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9,000-year-old brew hitting the shelves this summer
60-Second Science Blog via Scientific American ^
| 60-Second Science Blog
| Brendan Borrell
Posted on 06/10/2009 7:53:01 PM PDT by grey_whiskers
This summer, how would you like to lean back in your lawn chair and toss back a brew made from what may be the worlds oldest recipe for beer? Called Chateau Jiahu, this blend of rice, honey and fruit was intoxicating Chinese villagers 9,000 years agolong before grape wine had its start in Mesopotamia.
University of Pennsylvania molecular archaeologist Patrick McGovern first described the beverage in 2005 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences based on chemical traces from pottery in the Neolithic village of Jiahu in Northern China. Soon after, McGovern called on Sam Calagione at the Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Milton, Del., to do the ancient recipe justice. Later this month, you can give it a try when a new batch hits shelves across the country. The Beer Babe blog was impressed, writing that it is very smooth, and not overly sweet.
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TOPICS: Agriculture; Food; History; Science; Society
KEYWORDS: archaeology; beer; creation; evolution; godsgravesglyphs; history; microbrew; oenology; patrickmcgovern; science; zymurgy
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To: mamelukesabre
If its at all even remotely similar to sake...I dont want it. Sake has got to be the WORST form of alcohol ever invented by man. Ill drink mad dog or thunderbird before Ill drink the best quality sake. Naah - you just need to eat some raw fish with it. Sake's your friend!
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posted on
06/10/2009 9:09:10 PM PDT
by
Talisker
(When you find a turtle on top of a fence post, you can be damn sure it didn't get there on it's own.)
To: Talisker
Oh yeah - and heat it up!
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posted on
06/10/2009 9:11:32 PM PDT
by
Talisker
(When you find a turtle on top of a fence post, you can be damn sure it didn't get there on it's own.)
To: potlatch
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I will search for a good thread
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posted on
06/10/2009 9:14:47 PM PDT
by
devolve
( . . . . Obama confiscated Teacher & Police Union pension funds? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)
To: Talisker
If its good quality fish and really fresh, I like it raw. But finding the really good stuff is pricey. and it don’t stay good for very long at all. At room temps it goes bad shockingly fast.
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posted on
06/10/2009 9:22:10 PM PDT
by
mamelukesabre
(Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
To: grey_whiskers
Bu yao!
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posted on
06/10/2009 9:25:37 PM PDT
by
stormer
To: stormer
Xie Xie....pi joe all around!...Su YA!
actually all the Chinese say "Kam pie or pay!" as their toast...lingering Nipon influence I guess.
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posted on
06/10/2009 10:40:16 PM PDT
by
Tainan
(Cogito, ergo conservatus)
To: GOP_Raider
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posted on
06/10/2009 10:41:50 PM PDT
by
Tainan
(Cogito, ergo conservatus)
To: knews_hound
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posted on
06/10/2009 10:44:23 PM PDT
by
decal
("Never allow a nervous female to have access to a pistol, no matter what you're wearing.")
To: mamelukesabre
Sake has got to be the WORST form of alcohol ever invented by man. It's much better warm than cold, unless you're mixing it with tomato juice and a little tabasco. ( Bloody Hiro ! )
I've yet to try it with OJ, ( metric screwdriver ? ) but I imagine it'll be OK as long as it's properly chilled.
I've also learned to like "Ume" which is plum wine.
It has several variations on the name depending on where you are in Asia, but it's pretty much the same thing.
It really doesn't have a high alcohol content, ( 2.5% ) and is pretty much fruit juice, but I like the flavor.
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posted on
06/10/2009 11:16:17 PM PDT
by
Drammach
(Freedom - It's not just a job, It's an Adventure)
To: mamelukesabre
But finding the really good stuff is pricey. and it dont stay good for very long at all. In Japan, sushi is considered a lunch dish. They demand their fish so fresh, that they consider it too old by dinner time (and that's caught that morning and kept on ice).
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posted on
06/10/2009 11:17:41 PM PDT
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Talisker
(When you find a turtle on top of a fence post, you can be damn sure it didn't get there on it's own.)
To: rzeznikj at stout; GOP_Raider; Rodney King; Tainan; Chasaway; SquirrelKing; dynachrome; ...
Beer Ping!
A low to medium ping list aimed at all of us who, well, love our beer
FReepmail rzeznikj at stout or GOP_Raider to be added or struck from the list
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posted on
06/10/2009 11:38:41 PM PDT
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GOP_Raider
(Have you risen above your own public education today?)
To: muawiyah
I hate to break this to you, but maltiness is one of the flavors that beer ought to have. A good beer balances malt and hops. Malted barely is also one of the key ingredients in beer. The enzymes in malted barely convert starches in the grains (wheat, barley, rice, or whatever) into the maltose that the wee little yeastie beasties so love.
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posted on
06/11/2009 12:09:27 AM PDT
by
Redcloak
("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
To: grey_whiskers
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posted on
06/11/2009 12:17:47 AM PDT
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
To: grey_whiskers
9,000-year-old brew hitting the shelves this summer
To: grey_whiskers
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posted on
06/11/2009 4:27:50 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: Redcloak
At the same time the "wheat" gluten (a protein found in wheat, barley and rye) is essentially a poison to those with wheat intolerance, a not insignificant percent of the adult population (3.4% in fact).
It simply makes beer impossible to drink.
Ergo, beer with barley malt is not really beer to that population.
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posted on
06/11/2009 4:28:26 AM PDT
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muawiyah
To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
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06/11/2009 4:28:33 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: mamelukesabre
You’d think you could protect it with aluminum cans too, but that didn’t work either. Rolling Rock was apparantly supposed to taste “skunky”.
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posted on
06/11/2009 4:33:03 AM PDT
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muawiyah
To: muawiyah
Is barley malt beer gluten-free???
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posted on
06/11/2009 4:36:16 AM PDT
by
Mr. K
(physically unabel to proofreed (<---oops))
To: Mr. K
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posted on
06/11/2009 4:54:42 AM PDT
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muawiyah
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