In Belgium, brewing culture runs far back, with monks crafting beers since the sixth century. Beer provided a method of drinking without worrying about contaminated water, monks devoted their time ...

The monks at the monastery in Norcia, Italy, are combining one of the world's oldest monastic traditions with a very 2016 trend: craft beer. Birra Nursia is a four-year-old, full-scale craft ...

The monks also drink it themselves on a Sunday. Leicestershire's brew has impressed beer connoisseurs Father Joseph Delargy said: "We haven't had any difficulty in selling it. What we produce ...

Beyond being a source of revenue to support the monastery, beer provides an access point for many who have no experience of monasticism. It humanizes the monks. They even speak of “brew ...

Similarly, a growing number of people in Germany are taking a more conscious approach to drinking. All over Germany, pubs, ...

For that reason, production remains limited even though the beer brings the monks’ only income – and it’s considered by connoisseurs one of the choicest brews in the world, especially ...