WATCH: After centuries, Belgian nuns join monks in beer production
By Philip Blenkinsop
Maredret Abbey, Belgium - When the nuns of Maredret Abbey in Belgium were struggling to scrape together the funds for badly needed renovation works, they turned to an occupation that for hundreds of years had been the preserve of monks: beer-brewing.
The 20-strong Benedictine community, founded in 1893, decided about five years ago it was time to team up with a brewer with the aim of to producing beer infused with some of their history and values while helping... Читать дальше...