Dotnaught writes "New Scientist reports that Nestec, a Nestle subsidiary, has applied for a patent on a fermented coffee beverage. In other words, coffee beer -- it foams like beer and packs the caffeine of coffee, with "fruity and/or floral notes due to the fermentation of the coffee aroma." Ads_xl=0;Ads_yl=0;Ads_xp='';Ads_yp='';Ads_xp1='';Ads_yp1='';Ads_par='';Ads_cnturl='';Ads_prf='page=article';Ads_channels='RON_P6_IMU';Ads_wrd='tech,patents,humor';Ads_kid=0;Ads_bid=0;Ads_sec=0; Nestle Patents Coffee Beer Log in/Create an Account | Top | 18 comments | Search Discussion Display Options Threshold: -1: 18 comments 0: 18 comments 1: 13 comments 2: 6 comments 3: 0 comments 4: 0 comments 5: 0 comments Flat Nested No Comments Threaded Oldest First Newest First Highest Scores First Oldest First (Ignore Threads) Newest First (Ignore Threads) The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way. What every college town needs (Score:1) by iamjambon (927416) on Thursday November 03, @12:57AM (#13938832) More wide-awake drunks. [ Reply to This Redhook/Starbucks produced a coffee beer (Score:2) by glomph (2644) on Thursday November 03, @12:57AM (#13938833) (http://www.antiwar.com/casualties/ | Last Journal: Sunday January 30, @11:53AM) in the Seattle area (Double Black) years ago!Another frivolous patent.Patently ridiculous! [ Reply to ThisExhibit A by glomph (Score:2) Thursday November 03, @12:59AM Woohoo! (Score:1) by sexybomber (740588) on Thursday November 03, @12:57AM (#13938835) (http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/djseismic/blog.html) I, for one, welcome our new drunk AND hyper overlords! [ Reply to This Why do people drink this crap? (Score:1, Flamebait) by CyricZ (887944) on Thursday November 03, @12:58AM (#13938838) Why do people willingly put crap like this into their bodies? Caffeine isn't good for you. Neither is alcohol. Combine the two and you're not helping yourself.Indeed, many of the best programmers I ever worked with were strictly against the use of caffeine and alcohol. Why is that? Because they needed to be at the top of their game, developing software that cannot fail. Hyperactivity or a clouded mind does not lead to good code, even if some claim it does. [ Reply to This OMG (Score:1) by SecureTheNet (915798) on Thursday November 03, @12:58AM (#13938839) (http://www.securethe.net/) I don't drink beer, because I don't like the taste, but this sounds GOOD. mmmmm caffeine! [ Reply to This This will be perfect for late night problem sets (Score:1) by Physics Nobody (688399) on Thursday November 03, @12:58AM (#13938840) The coffee keeps you going and the beer makes sure you don't have to care too much. [ Reply to This Beer and coffee, together at last! (Score:2) by dangitman (862676) on Thursday November 03, @12:58AM (#13938841) This is the best invention since Nuts & Gum.Homer [ Reply to This Free? (Score:1) by tezbobobo (879983) on Thursday November 03, @12:59AM (#13938844) (http://www.iinet.net.au/~tezbo | Last Journal: Thursday June 09, @10:20AM) So much for 'free as in beer.' [ Reply to This Here we go... (Score:2) by evil agent (918566) on Thursday November 03, @12:59AM (#13938846) One step closer to chocolate beer.How deliciously absurd! [ Reply to This Buzz Beer (Score:1) by Sohgin (823654) on Thursday November 03, @12:59AM (#13938847) I think Drew Carey has a lawsuit. [ Reply to This Have I gone to heaven? (Score:2) by rah1420 (234198) <rah1420@gmail.com> on Thursday November 03, @12:59AM (#13938849) (http://nattergrommish.blogspot.com/) Here's a food innovation that's up there with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. Sheer inspiration. [ Reply to This Skittles! (Score:2) by Bifurcati (699683) on Thursday November 03, @01:00AM (#13938857) (http://www.illuminatingscience.org/) Aside from being a disturbing combination of knock-me-out and perk-me-up, I think that Skittlebrau [slashdot.org] has a much better chance of being successful.NB. I said beer was "knock-me-out" not "knock-me-up", so don't go getting any ideas. Not that the two are mutually incompatible, I guess... [ Reply to This5 replies beneath your current threshold.