Talk about a niche product. 4 Pines Brewing Company in Australia has developed the first beer designed to be consumed in space.
What does that mean?
More flavor. Less carbonation.
In space your whole entire face, including your tongue, swells,” says [brewer] Jaron [Mitchell]. “It becomes a lot harder to taste things in space.”
“With all the swelling all of your taste buds become almost a bit numb, in a way,” he says.
Also, without gravity, gas doesn’t necessarily rise above liquid. That can make belching…messy.
No orders from NASA (apparently) but some of Sir Richard Branson’s tourists might like a brew.
774 ABC Melbourne: First batch of astro-beer brewed and ready for testing
(via Boing Boing)



