Japan: Sapporo Breweries launches space barley beer, but in a very limited edition

Japanese beer-maker Sapporo Breweries announced this week it has launched the long-expected beer made from the seeds of barleycorn which has travelled in space.

The beer was brewed as part of the joint research with Okayama University conducted to exploit possibilities of barleycorn for beer in space, "Studies of Impact of Extreme Environmental Stresses on Barley" and uses 100% of the "seedlings of barleycorn that travelled the space."

Sapporo Space Barley is said to be the first of its kind in the world - however, it the beer is not available to everyone. The brewer is inviting 60 people (30 pairs) to taste the beer.

04 December, 2009