[pct-l] Trail Beer

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A friend of mine sent this to me, ya gotta love it!

At last! Dehydrated beer


Taken verbatim from today's San Jose Mercury-News: CONSUMER CORNER

Packaged Beer Lightens The Load PRODUCT: South Hills dehydrated beer.

DESCRIPTION: A beer-flavored, non-alcoholic, carbonated, dry beverage made
with maltodextrine, natural and artificial beer and malt flavors, dried
beer, and corn syrup solids. It's packaged in5-ounce (150g) packet that
must be mixed with 8 fluid ounces (250ml) of cold water for drinking.

PRO: It has a refreshing taste, though a bit sweet, and is best when mixed
with extremely cold water. Its taste is remarkably similar to beers
produced by micro-breweries. It's a quick source of liquid carbohydrates,
and it's easy and light to pack and mix.

CON: The instructions say to wait for the head to subside after mixing, but
 that takes better than 5 minutes... In very cold water the mix clumps up
unless you add water slowly and stir constantly.

COMMENTS: Although it doesn't compare to a fine lager, it suffices quite
nicely when your taste buds crave a cold one in the backcountry and you
don't fancy carrying a six-pack. The manufacturer mentions one can add
clear grain alcohol or vodka to achieve an alcoholic beer.

SUGGESTED RETAIL: $5.95 for 6 packets.

FROM John Reece


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