Stories
Field notes: processes, ingredients, origins and people.
4 of 11 stories
2025
MunichEssay
The Yeast That Was Already Home
How a wild organism from a South American forest ended up defining German beer — and what that has to do with a Panama Geisha.
Munich
Munich, September 2025
Oktoberfest, drinktec, and a visit to the yeast collection at Weihenstephan.
Cuzco
A chichería in Cuzco
The same drink told by other people: an afternoon in an Andean chichería, with the chalkboard, the barrel and the big glass.
Music