Pod 64 - Benedictine Brewery (Mt. Angel Abbey)

12/14/18 • 64 min

Jeff and Patrick visit the Benedictine Brewery at Mt. Angel Abbey and sit down with Father Martin, the Procurator of the Abbey and the Head Brewer of the Brewery. They learn about the origins of the brewery, how the brewery fits in with the monks' vision for the Abbey and how the brewery thinks about its beer in the tradition of monastic brewing worldwide.

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Jeff and Patrick discuss the ancient practice of monastic brewing and all its modern forms. They talk about the Belgian Trappists as well as brewing monasteries around the world.

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Pod 65 - Trouble In Beervana

Jeff and Patrick discuss the recent spate of brewery, brew pub and craft beer bar closings in Portland Oregon and ruminate on what it portends for the rest of the country. Special attention is paid to the failure of BridgePort, a beloved Portland institution that was fundamental in Portland becoming Beervana.