Draft beer, which was once banished from the skies, will be served by Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways starting July 20, reports Bornrich.org. For the first time, fliers will be able to tap into specialized kegs installed onboard, but only on domestic flights in Japan.

A cold one will cost you 1,000 yen, or about $11.30.But with only 20 glasses available per flight (Tokyo-Okinawa will serve 40), drinkers had better buy fast.

Draft beer couldn't be served before because fluctuating air pressure created too much foam, according to Japan Probe. Supposedly, new beer keg technology was developed to remedy the issue. For orignal article

President and founder Tom Pastorius, who has retaken control of the business out of retirement, said that the brewery has produced more than 5,000 cases so far this month and expects to produce another 50,000 cases by the end of the year.

"Penn Brewery beers should be readily available at local beer distributors this week," said Pastorius.

Under the reestablished leadership of Pastorius, Penn Brewery is no longer having its beers produced on a contract basis at The Lion Brewery in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania.

Along with its flagship brands, Penn plans to begin bottling the first cases of Penn Oktoberfest 2010 next week, followed by the brewery's latest beer brand, Allegheny Pale Ale in early August.

Pastorius said the company's "new, European-made double pre-evacuation bottle filler gives us very low oxygen levels in the bottles which ensures longer shelf life. We want our customers to know that this is as good as it gets and as always at Penn Brewery, product quality is the top priority." For full article