Sapporo's disappointingly normal astro-beer

Cory Doctorow 9:46 pm Sun Dec 14, 2008

Sapporo's brewing a private-edition "space beer" made from barley descended from seeds that circled the globe on the ISS. The beer is disappointingly normal and has not been reported to cause gigantism, telekinesis, or any of the other typical space-seed effects.

The barley used in the new beer is a third-generation offshoot of the original plant stored for five months in a Russian laboratory in the station. The company has made only 100 liters of the new brew, named Sapporo Space Barley, which is not for sale. Sapporo says the beer is safe because it has tested microbes in it and did tests with lab animals and Sapporo employees, too. It also says that the space beer tastes just like regular beer.

Sapporo to offer tasting of space beer

(Thanks, Marilyn!)

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