14 thoughts on “Instant Beer”

1. Is this filmed in Thailand? It may look like beer but I think I’ll stick with the stuff that comes in bottles and cans!

   1. The video is pretty poor quality, my first guess was Chinese … on reviewing the video, I couldn’t make out any Thai words in the background … however it was posted on Thai YouTube I think, so they might be Thai, I don’t know for sure …

      You and me both, when I drink, which isn’t that often, I’m happy with the traditional packaging … and providing ice cold water to make this stuff is more hassle than buying cans or bottles anyway …

      As Mike pointed out, it might be a good way to “travel light”, which I’m very much in favour of … so there’s a possible use … and if there’s a saving moneywise, then that’d be another hit for me … so I’m not ruling it out, but no need for me to rush to purchase either …

      Time will tell if it’s a hit or miss …

2. I’ll wait patiently for the real stuff in bottles, Don. Whoa!

   1. LOL, I’m not a massive drinker myself, so yes real stuff and waiting for it is fine for me too …

3. Is that dancing pitcher an illusion? No one seemed eager to taste the brew. I don’t like beer anyway but if the flavor follows the course of powdered eggs and powdered milk, it will have a nasty taste and limited appeal.
   Except of course for teenagers who will chug it.
   Have you tried it, Don?

   1. Hi Sharon, not sure, couple of people asked same thing. I suspect it’s either the combination of very unsteady cameraman and smartphone trying to do something clever … or it may have been edited in post production with some kind of “magic” … I don’t know the authors, the video came to me via a news source, and I just shared the link because I thought others probably enjoy the idea too …

      AS for the taste, no idea, I think it’ll taste pretty close to ordinary beer … and as for teenagers, well I can only go on personal experience, we’d drink anything that had alcohol in it !

4. There’s been a fair amount of debate around here about powered alcohol (“talcahol”). I haven’t seen it in the stores yet, but people are afraid it will be easier for teenagers to get than real alcohol. The packets could be slipped into a pocket or purse and then reconstituted elsewhere. I have no idea what it would taste like, but then what difference would taste make to a bunch of rowdy kids?

   1. When I was a teenager wild horses and police didn’t stop me and my friends obtaining alcohol, so not convinced that because it’s in a sachet that makes any difference … however public perception isn’t based on any kind of logic, or often any common sense, so my conclusion in the end – they’re probably right !

      I’m guessing it’ll be very similar to beer in cans or bottles taste wise … whether it’s just a marketing gimmick or it’ll become more than that, only time will tell …

5. I can see some good uses for it, like backpacking where weight counts. I can also see some bad uses for it. But, why is the pitcher “dancing” at the end?

   1. Pretty much the same for alcohol in general, for instance it’s used in medicine throughout and an early antiseptic I think … on negative side people take it to excess and lose control of their ability to judge right from wrong …

      I had to watch it again … I can’t be sure if it’s the combination of the smart phone trying to “do something clever” in combination with the completely unsteady cameraman … hard to say really, but yes it’s a very odd effect !

      1. Last year I saw an article about someone who did the same thing with wine. I’d be curious as to how well the alcohol content handle the dehydration/ rehydration process.

      2. Must be some kind of freeze drying process, but honestly I don’t know how they do it … alcohol I thought was a liquid, so some chemical magic going on there to change it into a powder … again my chemistry is only school level …

6. Wow, I wonder if it’s any good?

   1. Have yet to try, if and when I’ll post a full report 🙂

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