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PostPosted: Mon - Jan, 03 2005 - 2:39 am    Post subject: New Health Beer Reply with quote

A company in Sweden has introduced a new light beer made of oats instead of barley. The enzymes in the beer are said to lower cholesterol, although, testing is going on right now. The beer which will probably be called "Swedish Opera" in the U.S. contains 3.9 carbs and only 63 calories. I think it is pretty safe to say that it will taste like crap.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/1/prwebxml193119.php
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PostPosted: Mon - Jan, 03 2005 - 5:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oats instead of barley? And they still call it beer? OK, call me old fashioned, but I thought barley was one of the main four ingredients that made beer, well, beer.

And yes, it will definitely taste like crap.
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PostPosted: Mon - Jan, 03 2005 - 6:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Doesn't beer require barley? That's like a "garden-burger"!!! If there is no beef, it's not a burger damnit! If there's no barley, it's not beer. It's Oat Beer, which which won't sell here in the US. Might be competition for Crapweiser new fruity beer.
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PostPosted: Mon - Jan, 03 2005 - 11:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Beer that tastes like Cheerios....Mmmmm Puke
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PostPosted: Tue - Jan, 04 2005 - 5:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oats? That is weird... At least it's made out of cereal. Unlike many other beers made with korn syrup, rice or wood!

Here are some alternative cereals used in beer that I have tasted and that are simply marvelous:

Hemp

Now that is good. Especially if it is roasted. It will give good malt-caramel with burned flavor to the beer. Good examples of this are the Chanvre Rousse from Le Chaudron and the Folle Du Roi from Les Mousquetaires.

Really good stuff!

http://www.brasserielechaudron.com/

Buckwheat

Although this might sound odd, it is actually very good. Rogue used to have an excellent Buckwheat ale just as RJ who has an Ambrée De Sarrasin (buckwheat amber beer). The buckwheat give a special aroma to the beer. Very impressive.

http://www.brasseursrj.com/english.htm

Rice

Generally, rice ales aren't that good. But since they are so common now, there are a couple of good specimens. Rice is often found in buckwheat ales because the combination of both can make a beer without gluten (good for people allergic). The Messagère (messenger) is an example of a beer designed for people with allergies.

http://www.lesbieresnouvellefrance.com/contenu/nosBieres_ang.cfm

I won't even talk about korn and wood. They are used by macros to speed up fermentation and they generally don't help the beers taste...
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PostPosted: Tue - Jan, 04 2005 - 5:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oh! I forgot to say that in my opinion, a good beer should follow the Reinheitsgebot (german purity law for beer).
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PostPosted: Wed - Jan, 05 2005 - 1:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hemp beer? Wow, I must be getting old! Smile

If I drank one of those, I would probably fall asleep in about 15 minutes.
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PostPosted: Wed - Jan, 05 2005 - 4:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Don't worry. This stuff is inoffensive. Hemp is used in lots of things. Rope, clothes, beer, ect.

Although I don't know much about this stuff, I believe it will only get you Cool if you smoke it.
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PostPosted: Wed - Jan, 05 2005 - 4:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

PrimeMinister wrote:
Don't worry. This stuff is inoffensive. Hemp is used in lots of things. Rope, clothes, beer, ect.

Although I don't know much about this stuff, I believe it will only get you Cool if you smoke it.


Hemp will not get you high, ever. Marijuana, which is different will get you the Cool effect. I'm not an expert either, but I learned that in Amsterdam.
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PostPosted: Wed - Jan, 05 2005 - 9:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hemp has no THC which is the chemical that makes you squirrely.. Smile
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PostPosted: Wed - Jan, 05 2005 - 10:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

jsprague wrote:
Hemp has no THC which is the chemical that makes you squirrely.. Smile

Yes, hemp is mostly made of the root and stem material, while the THC is in the flowers, buds, and leaves.
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PostPosted: Thu - Jan, 06 2005 - 11:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was young once... Cool
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PostPosted: Thu - Jan, 06 2005 - 1:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ricka182 wrote:
jsprague wrote:
Hemp has no THC which is the chemical that makes you squirrely.. Smile

Yes, hemp is mostly made of the root and stem material, while the THC is in the flowers, buds, and leaves.


You guys know WAY too much about this stuff... Cool
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PostPosted: Thu - Jan, 06 2005 - 3:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, is this hemptutor.com?

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