Betsy: New craft beer by Cathay Pacific that's specially designed to taste great at altitude

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Betsy: New craft beer by Cathay Pacific that's specially designed to taste great at altitude

By Kylie McLaughlin
Updated
Introducing Betsy: Beer that tastes great at altitude.

Introducing Betsy: Beer that tastes great at altitude.Credit: Yung's Harmony

Cathay Pacific is the first airline to brew its own beer.

Named Betsy, the craft beer has been specially brewed to taste great in the air as well as on the ground.

However if you want to try you may be out of luck - she prefers the distinguished palate of first and business class passengers, and only on flights between Hong Kong and destinations in the UK.

Betsy is only available to passengers on first and business class flights.

Betsy is only available to passengers on first and business class flights.

Created with Hong Kong Beer Co, the beer contains an east-meets-west combination of ingredients designed to add 'rich textural properties'.

Unusually, it contains 'dragon eye' fruit - or longan - so called as it resembles an eyeball when peeled - together with a Northwest Territories honey and Fuggle, a revered hop used in traditional British ales.

The airline claims the beer has been specially crafted through a combination of science and traditional brewing methods, aromas and necessary carbonation to make it taste full-flavoured at altitude.

Betsy has been especially crafted to taste great at altitude and on the ground.

Betsy has been especially crafted to taste great at altitude and on the ground.

The beer has been named after Cathay Pacific's first aircraft, a Douglas DC-3, which flew passengers around the Hong Kong region in the 1940s and 50s.

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A spokesperson from Cathay Pacific said: "Nobody has ever tried to improve the taste of beer at altitude. That seemed like a great opportunity for us to help out beer-loving passengers travel well."

See also: Airline review: Cathay Pacific economy class

See also: Cathay Pacific's first Airbus A350 arrives in Australia

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