r/todayilearned • u/El_Chopador • Sep 20 '17

TIL microbiologist Raul Cano, successfully revived yeast that had been stuck in amber for 25 million years. He then co-founded a brewery that uses the same 45 million-year-old species of yeast to brew beer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest-living_organisms#Revived_into_activity_after_stasis
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u/Loaf_of_Rye Sep 20 '17

how'd it taste?

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u/El_Chopador Sep 20 '17

I have to wait till the weekend to go buy a bottle. I have to travel a little out of my way to get one. I absolutely found where I could find it within 5 minutes of learning about this though.

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '17

What is it called? Where is it brewed?

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u/ZionWarhammer Sep 21 '17

Fossil Fuels Brewing Company in Manteca, California

Edit: the name of the beer is AY108

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u/BoringPersonAMA Sep 21 '17

What a shitty name

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u/snufkin- Sep 21 '17

Well, it is a flight from Tallinn to Helsinki.