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
Patent Information
- 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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