a lager, or a hybrid of the two. Brewing beer requires varying amounts of grains, water, hops, and yeast — and of course time ...

If you've sipped a cold one and wondered where all that flavor comes from, it's the yeast. This one ingredient sets ales and lager apart with a difference you can taste. Top fermenting ale yeast ...

Orange-colored galls on beech trees in the Patagonia region of Argentina have been found to harbor the yeast that makes lager beer possible, solving a mystery that has long puzzled scientists.

Humans have taken advantage of the metabolism in a tiny fungus called yeast to create beer and wine from grains and fruits. What are the biological mechanisms behind this alcohol production?