Beer-flavored beverage

A beer-flavored beverage with specific ratios of iso-alpha acid, acetic acid, and lactic acid, along with optional ethyl acetate and ethyl lactate, addresses the lack of stimulation and aftertaste in existing beverages, offering a satisfying drinking experience.

JP7876987B2Active Publication Date: 2026-06-22SUNTORY HLDG LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
SUNTORY HLDG LTD
Filing Date
2021-11-26
Publication Date
2026-06-22

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing beer-flavored beverages lack a suitable sensation of stimulation and pleasant aftertaste, with existing technologies either providing an unsuitable refreshing feeling or a distinct soy peptide taste.

Method used

A beer-flavored beverage is formulated with specific ratios of iso-alpha acid, acetic acid, and lactic acid to create a stimulating sensation and pleasant aftertaste, with optional additions of ethyl acetate and ethyl lactate for enhanced aroma.

Benefits of technology

The beverage achieves a desirable stimulating sensation and pleasant aftertaste, with balanced flavors and aromas, providing a satisfying drinking experience.

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Abstract

To provide a beer taste beverage imparting a suitable feeling of stimulation and comfortable aftertaste, in which "the suitable feeling of stimulation" means a tingling stimulation to the oral cavity and throat, and a solid taste feeling to impart clear taste, and "the comfortable aftertaste" means a high extent of beverage flavor left after drinking the beverage to impart fullness to taste, and to provide a production method of the beverage.SOLUTION: A beer taste beverage has a content of iso α acid of 0.02 mass ppb or more and 5,000 mass ppb or less, and a mass ratio (acetic acid / lactate) of a content of acetic acid to a content of lactate of 0.05 or more and 5 or less.SELECTED DRAWING: None
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