Your Next Beer Might Be Made by Artificial Intelligence

Beer has a rich history in London. Even before the British Empire, Shakespeare or Buckingham Palace, people were crowding into pubs to gulp down local ales. Versions of pale ales, IPAs and porters were created in the U.K. long before they were trendy favorites on California and New York's microbrew scenes. Now a small startup is attempting to add its own twist to London's beer-making tradition. The company, IntelligentX, has invented a beer-recipe algorithm that determines the amount of hops, water, yeast and grain that should go into each beer.