Coudal points me to Oddity Central, which points me to EToday, where I discover something that was totally worth it — the Japanese have invented coloured beer. Says Oddity Central:
The people at the Abashiri Brewery have found a use for the icebergs that wash up on Japan’s cost every year. They’ve melted them and used the water to make the world’s first blue beer. The unusual draft looks amazing and is said to taste pretty good as well. Japanese blue beer also contains a fair amount of seaweed.
Abashiri’s green beer is also made of seaweed, as well as hops and a mixture of plants from Japan’s Siretoko peninsula. The red beer contains anthocyans, natural pigments found in plants and fruit.
Now, I’ve had a “red” beer before, but I’m talking something like Rickard’s Red, which isn’t exactly bright and Christmassy like this beer. Anyone heading to Japan and want to bring me some back?







Cool! I love that idea! It’s somehow better than just adding food colouring.
I’ll keep this in mind when we go back to visit, which should be sometime soon I should think…