Some of us may seek to give up alcohol for Lent. But back in the 1600s, a certain group of Catholic monks took it up in a big way during this season of fasting, by shunning solids and relying instead on 'liquid bread': otherwise known as beer.
In the 17th century, Paulaner monks moved from Southern Italy to the Cloister Neudeck ob der Au in Bavaria, the Catholic News Agency explains.
'Being a strict order, they were not allowed to consume solid food during Lent,' the current beer sommelier of Paulaner Brewery, Martin Zuber explained in a video on the company's website.
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