Епонцы сварили первое в мире внеземное пиво (буквы!)
4 декабря, 2008 в 22:11 мск. Запостил:Doktor_A
не уверен, что это то самое пиво, но пост про пиво без пикчи неприемлем..
Японцы сварили первое в мире внеземное пиво из зерен ячменя, выращенных российскими космонавтами в лаборатории на Международной космической станции (МКС), сообщает британская The Daily Telegraph. 100 литров пива «Космический ячмень» крепостью 5,5 градусов были сварены старейшей японской пивоваренной компанией Sapporo Breweries. Напиток стал итогом продолжительного сотрудничества Российской академии наук (РАН) и университета Окаямы. Продавать внеземное пиво не будут. Зато в Японии будет организована лотерея. Победители — 30 супружеских пар — затем примут участие в торжественной церемонии дегустации, которая пройдет в Токио в январе 2009 года. (c) Lenta.ru
If anyone understand english, read below original article
By Danielle Demetriou in Tokyo
Last Updated: 4:38AM GMT 03 Dec 2008
The extra-terrestrial beverage was the result of a five-month mission during which barley was grown for the first time in a Russian laboratory on board the International Space Station (ISS). Sapporo Breweries, one of Japan’s major breweries, went on to use the crop of barley grown in space to create 100 litres of a 5.5 per cent proof beer aptly named Space Barley. «There’s really no beer like it because it uses 100 per cent barley. Our top seller is the Black Label brand, using additional ingredients such as rice. This one doesn’t, and is really a special beer,» said Junichi Ichikawa, managing directory for strategy at Sapporo Breweries. The space brew was the result of a collaboration between the Russian Academy of Science, Okayama University in Japan and Sapporo Breweries , one of the oldest brewers in the country. The barley was grown as the result of an on-going crop growing project on board ISS, with other products including wheat, lettuce and peas. In the furute, potatoes could also be grown in space. However, Boris Morukov, a cosmonaut who spent 11 days in space on board the ISS, said: «I think we would try to grow potatoes as food, not for vodka production.» While the current batch of space beer will not be sold commercially, 30 couples selected from among the public by lottery will be invited to a special tasting event in Tokyo next month. Although beer has previously been off space menus due to its alcohol and gas content, breweries are hoping that the newly-created space beer may eventually become available for astronauts to enjoy in space. The unveiling of the space beer comes to light only days after a selection of Japanese delicacies such as seaweed soup, mackerel in miso and green tea, were blasted into space to feed astronauts on board the ISS.