Astro beer

[Knighty2112]

Was out for a meal with colleagues from work in Covent Gardens tonight, and one of the beers (which I'd never heard of before) at the brasserie where we were eating was named after an astronomical phenomena, Meteor. So in the spirit (pun intended) of naming drinks (or posibly food even) after astronomical related things can we add to the list of things here? I can think of two confectionaries that have an Astro themed name (namely Mars bars and Milky Way), but curious as to if there are more around the globe that could be added to this admittedly short list so far?

 

[oobydooby]

Starburst sweets and would the salad leaf Rocket qualify?

[Knight of Clear Skies]

Galaxy chocolate and Kelvin-Helmholtz bon-bons of course.

[Peter Drew]

Stella lager? 

[laudropb]

What about Coors Light beer

[AllanJ]

Here's a photo I took at SGLXII to console myself for lack of other imaging opportunities.

Allan

 

[oobydooby]

Most beers have a specific gravity, so my offering is beer with gravity.  Nah!!!!

[JamesF]

There are a huge number of hop varieties that can be used for making beer, including ones called "Apollo", "Aurora", "Challenger", "Galaxy", "Pioneer", "Phoenix" and "Southern Cross".  At some point next year I intend to make a number of beers with astronomy-themed names using those hops.

Actually I've already used Challenger a fair bit mixed with other varieties as it's a common replacement for the traditional English "Goldings" hop.  I've not yet made one that just uses Challenger however.

James

[JamesF]

Come to think of it, there are also "Southern Star" and "Cluster".

James

[chiltonstar]

Does Big Mac count (I'm thinking of a spherical surfaced catadioptric telescope here....)

Chris

[oobydooby]

I hear tell that in Somerset they have a pie which contains fish heads called Stargazey Pie.

[Ouroboros]

Rocket lettuce? The space sorry spice star anise. 

[Skipper Billy]

Now you (haven't !) opened a can of worms here .....

[Knighty2112]

On 14/12/2016 at 11:00, oobydooby said:

Starburst sweets and would the salad leaf Rocket qualify?

Yep. They're in!  

[Knighty2112]

On 14/12/2016 at 11:16, Knight of Clear Skies said:

Galaxy chocolate and Kelvin-Helmholtz bon-bons of course.

Great, should have remembered the Galaxy chocolate, but never heard of the later Bon-bons though. Cheers!  

[Knighty2112]

On 14/12/2016 at 11:33, Peter Drew said:

Stella lager? 

Yep, one of my favourite lagers too! Cheers!  

[Knighty2112]

On 14/12/2016 at 11:38, laudropb said:

What about Coors Light beer

I think that is stretching it a little! Hehe!  

[Knighty2112]

On 14/12/2016 at 11:51, AllanJ said:

Here's a photo I took at SGLXII to console myself for lack of other imaging opportunities.

Allan

 

I like that. Me wants a couple of bottles! Hic!  

[Knighty2112]

On 14/12/2016 at 14:00, oobydooby said:

Most beers have a specific gravity, so my offering is beer with gravity.  Nah!!!!

Not quite Carling! Sorry! Hehe!  

[Knighty2112]

22 hours ago, JamesF said:

There are a huge number of hop varieties that can be used for making beer, including ones called "Apollo", "Aurora", "Challenger", "Galaxy", "Pioneer", "Phoenix" and "Southern Cross".  At some point next year I intend to make a number of beers with astronomy-themed names using those hops.

Actually I've already used Challenger a fair bit mixed with other varieties as it's a common replacement for the traditional English "Goldings" hop.  I've not yet made one that just uses Challenger however.

James

Excellent. We'll wait for the invites for the advanced tastings then! Hehe!  

[Knighty2112]

21 hours ago, chiltonstar said:

Does Big Mac count (I'm thinking of a spherical surfaced catadioptric telescope here....)

Chris

Hmmmnnnn......is that with fries too! Lol!  

[Knighty2112]

5 hours ago, oobydooby said:

I hear tell that in Somerset they have a pie which contains fish heads called Stargazey Pie.

Wow! Really! I would definitely give that one a miss! 

[Knighty2112]

3 hours ago, Ouroboros said:

Rocket lettuce? The space sorry spice star anise. 

OK with the former, but not sure about the shape of the spice qualifying it here? 

[Knighty2112]

2 hours ago, Skipper Billy said:

Now you (haven't !) opened a can of worms here .....

Nope! All is well here skipper! Hehe!  

[LukeSkywatcher]

6 hours ago, oobydooby said:

I hear tell that in Somerset they have a pie which contains fish heads called Stargazey Pie.

Ah, you beat me to it.