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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 <strong>SLO</strong> <strong>CAL</strong> 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 />
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