[Goanet]Glycerine in Indian beer?

[Cecil Pinto]

Some twenty years back I saw this curious trick performed at a bar. Place 
your thumb to cover the top of  a full beer bottle. Overturn it into a 
glass of water. Gently remove your thumb. After some time you will see a 
fine strain of golden liquid slowly appearing in the water. The guy who 
performed this trick told me that this was glycerine which was only present 
in Indian beer, probably as a preservative of some sort. If you allow the 
'glycerine' to flow out for about 2 minutes the beer then tastes distinctly 
different.

But a few beer industry experts I have questioned absolutely deny the 
presence of glycerine in Indian beer. Does anyone know what is the truth of 
the matter?

Cecil
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