Japanese Space Beer finally on the market

I've been updating you since 2008 on the experiment to grow barley in space, then use it to make beer. Now it can be reported: Sapporo has gone to market with the new product.

The Japanese brewer had been working with Okayama University and the Russian Academy of Science during the five-month growing project on the International Space Station to grow the barley.

The beer is selling for about $110 U.S. per six-pack.

Before you take a look at the video above, take a look at my earlier stories to help set the scene. In chronological order:

• Beers in space (5/27/2008)
• Space beer a reality (12/2/2008)

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