German beer maker, Neuzeller Kloster Brewery, has developed a beer containing vitamins and minerals designed to slow the aging process, Reuters said on January 11. The Brewery plans to introduce its "Anti-Aging Bier" this year and sell it in grocery and drug stores, a spokesman for the company said.

"It tastes like beer more than it tastes like anything else," the spokesman told Reuters. The brewery said the beer contained a host of added ingredients that promote good health. The German Government may object to the brewery calling the drink "beer" as a law dating back to 1516 says beer brewed in Germany can only be made from barley, hops, yeast and water.

13 January, 2004