Just reducing the weight of the product by 90% is interesting, it makes it more efficient for delivery by drone.
Peak sarcasm or the epitome of what's wrong with modern tech, idk
German monks create first powdered beer
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Re: German monks create first powdered beer
#52As a former newspaper photographer, I just want to say that I really dislike the use of an AI generated image for this story. Good images would have been a photo of the people or the place where this happened. A photo of a traditional brewing setup. A photo of a beer delivery truck (the story mentions saving on transport costs). There’s just so many real things that could have been used instead. I don’t even mind if…
The images in the article are misleading and tangentially misinformation. If you casually skim the article, you could be led to believe, that this is a real brand.
Definitely not proper journalism.
So I agree with this sentiment in this instance.
Re: German monks create first powdered beer
#53As a former newspaper photographer, I just want to say that I really dislike the use of an AI generated image for this story. Good images would have been a photo of the people or the place where this happened. A photo of a traditional brewing setup. A photo of a beer delivery truck (the story mentions saving on transport costs). There’s just so many real things that could have been used instead. I don’t even mind if…
They didn't even get the places right. Neuzelle isn't anywhere near Munich. It's not even in the same state. It is on the other side of the country, near Berlin.
So, they insulted Bavarians and Berliners at the same time?
Re: German monks create first powdered beer
#54Earlier quoted context omitted.
The worst thing is that they are wrong. There are images. Here is a video from the German public broadcaster RBB: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GqEr5TOIJQ8 Edit: Even better images in the few first seconds of this Der Spiegel video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apsBtgdhRfA Or this Reuters video: https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/idOV893521032023RP1 Or this New York Post article: https://nypost.com/2023/03/22/ger…
Amazing!
I've worked at breweries in the past and they used all sorts of computer generated imagery for products. They had me fooled too. Don't feel bad for being mistaken.
Re: German monks create first powdered beer
#55Important to note that it's "zero-alcohol beer" though. I wonder how to put the alcohol in there. Crystals? Is that a thing? Or just ship the ethanol separately in a small bottle like a sauce?
Re: German monks create first powdered beer
#56Important to note that it's "zero-alcohol beer" though. I wonder how to put the alcohol in there. Crystals? Is that a thing? Or just ship the ethanol separately in a small bottle like a sauce?
I was wondering this. Thanks for the info!
Re: German monks create first powdered beer
#57Can I already buy this? If this testes nice I would send this as gifts to relatives and friends all over the world.
Re: German monks create first powdered beer
#58There was powered beer (with alcohol!) here in Germany 25 years ago! I remember a spot in the television about new inventions. Obviously I cannot find anything about this in the internet, seems to be too long ago. But this invention isn't new at all. I really dislike this article, it is so wrong at many places.
Re: German monks create first powdered beer
#59As a former newspaper photographer, I just want to say that I really dislike the use of an AI generated image for this story. Good images would have been a photo of the people or the place where this happened. A photo of a traditional brewing setup. A photo of a beer delivery truck (the story mentions saving on transport costs). There’s just so many real things that could have been used instead. I don’t even mind if…
What you wrote makes a huge lot of sense. Nevertheless the picture they used probably is much more selling. It just looks tasty and makes me want to take a gulp while real story-relevant pictures you describe probably wouldn't be nearly as appetizing.
Re: German monks create first powdered beer
#60Also covered here [1], without the AI images, and with a nice video showing it in action and an interview.
[1]https://nypost.com/2023/03/22/german-brewery-creates-powdere...