Students Create Beer-Flavored Spice

[Sci-Fi]

From NBCSanDiego.Com:

Students Create Beer-Flavored Spice

University May Patent Creation

FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- How about a beer with lunch? Or make that beer in your lunch.

Two Purdue University students have created a beer-flavored spice. Lab partners Luke Meyers and Michelle Kelly came up with powdered brew as part of a college project.

They converted non-alcoholic beer into a freeze-dried powder that can be sprinkled on food. They found classmates liked the beer flavor to spice up chips or popcorn. The brew powder can even be used to make instant beer for campers or hikers. Just add soda water and alcohol and presto -- you a have brewski.

The beer spice experiment turned out so well, Purdue officials are considering a patent. If the product makes it to market, the school and the students will share in the proceeds.

[RichLather]

Michelle Kelly is a central Ohioan, so we had a news stoy on her yesterday. It looks prety neat. I could see an immediate use in a ready-to-make fish beer batter.

But beer-flavored potato chips or popcorn? yech!

Of course, if you're a Red Dwarf fan then beer-flavored milkshake mix could be right around the corner as well.

[kwoozn]

I can hear it now, ringing out in all the stadiums, and ball parks....."BEER HERE! GET YUR POWDERED BEER HERE" second thought just doesn't have the same ring to it. Perhaps in the moring in the shower with some of that "nicotine soap" that'll get ya going in the morning! kwoozn....

[Juicy]

...oh, show me where to buy!

[MonkeyBoy]

sign me up! A beer-marinated steak is the best. When you don't have the chance to soak 'em ahead of time this would at least imparts some flavor.

The biggest worry is who's beer they use to make the powder.