De Prael brewery came up with the formula for the hangover-free beer after being challenged to create a tipple that reduced the next day headache. Photo / Getty
De Prael brewery came up with the formula for the hangover-free beer after being challenged to create a tipple that reduced the next day headache. Photo / Getty
A Dutch beer maker claims to have discovered the holy grail of brewing - beer that doesn't leave a hangover the next day.
The formula for the miracle beer, which gets people drunk but does not leave them paying the price afterwards, is a closely guarded secret, however some ofthe ingredients have been made public.
The "miracle beer" is a pilsner-style with 4.5 per cent alcohol. Photo / Facebook, De Prael
But what is known is that the De Prael brewery, located in the Dutch capital of Amsterdam, came up with the formula for the hangover-free beer after being challenged to create a tipple that reduced the next day headache.
Brewer Thomas Gesink said: "It is a pilsner-style beer with 4.5 per cent alcohol, but we researched what we needed to add to make for a lighter hangover the next day."
One of the extra ingredients added was vitamin B12, which is also found in paracetamol. Gesink said: "It is actually the only vitamin which can be dissolved in water, and that is why you can brew with it."
Other ingredients are willow fibres for a cleansing effect, ginger against sickness, and sea salts to keep the body from dehydrating.
Customers who tasted the beer at the pub were pleasantly surprised.