A Barrel of Beer for the Benedictine Brothers: Difference between revisions
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== Healthful Grodziskie Beer == | == Healthful Grodziskie Beer == | ||
In any case, the legend thus pieced together served, on the one hand, to justify the very important (from the monks' point of view) custom of giving the monastery a keg of beer every year and, on the other hand, it reinforced Grodziskie's reputation as a beer to cure all ills. In the past, beer (in general) was indeed safer to drink than water – firstly, because the process of brewing required good-quality water | In any case, the legend thus pieced together served, on the one hand, to justify the very important (from the monks' point of view) custom of giving the monastery a keg of beer every year and, on the other hand, it reinforced Grodziskie's reputation as a beer to cure all ills. In the past, beer (in general) was indeed safer to drink than water – firstly, because the process of brewing required good-quality boiled water and, secondly, the alcohol and the hops had additional antiseptic properties. But even with all this in mind, Grodziskie beer stood out as a beer style that could be even used as medicine. | ||
[[File:Grodziskie reklama 3.JPG|thumb|left|upright|"Since over 400 years ago, healthful Grodziskie beer!" <br />An advertisement from the 1930s.]] | [[File:Grodziskie reklama 3.JPG|thumb|left|upright|"Since over 400 years ago, healthful Grodziskie beer!" <br />An advertisement from the 1930s.]] | ||