World's first transgender beer made from sex change hops launched by brewery

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World's first transgender beer made from sex change hops launched by brewery

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/worlds-first-transgender-beer-made-6765987

Mirror
By Jon Dean
November 4, 2015

The world's first ' transgender beer ' is about to be served in a Soho bar.

No Label is a 'non-binary' brew made with hermaphroditic hops that have changed sex.

And the transsexual tipple, called No Label, will be available at the new Brewdog bar in London's West End later this week.

The beer is a Kölsch, neither a lager nor an alem and weighs in at 4.6 per cent ABV.

It is brewed using hops flowers which underwent a sex change from female to male just before being harvested.

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Found this fun little tidbit.

[Devlyn]

I really like this!   

+1 for sharing it with us.

Hugs, Devlyn

[Rejennyrated]

I'm now going to drag my entire cohort of medical student drinking buddies with me to Brewdog this Friday so we shall try this non-binary beer and report back.

[V M]

Sounds like some tasty brews    Wish there was something like that where I live

[Peep]

now i'm imagining lots of transpeople drinking this and becoming insanely powerful like popeye and his spinach. someone needs to warn the cisfolk

[KatelynBG]

Sorry, not crazy about this idea.

[stephaniec]

I want to see the commercials

[Peep]

Sorry, not crazy about this idea.

yeah my first reaction was dumb marketing stunt but then:

"The company have teamed up with LGBT events organisers, Queerest of the Queer, to launch the brew in a bid to take back Soho's sexual diversity.

Profits from beer will be donated to charities that support transgender youth communities."

still a bit of a reach as an idea tho

[stephaniec]

so which beer   will win  Cis vs Trans.. How about a stealth beer ?

[BeverlyAnn]

I want to see the commercials

I want to BE in the commercials. 

[Rejennyrated]

Well as promised I went out on Friday after work with a colleague and we tried this beer. See my Avatar photo (which will be up for the next 24 hours) for a picture.

I can confirm the beer is quite unique in its flavour. Not only was it brewed from hops that had changed their sex after flowering, but it is a pale ale that has been put through a largering cold fermentation and the result is a spectacular beer which is quite unlike anything else I've tried.

Very malty and rich first palate with a fragant floral hop finish and some quite unusual undertones. I know there has been controversy but I think its fabulous.