PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing beverages and a method for improving the flavor of beverages in which the inclusion of an unpleasant aroma is suppressed.SOLUTION: A method for producing beverages according to one embodiment of the present invention is a method for producing beverages by using a raw material liquid, including the addition of hops to which acid treatment is conducted to the raw material liquid. A method for improving the flavor of beverages according to one embodiment of the present invention is a method for improving the flavor of beverages produced by using the raw material liquid in which the flavor of beverages is improved by adding hops to which acid treatment is conducted to the raw material liquid.SELECTED DRAWING: None【課題】好ましくない香りの付与が抑制される飲料の製造方法及び飲料の香味向上方法を提供する。【解決手段】本発明の一実施形態に係る飲料の製造方法は、原料液を使用して飲料を製造する方法であって、酸処理が施されたホップを前記原料液に添加することを含む。本発明の一実施形態に係る飲料の香味向上方法は、原料液を使用して製造される飲料の香味を向上させる方法であって、酸処理が施されたホップを前記原料液に添加することにより、前記飲料の香味を向上させる。【選択図】なし
