| abstract |
To produce bitter beverages or for bittering beverages, to a solution suitable as a beverage base, there is added instead of hops or extracts isolated from hops, a synthetically prepared compound of the formula I <IMAGE> in which R signifies a straight-chain or branched alkyl radical having up to 5 carbon atoms, or a physiologically tolerated salt of a compound I. The isoalpha -acids of the formula I can be used in particular in the production of beer or beer-like beverages. |