Drinks
Scientists Brew Beer That Egyptians Drank 5,000 Years Ago
- Israeli researchers revive 5,000-year-old yeast remnants
- Beer is ‘not bad,’ microbiologist says; tasters give thumbs up
Move over, Budweiser: Israeli scientists say they have recreated the taste of ancient beers that the Philistines and Egyptians drank as much as 5,000 years ago.
The research began with shards of pottery used to produce beer and mead in antiquity, which still had yeast specimens stuck inside. The scientists examined the yeast colonies that settled in the pottery’s nano-pores, and were ultimately able to resurrect the yeast to create beer.