===Activity of ''Brettanomyces'' and ''Saccharomyces''===
One study screened the beta-glucosidase activity of several strains of ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae'', ''Saccharomyces pastorianus'', and ''Brettanomyces'' spp <ref name="Daenen1">[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03566.x/full Screening and evaluation of Daenen et al. (2007)] screened the glucoside hydrolase beta-glucosidase activity in of several strains of ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae'', ''Saccharomyces pastorianus'', and several ''Brettanomyces brewing yeasts. L. Daenen, D. Saison, F. Sterckx, F.R. Delvaux, H. Verachtert, G. Derdelinckx. 2007.]</ref>'' species. None of the lager brewing strains showed beta-glucosidase activity. Out of 32 strains of ''S. cerevisiae'', only one strain (a wine strain called "U228") showed beta-glucosidase activity, however its activity was repressed in the presence of glucose. This indicates that most ''S. cerevisiae'' strains do not have the capability of producing beta-glucosidase, but it is possible that some very few strains can <ref name="Daenen1">[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03566.x/full Screening and evaluation of the glucoside hydrolase activity in Saccharomyces and Brettanomyces brewing yeasts. L. Daenen, D. Saison, F. Sterckx, F.R. Delvaux, H. Verachtert, G. Derdelinckx. 2007.]</ref>. HoweverAdditionally, beta-glucosidase activity for ''S. cerevisiae'' is can be inhibited by the pH levels of found in wine and sour beer (optimal at pH 5) <ref name="Mansfield"></ref>. All strains of ''S. cerevisiae'' did release another enzyme called beta-glucanase, which led to varying degrees of breaking down some smaller glycosides found in hops (hop extract was tested, not whole hops) containing the aglycones methyl salicylate, 1-octen-3-ol, and cis-3-hexen-1-ol, but not linalool (another study by [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jib.418/abstract Sharp et al.] found that both ale and lager yeasts exhibit a wide range of beta-glucosidase activity, but the results should be repeated using a different substrate because the substrate that was used could have been broken down by beta-glucanase enzyme instead of beta-glucosidase <ref name="Sharp_2017">[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jib.418/abstract The effect of hopping regime, cultivar and β-glucosidase activity on monoterpene alcohol concentrations in wort and beer. Daniel C. Sharp, Jan Steensels, Thomas H. Shellhammer. 2017.]</ref>). None of the ''B. bruxellensis'' strains showed this activity, but the researchers only tested strain of ''B. custersianus'' and both of the ''B. anomala'' strains tested did show cell-associated (intracellular) beta-glucosidase activity. In particular, the ''B. custersianus'' strain was tested against glycosides from hops, in which case high amounts of the aglycones linalool (citrus, orange, lemon, floral <ref>[http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/data/rw1007872.html "Linalool." The Good Scents Company. Retrieved 05/12/2016.]</ref>), methyl salicylate (minty, wintergreen <ref>[http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2015/09/methyl-salicylate-oil-wintergreen-podcast "Methyl salicylate." Chemistry World. Retrieved 05/12/2016.]</ref>), 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy <ref>[http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/data/rw1024051.html "1-octen-3-ol." The Good Scents Company. Retrieved 05/12/2016.]</ref>) and cis-3-hexen-1-ol (grassy, melon rind <ref>[http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/data/rw1005932.html "(Z)-3-hexen-1-ol." The Good Scents Company. Retrieved 05/12/2016.]</ref>) were released from hop extracts <ref name="Daenen1"></ref>. The beta-glucosidase activity was elevated when co-fermenting ''B. custersianus'' with ''S. cerevisiae''. The authors also found dihydroedulan 1 and 2 (elderberry aroma) and theaspirane A and B (woody and campfire aromas), which are classified as norisoprenoids, were released from dry hopping <ref>[http://www.asbcnet.org/events/archives/Documents/2008WBCprogbook.pdf World Brewing Congress, 2008. Pg 80. Retrieved 05/13/2016.]