An acidic milk beverage that is like a fast-drying beverage and has a method for producing the same that suppresses white turbidity in milk beverages, provides a milky feeling peculiar to milk beverages, and also has an appearance that is required for sports drinks. provide. The acidic dairy beverage of the present invention contains milk, a milk protein stabilizer and water, has a nonfat milk solid content of 0.15 to 0.4 mass%, and a pH of 4.0 or less. In particular, by controlling the lightness L value in the Hunter Lab color system to 25 to 47, it can be made into an acidic milk beverage that is also useful as a dry beverage.乳性飲料における白濁度を抑制し、かつ乳性飲料特有の乳感が得られ、しかも、スポーツドリンクに求められるような外観を併せ持つ、止渇性飲料様の酸性乳性飲料及びその製造方法を提供する。本発明の酸性乳性飲料は、乳、乳蛋白質の安定化剤及び水を含み、無脂乳固形分量が0.15～0.4質量％、ｐＨが4.0以下である。特にハンターLab表色系における明度L値を25～47に制御することで、止渇性飲料としても有用な酸性乳性飲料にできる。
