The present invention provides a beer-like foaming beverage having beer-like bitterness despite being produced by using no malt and hop and having no off flavor derived from malt and hop. The present inventions are a beer-like foaming beverage containing a bitter substance and being produced by using no malt and hop, the above beer-like foaming beverage containing at least one member selected from the group consisting of quassin, absinthin, naringin, gentioligosaccharide, peptide, mineral, and caramel as the above bitter substance, and either of the above beer-like foaming beverages further containing at least one member selected from the group consisting of flavor component, colorant, foaming agent, and acidulant.本發明提供一種儘管不以啤酒花及麥芽作為原料而無源自麥芽或啤酒花之臭味，亦具有類似啤酒之苦味的類啤酒發泡性飲料。本發明係含有苦味物質、且不使用麥芽及啤酒花作為原料而製造之類啤酒發泡性飲料，上述苦味物質為選自由苦木素、苦艾素、柚苷、低聚龍膽糖、肽、礦物質及焦糖所組成之群中之1種以上的上述類啤酒發泡性飲料，以及進而含有香氣成分、著色料、起泡劑及酸味料中之任1種以上之上述任一種類啤酒發泡性飲料。
