Word: brews
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...spent the past two years "mining" ancient amber from 15 locations around the globe, from Burma to the Baltic Sea. Already, says president and co-founder Robin Steele, Ambergene scientists have identified filamentous fungi similar to those that have produced a distinguished line of antibiotics. They have also brewed batches of ale with ancient yeast. Beer buff Cano was named official taster of the new brew, dubbed Jurassic Amber Ale (a slight misnomer since the yeast used to make it did not come from the Jurassic period, which ended 144 million years ago, but from more recent geological epochs.) Quipped...
...Brew House's strict reputation may be dueto Club Control Incorporated (CCI), a privatecompany which provides bouncers who specialize incarding...
...have to have [CCI]," says William McCarronof the Brew House. "We're basically required tocard everybody...
That kind of home-made brew can be difficult to work with. Although ANFO is safer than many other explosives, amateur bombmakers can easily blow themselves up if they are not careful. "ANFO is easy to make if you know how to do it, but it takes years of experience to work with it safely," says Dean. Moreover, it is almost impossible for amateurs to mix thoroughly the ammonium nitrate with the fuel oil. (Commercial manufacturers use industrial-size blenders for the job.) Clumps of ammonium nitrate will fail to detonate--leaving investigators with good clues about the materials used...
...Breen recommended that outside contractorsbe hired to check identifications, standardpractice at local establishments such as JohnHarvard's Brew House...