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Bungleau 02-13-2007 10:48 AM

From Yahoo Weird News...

Quote:

TOKYO, Feb 13 (Reuters Life!) - Great news for beer and milk lovers: A liquor shop owner in Japan's largest dairy farming region has stopped crying about local spilled milk and started making beer from it instead.



"We came up with the idea after hearing about surplus milk," said Chitoshi Nakahara, head of the Nakahara liquor shop on the northernmost island of Hokkaido.



Milk consumption has been declining steadily in Japan, and Hokkaido disposed of nearly 900 tonnes of milk last March due to over-production, according to the Japan Dairy Association.



Nakahara's new brew, "Bilk" -- a combination of "milk" and "beer" -- is about 30 percent milk. It also contains hops, and the production process does not differ much from that of regular beer, he said.



His shop started selling Bilk, which apart from a slight milky scent looks and tastes like ordinary beer, on February 1 after spending about six months developing the product with a local brewer.



Bilk is only available at six local shops or by mail order, but Nakahara is currently out of stock due to heavy media attention.



Don't worry if you can't get hold of any, though: Nakahara also sells beer brewed from another major Hokkaido product -- potatoes.



Sacrilege... or brilliant? What do you think?

Bozos of Bones 02-13-2007 10:54 AM

I know I wouldn't drink it unless I was in the middle of the desert, 100 miles from the closest place that I know is nowhere.

Madman-Rogovich 02-13-2007 10:57 AM

I say brilliant, a new type of beer and its a type thats gonna be good for your bones! [img]graemlins/drinkup.gif[/img]

Just wish I could get hold of some, do you think they could send over some samples?

robertthebard 02-13-2007 12:15 PM

Yeah, beer that's good for you...

Bozos of Bones 02-13-2007 04:22 PM

Since when is beer not good for you?

Timber Loftis 02-13-2007 04:56 PM

Brilliant.

robertthebard 02-13-2007 05:11 PM

I think it depends on just how much of it you drink...However, I can remember some times when it didn't seem all that good for me, vaguely, anyway.

Leonis 02-13-2007 09:18 PM

Everyone knows beer is good for you. Since when is milk good for you?

I actually had some fermented milk drink in South Korea. Not bad. But the next morning... [img]graemlins/1dizzy.gif[/img]

Kakero 02-13-2007 09:19 PM

Beer is good for you, it keeps you young always, just look at Johnny. [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]

Bithron 02-14-2007 03:11 PM

Strange that Johnny has yet to comment... :D

russian dudette 02-15-2007 07:03 PM

Beer? did someone mention beer? beer is ALWAYS good for you [img]tongue.gif[/img]

sageridder 02-16-2007 02:10 AM

While a new beer source is good news, can you imagine how bad the beer farts from this might be.

Madman-Rogovich 02-16-2007 07:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by sageridder:
While a new beer source is good news, can you imagine how bad the beer farts from this might be.
Certainly can't be as dangerous as the flatulence caused by a night on nothing but Guinness [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]

Bozos of Bones 02-16-2007 08:04 AM

I see you have no idea how bad it smells after you each cheese pizza and drink milk.


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