Dinosaurs probably weren't chugging down beers, but that doesn't mean people can't sample the booze they might have imbibed had they known how to brew. Other than a time machine, there aren't exactly ...

May 22 (UPI) --When researchers in Israel examined fragments of clay jars used to house beer and mead several thousand years ago, they discovered colonies of yeast hiding in the shards' nano-sized ...

When brewer’s yeast left over from beer making is mixed with the right seasonings, it makes a bitter, earthy paste called Marmite that is especially popular in the U.K. Smeared on toast, it’s a snack ...

You’ve probably heard of aging beer before, but never like this. We’re not quite talking dinosaur beer, but it’s close. Dr. Raul Cano, a molecular biologist, and retired Cal Poly San Luis Obispo ...

There is archeological evidence that humans were brewing beer in China almost 10,000 years ago. Other evidence points to beer ...

One of the four main components of beer, yeast is often overlooked in favor of malt and hops. Here's what you should know. For more than 20 years John Holl has been covering the beer industry as a ...

Yeast is a single-cell organism that is found on most anything, especially fruit. It feeds on sugar and sometimes coverts it to CO2 and alcohol. This process helps make beer. 1. Create a starter (wort ...

Few technologies have endured as long as alcohol. The process of fermenting beverages dates as far back as the Neolithic area, with documented examples found in prehistoric China going back to 500 BC.

Once upon a time, shortly after Europeans began sailing back and forth from the American continent, a little fungus also known as wild yeast found its way into the crypts of Bavarian beer-brewing ...