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Jan 2021
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Les moines brasseurs (The Beer-Brewing M...

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At age 27, Matthieu Landri said goodbye to his family and shared one last beer with his friendsthen began his new life as a Benedictine monk. He longed for a spiritual life of contemplation and prayer. But soon he found himself embarking on a new journey: reviving the lost French art of monastic beer-brewing.

A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/33OwCIb.

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