Anti-ageing Beer

Apparently, some German bloke has invented Anti Ageing Beer.
Sounds weird, probably tastes crap, and apparently, they may have a few probs getting past the German purity laws.

I noticed this news article too! What I thought was more interesting than the "anti-aging beer" (which, obviously, is a complete scam) is the fact that the Reinheitsgebot, dating from 1516, is the world's oldest valid law. The oldest valid law?? Is that really true? I'd have thought that there are lots of valid laws which are way older than 1516.

Also, now call me a trainspotter, I happened to notice that the BBC article has an error. It says that the inventor's name is Helmut Fricher. Well, according to the Kloster Brauerei website his name is actually Helmut Fritsche. Yes, even the BBC can make mistakes.

Best I could come up with is the Code of Hammurabi, from Mesopotamia, which should pretty much predate 1516. I just read the Beeb article expecting them to say "purity law" or "beer law" or some such, but it seems that they are simply wrong.

Interestingly though is the fact that the Reinheitsgebot is always referred to as a purity law, when in fact it was more based on ensuring that ingredients which were better suited to making bread did not go into the beer. Basically it's a Bread Quality Law. The quality of German beer is more to do with the fact that they are bloody good at what they do. Take Heineken for example. Also allegedly brewed in accordance with the Reinheitsgebot but doesn't come close to what's available here.

Also good for the trainspotters is that for years, Guinness, under the original Reinheitsgebot laws would have qualified.

A point of assistance: In Germany the phrase "Kurrantkaker" (spelling?) is the term used as substitute for someone over precise like this. It meane someone who is so precise they sh*t currants.

I'd use the term "pernickety fucker". If that's what I am then so be it.

The point is moot. Under EC rules regulating trade between countries, the RHG has been completely de-fanged. Hence the recent influx of non-German beers: Foster's, Newcastle, the Belgian fruit beers, US beers, Mexican beers.. the list goes on and on and on...

It may just be the ultimate two-in-one beauty product. A new German beer claims to be an anti-aging tonic.

Klosterbraueri Neuzelle, a former monastery brewery in Neuzelle, Germany, says it has developed a beer named Bathbeer that is designed to slow the aging process. The beverage contains vitamins, minerals and an algae called spirulina.

The beer, which is expected to be introduced this week, claims to provide rejuvenation through either drinking or dabbing on the skin. In addition to Germany, it will be released in the United States, Poland and South Korea.

The drink, like any other alcoholic beverage, can cause intoxication and, of course, hangovers. "Please be advised, that our anti aging beer contains alcohol, 4.8 percent," the label says.

Interestingly, one problem with the beer is that its manufacture might not be legal under Germany's beer purity regulation. The Reinheitsgebot, as it is called, is the world's oldest valid law, dating from 1516. It requires that beer contain only four ingredients: hops, barley, yeast and water.

The matter is expected to be taken up in court soon, and the brewery could be required to label the product something other than beer.

As for whether or not it really does work as any anti-aging tonic, if the brew doesn't do anything when you dab it on your skin, you can always go the traditional route and use it to drown your sorrows
Link found here.

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