Japanese company “Sapporo Breweries” has produced “space beer“. Sapporo Holdings is one of Japan’s largest makers alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, including beer.
The beer is made from barley grown in space. The barley was grown on the International Space Station as part of a five-month experiment carried out by Sapporo, the Russian Academy of Science and Okayama University. The main objective of this experiment was to reveal if the station could provide itself with food.
Cosmonaut Boris Morukov, who spent 11 days in space himself, says barley joins wheat, lettuce and peas as space station produce, noting potatoes may take root in future studies, although not to make an equally famous Russian beverage. “I think we would try to grow potatoes as food, not for vodka production,” Morukov joked.
Actually there is no great difference in taste between barley grown on Earth and space seeds. In 2006 Sapporo had no plans to sell beer and one hundred bottles of space beer made treasured unique gifts. In 2009 the unusual beer was produced in limited quantities. They produced 1500 bottles of space drink. Today it can be bought only through the internet. The cost of one package which consists of six bottles is 110$. Sales earnings will go to charity organizations.
