Rosé Crusher, a new seasonal beverage release from Lexington-based West Sixth Brewing, has familiar rosé wine flavor but is not a traditional rosé, it’s a cider. Provided “We crafted Rosé ...

That feat has been accomplished by Taisuke Hisatomi, a professor of brewing microbiology ... producing a red wine using yeast derived from Mister Lincoln, a dark red rose species.