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Cathay Pacific Creates Craft Beer for U.K. Flights

Mar 1, 2017
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Cathay Pacific will soon offer its own Betsy-branded craft beer to first- and business-class passengers on flights between Hong Kong (HGK) and the U.K.

Available through April 30, the craft beer, specifically brewed for drinking in the air, boasts a flavor palette designed to reduce bitterness and enhance sweetness.

“We all know that food tastes very different while in the air, primarily because of the cabin pressure and the dullness of your taste buds affects the way you taste your food,” said Aaron Claxton, head of catering, Cathay Pacific. “When it comes to drink and beverages, we do a lot of work on how we pair our wines with the food we offer. That has been beyond the realms of possibility when it comes to beers — there is no way you can take a product that is brewed on the ground for consumption and actually match it in the air.”

Named after Betsy, the airline’s first Douglas DC-3 aircraft that flew in the 1940s and 50s, the craft beer uses ingredients sourced from both Hong Kong and the U.K. Hong Kong Beer Co. brews the beer and sources dragon eye fruits and honey from Hong Kong and Fuggle hops from the U.K.

The beer, available on all flights between Hong Kong and London Heathrow (LHR), Gatwick (LGW) and Manchester (MAN), is also offered at the airline’s lounges in Hong Kong and Heathrow. The introduction of the craft beer follows the introduction of a new in-flight menu for Cathay Pacific’s long-haul flights.

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