Brew Ha Ha: making a fuss about beer

May 29th, 2008

Worship at the altar of beer

The Stanley Cup Playoffs have put Pittsburgh on my mind anyway, and this post reminded me of the Church Brew Works, a truly unique brew pub right up the street from the venerable Iron City Brewery. This really is a brewpub in a church, and a very attractive church at that, so if you’re in […]

By Chris -- 0 comments

March 31st, 2008

So, this priest walks into a bar…

Return of Hopfen und Malz:
Along with Saint’s of the Suds I hope for this to be an occasional, yet on-going series, reflecting on the holy (and sometimes weird) things that happen to me when I go to bars.
Part I “It seems that you see me more in bars than in church.”
I heard these words […]

By Chris -- 0 comments

March 30th, 2008

Quote for a chilly Sunday morning

The church is near, but the road is icy. The bar is far away, but I will walk carefully.
–Russian proverb

From Rob Anderson’s beer quote page
Tags: bar, beer, church

Share This

By Chris -- 0 comments

March 27th, 2008

Worshipping beer

This is kind of an interesting concept. Called beer church, it’s an attempt to take the social and convivial nature of beer drinking and use it for the forces of good. I’m not entirely sure I understand how it works, but as part of a beer tasting group loosely associated with a church, I applaud […]

By Chris -- 0 comments

November 9th, 2007

Hopfen and Malz

In Munich you will often see the phrase Hopfen und Malz, Gott erhalt’s in conjunction with beer and brewing, which roughly translates as “Hops and Malt, God preserve them.” Now, I’m not a religious person, but I can certainly agree with that sentiment.
Of course, the history of beer and God (or religion) is deeply intertwined, […]

By Chris -- 1 comment