Scientists and niche-brewers have combined to make beer out of yeast that dates back almost to the time of the dinosaurs. And it's surprisingly enjoyable.

Penn State researchers say the stuff we throw away after making beer, wine, and even some medicines could help feed people ...

Hops are an essential ingredient in beer brewing and an important economic crop. The female flowers of hops are covered in ...

Nothing ruins a weekend session like realizing your beer is stale, but it’s an all-too-common problem. Now, researchers from Jiangnan University have found a way to keep beer fresher for longer, by ...

Hops bring two key attributes to beer: bitterness and aromas. Some hop-driven styles have a medium or pronounced bitterness ...

For 39% of Americans, beer is the drink of choice on a hot summer day, a weekend out with friends, and for college students playing increasingly complex versions of Beer Pong at fraternity rush ...

While non-alcoholic beer has some obvious advantages over its traditional counterpart, many people say that it just doesn't taste as good. Danish scientists now claim to have overcome that problem, ...

We’ll drink to that! Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Georgia Tech have found a way to use recycled beer yeast to make water cleaner by removing lead, the schools announced ...

Israeli scientists have brewed beer from a 5,000-year-old strain of yeast – and apparently it tastes pretty fruity. The University of Jerusalem’s Ronen Hazan and Yuval Gadot had the idea to reactivate ...

New cancer treatments could be on the way, thanks to a surprising discovery involving yeast used to brew beer. University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists and collaborators at the European ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Beer, with roots dating to before 6000 B.C.E., is one of the oldest ...

Ice cold beer: In these dog days of summer, few things are better. So, let's raise a glass and toast Saccharomyces eubayanus, newly discovered yeast that helped make cold-fermented lager a runaway ...