On a recent afternoon, a small group of students gathered around a large table in one of the rooms at the Stanford Archaeology Center. A collection of plastic-covered glass beakers and water bottles ...

Conventional wisdom says beer originated some 5,000 years ago in Samaria (modern-day Iran). A recent discovery of a 5,000-year-old beer recipe in China, though, has introduced a bit of mystery to the ...

Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient "beer making tool kit" that reveals the ingredients in a 5,000 year old Chinese beer recipe. A new study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National ...

Barley might have been the "secret ingredient" in a 5,000-year-old beer recipe that has been reconstructed from residues on prehistoric pots from China, according to new archaeological research.

Fears about formaldehyde in Chinese beer have offered a vivid lesson about public health scares in China and how newspapers, Web sites and marketers can drive the agenda more than state authorities.

XI'AN, China, May 23 (UPI) --Thanks to researchers from Stanford University, it's now possible to brew an ancient Chinese beer. Scientists were able to reconstruct an ingredient list by analyzing the ...

People line up for draft beer at the Qingdao Beer Exchange facility in Qingdao, Shandong province, on June 1. A screen above ...

ChongQing beer is crafted to be a refreshing and easy‑drinking lager that pairs naturally with Chinese cuisine and hotpot. — Photos: Handout The Chinese city of Chongqing is known for two things - one ...

HONG KONG, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Chinese brewers are making an aggressive push into premium beer, lured by high margins and huge growth potential, posing a tough challenge to the foreign companies that ...