Sour beers have become a fixture on microbrewery menus and store shelves. They're enjoyed for their tart, complex flavors, but some can require long and complicated brewing processes. Researchers have ...

Whether it's food production, medical microbiology or alcohol-fermentation, one yeast genus holds a near monopoly on research: Saccharomyces. It's "the most well-studied organism in history," ...

AKRON, Ohio – Thirsty Dog Brewing Co. hopes to sour you on their beers. Not all of their beers, just ones that are brewed under the auspices of what founder and owner John Najeway calls a "dedicated" ...

Sour beers have been commercially available in the U.S for nearly 50 years, but have been in existence for much longer. But my introduction to them, admittedly, did not go well. I think now, my tongue ...

This week’s Beer, Spirits and Wine 101 takes us over to Brix Brew and Tap, 813 8th St., to learn about IPAs and sour ales. Indian Pale Ales, or IPAs for short, originated many centuries ago in Britain ...

PHILADELPHIA – A yeast scraped off the bark of a dogwood tree in a Philadelphia cemetery is winning accolades in the beer industry – both for the sour flavor it produces and the time it saves in the ...

With gas prices hovering at around the price of one good (but not great) beer per gallon, it’s worth asking, how far would you drive for a pint of inspiration? For me, it’s an easy calculation – I’d ...