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May 28 2008

Japan’s Spacy Beer

Published by breddings under space beer Edit This

Have you heard about this “space beer” that Sapporo has come up with? If not, don’t get too excited - it’s not nearly as fascinating as it seems like it could be. I mentioned it on my About page and, quite frankly, felt a little silly about it.

Here’s the situation. Researchers studying ways to grow food in space grew some barley on the international space station, Sapporo got a hold of the grain as is now brewing beer with it. They plan to have it out by August.

Not what you were picturing, was it? When I first saw the phrase “space beer” I envisioned beer that somehow remained carbonated in a gravity-free environment. I could just see these flatish plastic bags filled with beery goodness. But no, “space beer” is just a hook to get peoples’ attentions.

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