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TAKE A FLIGHT<br />

Perhaps the best way to sample a<br />

brewer’s bounty is by opting for a<br />

flight of beer samples. Resist the<br />

impulse to order your go-to from back<br />

home. Instead, take a leap and put<br />

your faith in a selection of seasonal<br />

and one-of-a-kind SLO CAL brews.<br />

Odds are good that you will discover<br />

a new favorite, or at the very least,<br />

appreciate beer as an art form,<br />

elevated by a passionate, thoughtful<br />

brewmaster.<br />

ANCIENT BREW<br />

A professor from Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo was conducting research in Myanmar during<br />

the 1990s when he unearthed ancient amber. Then, ten years ago, using a technique like that in the<br />

movie “Jurassic Park,” he wowed his students by extracting a 45-million-year-old yeast from that amber<br />

and used it to brew beer—proving the technique is more than just science fiction.<br />

38 | <strong>2021</strong> SLO CAL® VISITORS MAGAZINE

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