Sunday, February 17, 2008

Vitamin Beer

Lately theres been a few attempts to market vitamin enriched beer. The idea does hold some merit, hangovers are caused in part by dehydration but its also caused by the depletion of vitamins. so by adding vitamins you can not only make the beer healthier but also decrease the effects of hangovers. this Idea isn't new however vitamin goes all the way back to 1933 when Sapporo made a vitamin beer. There is also a Filipino inventor Virgilio "Billy" L. Malang who has made his own version of vitamin enriched beer and is marketing in Asian country's including china , japan, and the Philippines.

Stampede Light from Texas currently available is Texas , Louisiana , and Alabama . They company says "It's like the Gatorade for beer drinkers".They have fortified there light pilsner with
  • Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)

  • Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)

  • Vitamin B3 (Niacin)

  • Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid)

  • Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)

  • Vitamin B9 (Folic Acid)

  • Folate
It will be interesting to see if vitamin beer catches on. If you want to avoid a hangover that badly I'd just pop a handful of Flintstones vitamins and keep on drinking.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hell if it gets me heather why not!!!