Tag: Saccharomyces eubayanus

• Friday, August 26th 2011 - 13:01 UTC

  Lager beer yeast arrived in Europe from Patagonia 500 years ago

  

  The mystery behind the birth of lager beer has been solved. Scientists have successfully traced the origin of the popular alcoholic beverage to a type of yeast, believed to have travelled 11,000 kilometres from Patagonia, (Argentina) to Bavaria 500 years ago.