How old is beer?
Humans are no strangers to kicking back with a cool pint of beer. The Ancient Egyptians, for example, had a hankering for beer that was a little bit tart, almost like a modern-day gose, a lemony beer from Germany. Homer, the Ancient Greek poet, spoke.....»»
Heineken launches virtual beer in self-mocking metaverse "joke"
Brewer's "launch" highlights the extent businesses will go to to join the latest bandwagon......»»
Even Heineken thinks its new metaverse "beer" is a dumb publicity stunt
Heineken wants to have its metaverse beer and drink it, too.The brewer is the latest company, and second beer manufacturer, to jump on the metaverse bandwagon with its Thursday release of Heineken Silver — a "virtual beer" that the company insi.....»»
Just One Drink Per Day Can Shrink Your Brain, Study Says
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNN: Just one pint of beer or average glass of wine a day may begin to shrink the overall volume of the brain, a new study has found, and the damage worsens as the number of daily drinks rises. On average, peo.....»»
Bacteria upcycle carbon waste into valuable chemicals
Bacteria are known for breaking down lactose to make yogurt and sugar to make beer. Now researchers led by Northwestern University and LanzaTech have harnessed bacteria to break down waste carbon dioxide (CO2) to make valuable industrial chemicals......»»
Researchers make non-alcoholic beer taste like regular beer
Even though sales of non-alcoholic beer have risen substantially in Denmark and Europe in the last couple of years, there are still many people that won't follow the healthy trend because they find the taste not to be quite as good as that of regular.....»»
Fossil named after Nevada brewer who named his beer after it
First, the beer was named for the fossil......»»
Ancient Peruvians partied hard, spiked their beer with hallucinogens to win friends
If you lived in the Central Andes circa 850 CE, you definitely wanted to party with the Wari. Enlarge / A vessel from the Wari site of Conchopata features the tree and its tell-tale seed pods sprouting from the head of the Staff God. (.....»»
Mix of beer-like drink with psychotropics suggests Wari elites used drugs for political advantage
A team of researchers from Dickinson College, the Royal Ontario Museum and the University of Rochester, has found evidence of pre-Columbian Andes elites using drugged beverages to promote political advantage. In their paper published in the journal A.....»»
New gene-edited barley that could improve beer
After a spell of unexpected rain, before the harvest season, a farmer may be faced with the unpredictable problem of untimely sprouting of barley. Sprouted barley fetches considerably lower market prices and poses an economic burden on farmers and co.....»»
Keep your beer cool and on tap with the best kegerators
Kegerators are a fantastic way to serve beer and save the planet. Because you can buy the beer in gallons, you don't need trash cans worth of cans and bottles every time you have a party. They can also look really cool if you are making your at-home.....»»
Boston Dynamics shows its quadruped Spot has what it takes to be a TikTok star
I remember being amazed and somewhat disturbed when it learned how to open doors. Now it can operate a rickshaw, clean house, weed the garden, jump rope, pee beer into a cup, and work for the NYPD (temporarily)......»»
The proof’s in the poop: Austrians have loved beer, blue cheese for 2,700 years
They also ate primarily cereal grains, supplemented with beans, fruits, nuts, or meat. Enlarge / A 2,700-year-old piece of human excrement found at the Hallstatt salt mines, in which beans, millet, and barley are clearly visible (assum.....»»
Synthetic biology moves into the realm of the unnatural
The field of synthetic biology has had great success engineering yeast and bacteria to make chemicals—biofuels, pharmaceuticals, fragrances, even the hoppy flavors of beer—cheaply and more sustainably, with only sugar as the energy source......»»
Ancient poop shows people in present-day Austria drank beer and ate blue cheese up to 2,700 years ago
Human feces don't usually stick around for long—and certainly not for thousands of years. But exceptions to this general rule are found in a few places in the world, including prehistoric salt mines of the Austrian UNESCO World Heritage area Hallst.....»»
BrewDog Exposes Data of 200,000 Customers and Shareholders
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechRadar: BrewDog, one of the world's largest craft beer brewers, has exposed personally identifiable information (PII) belonging to more than 200,000 of its shareholders and customers, according to cybersecu.....»»
Alcohol Is the Breast Cancer Risk No One Wants to Talk About
As companies roll out the pink beer in October to raise awareness of the disease, one group is urging young women to think twice......»»
Why beer mats do not fly in a straight line
Anyone who has ever failed to throw a beer mat into a hat should take note: physicists at the University of Bonn have discovered why this task is so difficult. However, their study also suggests how to significantly increase accuracy and range. The r.....»»
Waste hop stem in the beer industry upcycled into cellulose nanofibers
Some three quarters of the biomass in hop plants used in beer-making ends up in landfills. But a group of Japanese researchers has developed a technique that 'upcycles' that waste hop into cellulose nanofibers (CNFs). A paper describing the technique.....»»
Concentrated Beer? Cutting Liquid before Shipping Also Cuts Its Carbon Footprint
Water is added back in before consumption -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
T-Mobile wants to sell you branded gin and beer to help promote 5G
The mobile provider has revealed that its 5G rollout is way ahead of schedule – so far, in fact, that they’re celebrating by introducing a new line of alcohol. Yeah, this is for real......»»