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Filed under: Biodiesel , Etc. , Green Daily Kid Rock isn't exactly your average environmentalist. Still, the Michigan rocker is pulling a Daryl Hannah with his new American Badass Beer, which just went on sale in the Mitten State . What's unusual about the brew is that it's made, in part, using biodiesel. The beer is brewed by Michigan Brewing Co., near Lansing, Michigan, which has been using biodiesel to power a steam generator used in the beer production process since 2007. Aside from pushing the green angle, Kid Rock - pictured above with the Mercedes BlueTEC-loving Sheryl Crow , Rock's singing partner on "Picture" - is also a job creator : MBC got a $722,957 tax credit to make his new beer, creating 400 jobs. Sierra Nevada also uses biofuels to help make beer. While the "American-style lager" is currently only available in Michigan, a nationwide roll-out is planned for the next 12 months or so. After all, it's not called Michigan Badass Beer, is it? [Source: Mother Nature Network | Source Photo by: Rick Diamond/Getty] Kid Rock's new beer means biodiesel is bad ass originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments