Prehistoric Beer

In what may be the greatest use of technology ever, Scientists have extracted yeast from amber, Jurassic Park style, and are using it to brew beer. The yeast strain is 45 million years old and offers its own unique tast to the beer. Unfortunately, its only available locally in northern California, so I won't be able to try it any time soon. Here's the details on the brew.

IC Brewfest

Went to the Iowa City Brewfest yesterday. There were a lot more microbrews this year and less imports. My favorite sample was Coniston's Bluebird XB. It was an english bitter made with American hops. Here's everything I remember sampling. There may be a few I forgot:

Bell's - Third Coast
Big Sky - Moose Drool
Boulevard - Saison
Boulevard - Long Strange Triple
Brau Brothers - Frame Straightener
Brau Brothers - Pilz
Breckenridge - Agave Wheat
Coniston - Bluebird XB
Coniston - Bluebird Bitter
Lost Coast - Downtown Brown
Michelob - Pale Ale
New Belgium - Sunshine Wheat
Rogue - Juniper Pale Ale
St. Peter's - Winter Ale
Wychwood Brewing - Hobgoblin
Wychwood Brewing - WychCraft
United Breweries - Taj Mahal