
Key facts
- Tilray announced Ten Barrel Brewing layoffs eliminating entire innovation team in 2024
- Bud Light sales declined nearly 20 percent following social media influencer endorsement scandal
- Sugar Creek Brewing Company operates in over 30,000 square feet of space
- Sugar Creek Brewing Company is the fifth largest brewery in Charlotte, North Carolina
- Ten Barrel Brewing shifted from AB InBev ownership to Tilray cannabis company ownership in year prior to layoff announcement