5 Things You Might Not Have Known About God And Beer

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http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/11/03/242359207/5-things-you-might-not-have-known-about-god-and-beer

by DUSTIN DESOTO
November 03, 2013 4:22 AM


Beer and Hymns is an event at the annual Greenbelt Festival in London. Since 1974, Greenbelt has brought people together to explore faith, arts and justice issues.
Drew McLellan /Courtesy of Greenbelt

This morning on Weekend Edition Sunday, NPR's John Burnett describes how some churches are trying to attract new members by creating a different sort of Christian community around craft beer.

This is actually nothing new. For centuries, beer has brought people together to worship God. And God has inspired people to make beer. We've selected a few of the best examples:

In the early 17th century, the Paulaner monks in Germany would brew and drink a heavy, malty type of beer called Doppelbock for Lent. The Paulaner monks weren't allowed to eat solid food for the duration of Lent, so the next best thing? Beer. The beer was so nutritious that it kept them nourished for the entire 40-day fast. The Paulaner Brewery in Munich still brews the Doppelbock beer today

Arthur Guinness, creator of Guinness beer, was a devout Christian who grew up in a time when drunkenness, mainly from liquor, was rampant. Brewing beer was safer than brewing liquor, and it was a well-respected profession. Monks had been brewing beer for ages, and Guinness decided to do it to give people in his community a less potent alternative to liquor. He used the teachings of God and applied it to his business. Author Stephen Mansfield told RELEVANT magazine, "The Guinness tale is not primarily about beer. It is not even primarily about the Guinnesses. It is about what God can do with a person who is willing and with a corporation committed to something noble and good in the world." For more on the story of God and Guinness check out Mansfield's book, The Search for God and Guinness.

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[Xipe Totec]

1. Speaking of which, whatever happened to GoddessOfGuinness? nt

[rug]

2. Good stuff.

http://www.chimay.com/en/chimay-rouge.html?IDD=129&IDC=287

http://www.chimay.com/en/abbaye-de-chimay-bieres-trappistes-fromages-cisterciens-scourmont.html?IDC=271

[beachbum bob]

3. some of the best out there

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4. 40 days of nothing but beer............

yike the monks were definitely crocked....