Gross...

...Bilk. WTF?

Japan liquor shop churns out beer from milk

Nakahara's new brew, "Bilk" -- a combination of "milk" and "beer" -- is about 30 percent milk.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070213/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_milk_beer;_ylt=Asp6bRl6p4V0stpxn_eKmwP9xg8F

Mmmm... I'll have a cherry bilk-shake please.

Would they use a kriek to make that?

Maybe Richbrewer can come up with a banana bilk recipe!!!

Ever since I learned in biology about lactase, the enzyme that breaks lactose into glucose, I have wondered about fermenting milk.

I have to try this, hoppy goat's milk with a peppery german yeast strain has to be good.

The thought makes me want to barf (reguardless of being lactose intolerent)

Don't drink this when you're with funny friends.

Has anyone asked the cows?!

I think Bilk is the sound I'll make when I'm vomiting it up.

Brewsmith said:

I think Bilk is the sound I'll make when I'm vomiting it up.

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Haha!

I hate milk, so I can't imagine that this could be anything but vile. Some things just should not be mixed together and beer and milk are two things that I think should not even be in the same sentence, let along in the same beverage.

Yooper Chick said:

Haha!

I hate milk, so I can't imagine that this could be anything but vile. Some things just should not be mixed together and beer and milk are two things that I think should not even be in the same sentence, let along in the same beverage.

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I've done it. Not bad.
This is especially true, if I'm too lazy to rinse out the glass.

I wanted to make a beer that tasted like cereal... maybe there's a better way... I'll pour bilk over my cereal... mmm that's got to be some tasty milk... I'd try it...

think of the possibilities... Bilk pudding... Bilk chocolate... Bilk Chowder...

Yooper Chick said:

Haha! I hate milk, so I can't imagine that this could be anything but vile.

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Yep! Milk is nasty!
The thread makes me think of a warm glass of snot.

I read in a book that fermented mare's milk was a delicacy somewhere in the far east. Mongolia perhaps? On the bright side, at least it wouldn't taste much different coming back up.

This is not something most SWMBOs would want to hear. Mixing our two favorite hobbies: boobs and brewing. Heaven knows the homebrewers like to experiment.

Mother's Milk Stout

Yooper Chick said:

Haha!

I hate milk, so I can't imagine that this could be anything but vile. Some things just should not be mixed together and beer and milk are two things that I think should not even be in the same sentence, let along in the same beverage.

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I love milk and I think it would be vile.

This sounds like a cheesey idea to me.

Torben Ulrich said:

This sounds like a cheesey idea to me.

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BAD joke, but i wonder what beer cheese made from it would taste like... that opens more possibilities, like Bilk Pizza....

Fermented milk mixed with blood is the drink, supposed to be an acquired taste.

This is an interesting adjunct. I dunno if I'd personally like it but hey whatever floats your boat I guess. Can't say I blame him for trying to use local ingredients though.

How could this possibly be good? The smell of sour milk makes me want to puke. I don't even want to know what fermented milk smells or tastes like.

If you have ever had Irish Cream, Bailey's and what not, then this isn't that much different. Instead of heavy cream and whiskey, it's beer and milk.

Haven't found it yet on the shelves at the local bottle shop here in Tokyo. But even if I did I wouldn't buy one except to give to someone as an act of revenge. Yes, it's true. The Japanese love to experiment with foods and drinks and come up with all kinds of disgusting products.... really disgusting.

Wonder if this would be any good if you added Kaluha to it?

Somewhere in the fog of my head I seem to recall a Vodka that is made from milk. I believe it is produced locally here in Vermont (U.S.). Of course they also make maple sap vodka up here. That sounds much more appealing...