Bilk - Japanese 30% Milk Beer!

[ozpowell]

Found this today in the SMH - thought it might be of interest. The article states that it tastes like beer, but with 30% milk, I would imagine it would have a very sweet taste due to the unfermentable lactose.... Interesting story none the less. Anyone interested in trying to replicate it

http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Liquor-sh...1128975962.html

Cheers,
Michael.

 

[Darren]

Found this today in the SMH - thought it might be of interest. The article states that it tastes like beer, but with 30% milk, I would imagine it would have a very sweet taste due to the unfermentable lactose.... Interesting story none the less. Anyone interested in trying to replicate it

http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Liquor-sh...1128975962.html

Cheers,
Michael.

Interesting. I wonder what the shelf life is like.

Malted milk is nice. Not sure about the hops though. I suspect they are very light on.

cheers

Darren

 

[bindi]

Milk, YUCK :wacko:

Potatoes I can understand [to a point] <_<
Quote from the link:
Don't worry if you can't get hold of any, though: Nakahara also sells beer brewed from another major Hokkaido product - potatoes.

 

[DarkFaerytale]

makes me sick thinking about it

-(locto intolerant) Phill

 

[winkle]

Wh'ale next? :blink:

 

[Screwtop]

MILK BEER !!

WHALE OIL BEEF HOOKED

 

[Steve Lacey]

In the same way that a certain craft brewer I know is attempting to brew an authentic Aussie lager using some kind of native grass seed, there is also a tendency for brewers in some countries (my knowledge only extends to Japan) to try and make some kind of authentically indiginous product.

In Japan I have encountered beer using or flavoured with:

• mikan (mandarines)
• wild red rice
• kabocha (Japanese pumpkin)
• aging in hinoki (Japanese cedar) barrrels
• aging in Japanese oak barrels
• aging in matsu (Japanese pine) barrels (truly disgusting!)
• ume (green plums...that was a home brew made by CJ)
• lavender (maybe not indiginous, but I haven't heard of it anywhere else)

And there are probably others I've seen and since forgotten.

What unusual beer flavouring methods have you encountered?

 

[0M39A]

The only time i can think that you would use milk in a beer would be a milk stout...

I've heard of garlic beer before... cant imagine that would possibly be good at all.