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Gose Is the Beer for People Who Don’t Like Beer
The popularity of sour beers like Gose—made by leaving barley and wheat to ferment in the open air—is soaring among those looking for a bitingly acidic alternative to hoppy beers or overly sweet ciders.
A 220-Year-Old Shipwrecked Beer Was Resurrected by Scientists
Scientists have managed to isolated live yeast from the world's oldest beer bottle and are making new brews with it.
Sourdough Is a Status Symbol for Serious Bakers
The sourdough process is a lengthy one: nurturing your starter as if it were a pet, finding that “sour” taste, and baking for a perfectly aerated crumb.
Dirty Work: Making Beer from Your Garden Plants Is Easier Than You’d Think
After picking some fresh herbs from the MUNCHIES garden, I made some home-brewed beer that's easy enough for any beginner.
Would You Drink a Beer That Was Made With Yeast From Belly Buttons?
One Australian brewery has just taken it upon itself to embrace the inky abyss of the human abdomen by brewing a beer that actually utilizes the brewers' own belly button lint.
Someone Is Trying to Crowdfund a Beer Made from Vaginas
This might be the worst IndieGoGo campaign of all time.
Italy Wants the UN to Recognize Its Pizza as a "Cultural Heritage"
The Italian government is submitting Neapolitan pizza to this year’s UNESCO cultural heritage list, attempting to distinguish it once and for all from Domino’s’ Frankenpizza creations.
Marmite Has Banned the Word 'Bae' From Its Personalized Jars
Is bae still bae if no one is willing to call bae “bae”?
Scientists Are Genetically Modifying Their Way to New Types of Beer
From brews to biofuels, this new method for making hybrid yeasts will have its perks.
3-D Printed Vegemite Could Be The Future of Edible Electronics
Scientists in Australia have found a way to power light bulbs using Vegemite.
Scientists Have Figured Out How to Make Sugar into Narcotics
There’s a new sort of drug cave in town and it has a hell of a lot more in common with an Au Bon Pain than some back alley in Shanghai.