Cathay has baptized its artisanal juice 'Betsy Beer'
The airline has been nurtured by studies that ensure that the organoleptic properties of beverages and food -that is, what we perceive with our senses- change up to 30% when we are suspended in the air. That's why they are so close with science like with the craft brewery Hong Kong Beer Company to find Betsy Beer , an unfiltered wheat juice with 10% more carbonation than their homonymous versions.
The recipe is completed with a touch of honey, "Fuggle" hops (common in British ales) and most surprisingly, lychees , a highly aromatic fruit that "adds properties of texture and richness that make the beer very distinctive," according to Cathay. And it has to be good, because everything a panel of experts has given its approval before it is served on aircraft. Among them, Thomas Lau, the president of the Hong Kong Craft Beer Association Y May Chow, voted Best Asian Chef 2017.
As for the name, it is inherited: he has received it from the first aircraft chartered by the company , a Douglas DC-3, which was in operation between the 1940s and 1950s. It is the only thing that they have not innovated for this beer, which since March 1 has been served to business and first class passengers traveling from Hong Kong to the UK, or vice versa. It can also be found in some Cathay lounge and in various restaurants of the Chinese city, but remember: it will never taste as good as while floating in the clouds...