Why do brewers grow beards?

[Padraic]

This may be the answer:
http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/32736/title/Beard-Beer/

[Eoin]

That's disgusting.  :-/

What next, yeast from his navel or from in between his toes?

Wasn't there a woman in the US who already brewed a beer with toe yeast.....cameltoe that is!!!!

The beard yeast is not so disgusting really once it's been cultured seperately and isolated.

[Mike]

That's disgusting.  :-/

What next, yeast from his navel or from in between his toes?

Wasn't there a woman in the US who already brewed a beer with toe yeast.....cameltoe that is!!!!

The beard yeast is not so disgusting really once it's been cultured seperately and isolated.

ak...  Made me think of this scene

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGu0B6kL9eM