February 2026 issue
Go into a seahorse utopia—and discover if science can build a better beer.
Inside the quest to build the ultimate nonalcoholic beer
Scientists in Belgium—that celebrated bastion of ancient beer culture—are harnessing genetic breakthroughs and machine learning to reimagine how great booze gets built. Here’s how their revelations in the lab could transform the global beer industry.
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