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The 45 Million Year Old Beer

Christy
Tuesday
2:28 pm
fossilbrew

You too can consume a 45 million year old strain of yeast.

I don’t drink, so I really don’t have all that much interest in beer.  However, after visiting the LA County Fair and becoming mesmerized by the wall of homemade beer I remembered this random bit of info I stumbled across.  The 45 Million Year Old Beer.  What does that mean?  Basically that scientist Dr. Raul Cano isolated a strain of yeast that was preserved in the gut of an amber encased bee for over 40 million years.  The yeast was then used to brew this somewhat unique beverage.  Fossil Fuels Brew Co. is currently selling their 45 Million Year Old Beer on tap through Kelly Bros. Brewing Co. and Stumptown Brewery, both in northern California.  Plans are in the works to distribute to other locations.

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The Wall of Homemade Beer at the LA County Fair

Reader Comments

Beer gooooood.

#1 
Written By Jason on October 6th, 2009 @ 3:56 pm

Beer baaaaaaad.

#2 
Written By Christy on October 6th, 2009 @ 4:06 pm

Quick, what’s the half life of yeast?

#3 
Written By charlotte on October 7th, 2009 @ 5:51 pm

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