Germany invents "anti-ageing" beer

Reuters ^ | 01/09/04 | Reuters

[Pikamax]

Germany invents "anti-ageing" beer 1 hour, 38 minutes ago

BERLIN (Reuters) - A German brewery has developed a beer containing vitamins and minerals it says are designed to slow the ageing process.

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The Neuzeller Kloster Brewery plans to introduce its "Anti-Aging-Bier" this year and sell it in grocery and drug stores, a spokesman for the company said on Friday.

"It tastes like beer more than it tastes like anything else," the spokesman told Reuters.

The brewery said the beer contained a host of added ingredients that promote good health. But the German government may object to the brewery calling the drink "beer" since a law dating back to 1516 says beer brewed in Germany can only be made from barley, hops, yeast and water.

[Visalia]

Who cares about anti-ageing. Take a vitamin if you're worried a might bit.

I'll take a pint of IPA, bartender.

[antiRepublicrat]

I just couldn't drink and eat, one big glass o' Bier and I was full.

As Dennis Leary said, "It's a meal."

[Fierce Allegiance]

[RussianConservative]

So a young beer now never become ripe, full bodied beer? Krap.

[antiRepublicrat]

Can't forget the preceeding dose of Jaegermeister.

Yuck! An Alt and a double shot of Bacardi Black. Yummy!

[Fierce Allegiance]

[humblegunner]

Mmmmmm... beer.

[trebb]

LOL - love it!

[Arrowhead1952]

"It tastes like beer more than it tastes like anything else," the spokesman told Reuters.

DUH! What else is it supposed to taste like?

"It tastes like (Add your own word)___________________ more than it tastes like anything else," the spokesman told Reuters.

[rochester_veteran]

My daughter got me the t-shirt with "Beer, Helping White Guys Dance Since 1842" on it on Father's Day 2002. It brought tears to my eyes! :-) It's a real hit wearing it to parties and bars!

rochester_veteran

[Xenalyte]

Now I'm thirsty. Whatcha gonna do about it, Mr. Man?

[humblegunner]

Now I'm thirsty. Whatcha gonna do about it, Mr. Man?

Buy you a pitcher at the HAT Birthday Party - Jan. 24.
Or is this more of an immediate sort of crisis?

[Xenalyte]

That's like 15 days away or something. I'm thirsty NOW!

[B Knotts]

Actually, the Reinheitsgebot specified only barley, hops and water. They didn't know about yeast back then.

[humblegunner]

Best I can do from the office... print, chill, enjoy!

[sanchmo]

That was the most frightening sentence in the whole article. I think what it means is:

It tastes like beer more than it tastes like regurgitated rotten calf's liver.

[Xenalyte]

Aaaaah, that's better. :)

[Willie Green]

"It tastes like beer more than it tastes like anything else," the spokesman told Reuters.

Hmmmmm...
I don't think that slogan is gonna sell very well..
But maybe the commercials will have some sexy babes drinking the stuff.

[sanchmo]

I like the hard-to-get kind... Beer that is.

From Germany, Pfungstadter - from the town of Pfungstadt, near Darmstadt.

Dinkl is also great - especially out of a draught in Prague.

Of course our microbrews kick @$$ - and now that I'm in the Pittsburgh area I miss the old New Amsterdam, cause the state-run distributors only get old expired cases.

The most frustrating thing in all creation is going to a place that only has Bud, Miller, Coors, etc.

[STFrancis]

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