Very interesting story came out a few days ago about a shipwreck off the coast of Tasmania that crashed in 1797. The ship was carrying 17000 gallons of beer and a few sealed bottles were salvaged about 20 years ago and they were able to (possibly) recover the yeast and re-active it. You can check it out at this link
http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/4481385.htm
However you'll need to be in Australia or have a VPN there to watch the streaming video (you can download the MP4 without a VPN) Also, a craft brew store owner was able to get his hands on 2 bottles with different yeast strains and tried them out, which you can see here:
http://www.beercartel.com.au/blog/worlds-oldest-beer
Personally I'd love to try this yeast out when if/when it becomes available!
http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/4481385.htm
However you'll need to be in Australia or have a VPN there to watch the streaming video (you can download the MP4 without a VPN) Also, a craft brew store owner was able to get his hands on 2 bottles with different yeast strains and tried them out, which you can see here:
http://www.beercartel.com.au/blog/worlds-oldest-beer
Personally I'd love to try this yeast out when if/when it becomes available!