Beard Beer? Rogue Ales to culture and brew with yeast from brewmaster John Maier's beard follicles.

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  1. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,254) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    (Newport, OR) -- Columbus may have discovered America but Brewmaster, John Maier, has discovered a new wild yeast that was developed from his old growth beard.

    In cooperation with White Labs, samples were collected from Rogue Ales' hopyard and sent to White Labs for culture and testing. Sadly, all three samples proved incapable of producing a yeast suitable for brewing.

    As a joke, nine beard follicles were carefully cut from the beard of Rogue brewmaster, John Maier. The follicles were placed in a petri dish and sent in for testing.

    To the shock of the experts at White Labs, the beard samples had produced a yeast strain that was perfect for use in brewing. Additional testing was conducted and confirmed that the yeast strain was not Rogue’s yeast. White Labs' Chris White said, "we were shocked and thrilled with this remarkable discovery."

    John has been growing his beard continuously since 1978 and he has claimed that he will never cut it off. When told of the discovery, John said simply, "It was in front of me the whole time and it only took two centuries and five decades to grow."

    The beard yeast is currently being used in test brews to determine the perfect style and yeast combination. The beard beer, New Crustacean, will be released in early 2013.

    Rogue Ales and Spirits is dedicated to saving the terroir of Oregon hops, barley and rye, by growing our own, one acre at a time.

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    Brewmaster John Maier, Rogue Ales

    http://www.rogue.com

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  2. Hanzo

    Hanzo Initiate (0) Feb 27, 2012 Virginia

    Well, at least it came from facial hair....

    Guess I'll give it a try.
     
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  3. ant880

    ant880 Savant (1,179) Nov 7, 2010 New York
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    I am at once completely repulsed and strangely intrigued...like examining belly button lint
     
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  4. jesskidden

    jesskidden Grand Pooh-Bah (3,071) Aug 10, 2005 New Jersey
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    They should brew a chicha with the yeast, that way those with weak stomachs (probably not an inconsequential market segment) can avoid one beer, rather than two.
     
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  5. dennis3951

    dennis3951 Initiate (0) Mar 6, 2008 New Jersey

    talk about hair of the dog
     
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  6. stupac2

    stupac2 Pooh-Bah (2,031) Feb 22, 2011 California
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    Yet another delicious-sounding invention from Rogue!
     
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  7. ColForbinBC

    ColForbinBC Pooh-Bah (2,461) Sep 9, 2005 New Jersey
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    Oddly intriguing.
     
  8. CBlack85

    CBlack85 Pooh-Bah (2,298) Jul 12, 2009 South Carolina
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    Just another Rogue beer that I won't be interested in drinking...
     
  9. Thickfreakness

    Thickfreakness Initiate (0) Oct 2, 2010 New York

    Copy cat!!! I've been getting my yeast from pubic hair for years!
     
  10. RBassSFHOPit2ME

    RBassSFHOPit2ME Initiate (0) Mar 1, 2009 California
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    BOOYA! Nice to see they're trying to improve upon their current lineup...
     
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  11. MADhombrewer

    MADhombrewer Initiate (0) Jun 4, 2008 Oregon

    Are they going to put it in a dead squirrel?
     
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  12. alfrantzell

    alfrantzell Initiate (0) Jul 11, 2005 California

    Don't be ridiculous.
     
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  13. NickMunford

    NickMunford Pooh-Bah (2,094) Oct 2, 2006 Wyoming
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    About 2 and a half months late for for an April Fools joke, lol:wink:
     
  14. dennis3951

    dennis3951 Initiate (0) Mar 6, 2008 New Jersey

    Male or female or does it depend on the style?
     
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  15. litheum94

    litheum94 Initiate (0) Dec 29, 2008 California

    Sweet. I hope they have a version that is dry hopped with his sweaty socks.
     
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  16. black13

    black13 Initiate (0) Apr 11, 2010 Oregon

    Finding a hair in your beer sucks, but in this beer it means something entirely different. :grimacing:
     
  17. Drewskis

    Drewskis Initiate (0) Jun 20, 2012 Louisiana

    Lulz @ some of the comments! I will try it.
     
  18. superspak

    superspak Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,336) May 5, 2010 North Carolina
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    The new beer name would be more suited if the yeast was cultured from some other type of hair. >_>
     
  19. tewaris

    tewaris Initiate (0) Jul 14, 2009 Minnesota

    I guess the yeast from a vajayjay would be the natural progression of truly wild beers.
     
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  20. sandiego67

    sandiego67 Initiate (0) Feb 25, 2008 California

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