Into the mix he added the flowers of a plant, officially known as Humulus lupus, but more commonly known as hops. They decided to find a way to maintain the hoppy nature of beer without having to rely on a consistent supply of flowers. They recently published an answer that possibly could lead to another revolution in the way beer is made. In short, they found a way to make a hoppy beer without the hops. They were fortunate enough to find one batch made by a yeast known as JBEI-16652, hit all the right buttons.
Source: Huffington Post April 09, 2018 13:30 UTC