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damn monks and their beer hoarding!
Monks run out of the world's best beer 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Monks at a Belgian abbey have been forced to stop selling their famous beer after it was voted the best in the world and was promptly sold out.
The abbey of Saint Sixtus of Westvleteren in western Belgium is home to some 30 Cistercian and Trappist monks who lead a life of seclusion, prayer, manual labor -- and beer-brewing.
A survey of thousands of beer enthusiasts from 65 countries on the RateBeer Web site (www.ratebeer.com) in June rated the Westvleteren 12 beer as the world's best.
But the abbey only has a limited brewing capacity, and was not able to cope with the beer's sudden popularity.
"Our shop is closed because all our beer has been sold out," said a message on the abbey's answering machine, which it calls the "beer phone."
And the abbey has no intention of boosting its capacity to satisfy market demand.
"We are not brewers, we are monks. We brew beer to be able to afford being monks," the father abbot said on the abbey's Web site.
Monk Mark Bode told De Morgen daily: "Outsiders don't understand why we are not raising production. But for us life in the abbey comes first, not the brewery."
Monks run out of the world's best beer 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Monks at a Belgian abbey have been forced to stop selling their famous beer after it was voted the best in the world and was promptly sold out.
The abbey of Saint Sixtus of Westvleteren in western Belgium is home to some 30 Cistercian and Trappist monks who lead a life of seclusion, prayer, manual labor -- and beer-brewing.
A survey of thousands of beer enthusiasts from 65 countries on the RateBeer Web site (www.ratebeer.com) in June rated the Westvleteren 12 beer as the world's best.
But the abbey only has a limited brewing capacity, and was not able to cope with the beer's sudden popularity.
"Our shop is closed because all our beer has been sold out," said a message on the abbey's answering machine, which it calls the "beer phone."
And the abbey has no intention of boosting its capacity to satisfy market demand.
"We are not brewers, we are monks. We brew beer to be able to afford being monks," the father abbot said on the abbey's Web site.
Monk Mark Bode told De Morgen daily: "Outsiders don't understand why we are not raising production. But for us life in the abbey comes first, not the brewery."
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Skorixor
- Grand Moff
If you have not tried a Trappist Ale (I highly recommend Chimay), you need to go find some post haste.
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X'an Shin
- SWG Tales Founder
I'm glad I had some before I left. It was great. But I do have a lot of other options.
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E-bo Obi
- Grand Moff
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Like you need a detail to spot those. (Belated response)MrDooo wrote:http://www.blazyshow.com/news/inthenews ... 0Carey.htm
/think My beer gut's gonna be lookin mighty hawt this summer.
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Dwilah
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I liked the bit about that pirates.
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Krusshyk
- SWG Tales Founder
The answers to the questions are just as good.
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Isleh
- The Kika'Vati Order
Damnit Dooo, I won that auction and you just had to post it for everyone didn't you?
Jabe
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Jabe Adaks
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Damnit, and I was going to have Harley wear them. You beat me out!Jabe Adaks wrote:Damnit Dooo, I won that auction and you just had to post it for everyone didn't you?
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X'an Shin
- SWG Tales Founder
My first contribution to the WTF thread!
No more smelly underwear!
http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,3 ... html?f=rss
Is it just me, or does posting a pic of CROTCHLESS UNDERWEAR kinda defeat the purpose of the article?
No more smelly underwear!
http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,3 ... html?f=rss
Is it just me, or does posting a pic of CROTCHLESS UNDERWEAR kinda defeat the purpose of the article?
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X'an Shin
- SWG Tales Founder
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