Until We Get It Here, There's Always Zima

First there was beer. And it was good. Then there was near beer. And it was not so good. Now there is Queer Beer. And the two Swiss businessmen behind it hope it will be great.

"My business partner, who is gay, and I were talking about how to corner the homosexual market and came up with the idea for a drink aimed specifically at gay men and women," says Michael Hutmacher.

"It was really just a crazy idea at first, but we've now come up with a product."...

The lager has at least one beer aficionado salivating....

"I'm happy to see that homosexuals are being taken seriously as consumers. I just hope that the beer tastes good," [Moel Volken, from gay rights organization Pink Cross] said....

Meanwhile, a gay wine from New Zealand is flying off the shelves. Pansy Wine is available in Australia and parts of California as well as New Zealand.

"We should've come up with our own beer and wine when it was our turn to select potables. Instead, we adopted malt liquor and fortified wines. Live and Learn" he said, as he spilled a little on the side of his keyboard for the homies.