European Beer News (Issue 19)

by Jim Dykstra

Beer Fountain of Youth

Claiming unique health benefits, Klosterbraueri Neuzelle wants to introduce a beer it claims will slow the aging process. The Neuzelle brewer say its Bathbeer contains vitamins, minerals and spirulina, an algae, that provide these extra benefits. The rejuvenation, it is claimed, can also be achieved through dabbing it on the skin. 

The Reinheitsgebot, however, may prove a big hurdle since it calls for only barley, water, hops and yeast to be used in the brewing of beer and remains the oldest food law in the world. The question is scheduled for adjudication, which may result in the product being released in Germany as something other than beer. 

In addition to Germany, Bathbeer (4.8% ABV) is scheduled for release in the United States, Poland and South Korea.