StrangeSights: Beer toasts NATO application; “full destroyed” sneakers; and, Australia’s “queen” of royal memorabilia
DAVID ADAMS provides a round-up of some stories on the odder side of life…
Belgian abbey raises brewery from ashes after 200 years
Grimbergen, BelgiumReuters Priests of Belgium’s Grimbergen Abbey have begun brewing for the first time in more than two centuries, with a microbrewery making special editions of the mass-market beer bearing their abbey’s name. The abbey, whose emblem is a phoenix with the Latin motto “Ardet nec consumitur” (Burned but not destroyed), was twice burned down […]
Christmas in year of COVID: Chicago church releases a beer for Advent — and the end of the world
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, on how one US church is marking advent in an unusual way in what has been an unusual year…
THE JOY JESUS GIVES IS NOT BOTTLED IN FERMENTATION
STAN HUNT, from Queensland, responds to news Coopers Brewery has released a special commemorative beer in light of Bible Society Australia’s bicentenary…
Australian brewery releases commemorative light beer to mark Bible Society Australia’s bicentenary
An Australian brewery has released a special light beer to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Bible Society Australia. South Australian-headquartered Coopers Brewery announced the release of a special commemorative light beer this week. Greg Clarke, CEO of Bible Society Australia, said he was grateful for the support of the brewery. “Coopers Foundation have been strong […]