For millenia, people have gazed at the stars and wondered what place there is for humans in the universe? It is only in modern times that we have come to understand that the universe is filled with many galaxies, stars and planets, some not unlike our own. The universe itself had its own beginnings. At the start, only simple atoms existed. But soon the first stars processed these simple atoms into complex atoms. Since then, cutting-edge astronomical research reveals space now contains not just complex atoms but also many complex molecules.

It is perhaps not coincidental that people have imbibed in beer for millenia as well. Many collective centuries must have been spent trying to understand our place under the stars whilst under the influence. Now that we stand on the verge of space exploration, not with our minds, but with our bodies, it is time to bring together our best understanding of interstellar chemistry and our love of beer to ask the question: Can we make beer out of the complex molecules in space?