KfP "beer"

[cellio]

In the "this is just wrong" category: kosher-for-Passover beer (forwarded to me by ralphmelton). Someone else on my friends list (arib, maybe?) spotted something like this (probably this) in a store but couldn't bring himself to investigate, if I recall correctly. I thought at the time that it was a labelling error or a local thing, but I guess not.

I'm not a big beer drinker and don't feel overly constrained by that aspect of Pesach, but I would buy a single bottle out of curiosity were that an option. Not an entire case, though.

Comments

[amergina.livejournal.com]

There's a place in wexford that was advertising Kosher for Passover teas.

...

? I mean, tea is dried leaves, right? what would make normal tea not Kosher (for Passover)?

[jducoeur]

My initial reaction was that the idea was preposterous. What's really going on, though, is that they're simply playing semantic games, calling this "beer" so that it sells better. From the description, it's really just a hopped mead, and nowhere near as unusual as they claim it to be.

The only thing that's new and different about it is that no one has previously had the chutzpah to call such a thing "beer". Indeed, I'd argue that this violates truth-in-advertising laws, not that anyone cares enough to make a big deal about it...

[ichur72.livejournal.com]

I actually got to taste this stuff a few days ago. It isn't bad -- smells very honey-ish but has just a hint of sweetness. The only thing I saw as a problem was that the flavor wasn't strong enough for my taste, but that could be just a me thing. Whatever the case, though, it didn't taste like beer.

Anyway, there's an article about the type I tried here.

[moose]

OK, I -really- gotta get new glasses.

Until I followed the link to the actual article, I thought you had written about "kosher for passover beef."

Oy?