</ref>. ''B. custersianus'' has been isolated from the later stages of lambic fermentation, and it is thought that its ability to produce beta-glucosidase, which gives it the ability to ferment cellobiose and cellotriose, is a possible adaptation from living in oak barrels <ref name="Daenen1"></ref>. Recent studies on hops have linked an increase in fruity thiols from hops (3-mercaptohexan-1-ol and 4-mercapto-4-methylpentan-2-one) being produced during fermentation from the production of beta-lyase enzyme, and this could also explain anecdotal reports of increased fruity aromas from exposing hops to fermentation (see [http://scottjanish.com/genetically-modified-gm-yeast-strains-unlocking-bound-hop-thiols-and-engineering-targeted-fermentation-characteristics/ this article by Scott Janish] on beta-lyase enzymes in GM and non-GM yeast strains). <ref>Private correspondence with Richard Preiss by Dan Pixley. 05/16/2016.</ref><ref>[https://beerandbrewing.com/VuhJRCUAAHMUNfil/article/hops-oils--aroma-uncharted-waters "Hops Oils & Aroma: Uncharted Waters," by Stan Hieronymus. Beer & Brewing. 03/16/2016. Retrieved 05/16/2016.]</ref>. [https://www.academia.edu/23874347/Properties_of_endogenous_%CE%B2_glucosidase_of_a_Saccharomyces_cerevisiae_strain_isolated_from_Sicilian_musts_and_wines Palmeri et al. (2002)] reported one wine strain out of 80 strains of ''S. cerevisiae'' found in Sicilian must that had high beta-glucosidase activity and is active during wine fermentation conditions <ref>[https://www.academia.edu/23874347/Properties_of_endogenous_%CE%B2_glucosidase_of_a_Saccharomyces_cerevisiae_strain_isolated_from_Sicilian_musts_and_wines Spagna, G., Barbagallo, R. N., Palmeri, R., Restuccia, C., & Giudici, P. (2002). Properties of endogenous β-glucosidase of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain isolated from Sicilian musts and wines. Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 31(7), 1030–1035. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0141-0229(02)00233-8]</ref>. Another study by [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jib.418/abstract Sharp et al.] found that both ale and lager yeasts exhibit a wide range of beta-glucosidase activity, but the results should be repeated using a different substrate because the substrate that was used could have been broken down by beta-glucanase enzyme instead of beta-glucosidase <ref name="Sharp_2017">[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jib.418/abstract The effect of hopping regime, cultivar and β-glucosidase activity on monoterpene alcohol concentrations in wort and beer. Daniel C. Sharp, Jan Steensels, Thomas H. Shellhammer. 2017.]</ref>Additionally, Lallemand claims that three brewing strains that they offer produce beta-glucosidase enzymes that can promote hop biotransformation, but the details of this activity have not been published to our knowledge (BRY-97, New England, and Belle Saison) <ref>[http://masterbrewerspodcast.com/119-biotransformation Eric Abbot. Master Brewers Association podcast, episode 119. 02/04/2019.]</ref> (~8:50 min in).
The same strain of ''B. custersianus'' was screened for beta-glucosidase activity and aglycone byproducts during the refermentation of sour cherries in beer (a very small amount of the byproducts were manufactured by the yeast ''de novo'', particularly linalool, alpha-terpineol, alpha-ionol, and a precursor that leads to beta-damascenone under low pH conditions). Different portions of the cherries were tested: whole cherries with stones (pits), cherry pulp without stones, cherry juice without stones or other solids from the fruit, and the stones alone. Benzaldehyde (almond, cherry stone flavor) was produced during fermentation in all cases, and reduced to benzyl alcohol (almond flavor) and benzyl acetate (fruity, jasmine flavor) by the end of fermentation. There were higher levels of these benzyl based compounds in the whole cherries and cherry stone alone samples, indicating that cherry stones make a big impact on the almond flavors found in cherry sour beers. Methyl salicylate, linalool, alpha-terpineol (pine), geraniol (rose, lime, floral) and alpha-ionol (floral, violet), eugenol (spicy, clove, medicinal) and isoeugenol (fine delicate clove) levels increased in all forms of cherries added except for stones alone, indicating that these aglycones are more present in the flesh and juice of the cherries <ref name="Daenen2"></ref>. Another study that performed whole genome sequencing on a strain of ''B. naardenensis'' found that it had two genes that could potentially allow this species to produce beta-glucosidase, but this was not confirmed in the study <ref>[https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/7/11/489 Assembly and Analysis of the Genome Sequence of the Yeast Brettanomyces naardenensis CBS 7540. Ievgeniia A. Tiukova, Huifeng Jiang, Jacques Dainat, Marc P. Hoeppner, Henrik Lantz, Jure Piskur, Mats Sandgren, Jens Nielsen, Zhenglong Gu, and Volkmar Passoth. 2019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms7110489.]</ref>.