by Petra Spiess | Jan 22, 2009 | Recent Studies
Humans have been altering the genome of many plants and animals for thousands of years. The wild “natural” grape still exists in parts of Eurasia and north Africa but bears only a passing resemblance to its relatives cultivated for the wine trade. Wild grapes are...
by DJ Spiess | Jan 21, 2009 | Inside Fermentarium
Wow this episode took far longer than it should have. Here’s the belated episode four! Links for this episode Are you ready to fruit or spice your beer? Beer Cheese Soup Corona Lime Ritual No Free Budweiser PBR Art Contest and PBR Coffin RC Cooler...
by DJ Spiess | Dec 27, 2008 | Recent Studies
A new study in “Journal of Psychopharmacology” found what all undergraduate blokes already know, female undergraduate students who drink find men more attractive than women who do not drink. Researchers showed pairs of photos of 60 men to 45 women. The women were...
by DJ Spiess | Dec 21, 2008 | Recent Studies
Not since the famous “sky is blue” study have we seen something so shocking as the research soon to be published in the March issue of Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. According to the study, people use different words to describe they are drunk. ...
by DJ Spiess | Dec 17, 2008 | Recent Studies
Researchers at the Helsinki University Central Hospital have found individuals born with a highly active version of the MAOA gene have a higher risk of impulse violence when drinking alcohol. The MAOA gene produces an enzyme that breaks down chemicals in the...
by DJ Spiess | Nov 19, 2008 | Inside Fermentarium
Wow this episode took far longer than it should have. Here’s the belated episode three! Inside Fermentarium – Episode 3 from DJ Spiess on Vimeo. Here’s the YouTube version: Episode 3 on YouTube Links for this episode Are you ready to fruit or spice...