Re: Atheistic Beer has arrived, hooray!

[Zarathustra]

Did you know that Denmark now has the worlds first atheist beer:
 "Godless"    

[Kylyssa]

Yay, beer!

Um, other beer believes in God?

[Zarathustra]

Yay, beer!

Um, other beer believes in God?

Hope not!  

[Asmodean]

Um, other beer believes in God?

What, you've never heard beer pray before?   )

Wonder what beer thinks of gay marriage...  

[bowmore]

Did you know that Denmark now has the worlds first atheist beer:
 "Godless"    

Although I'm an atheist, my beer should be theistic.

If there's anything those monks know how to do, it is making good beer.

[Zarathustra]

Did you know that Denmark now has the worlds first atheist beer:
 "Godless"    

[Wechtlein Uns]

meh. I don't drink. I tasted some when I was six, and though I don't remember what it exactly tasted like, I spit it out as soon as it went in.  

I don't miss it.

[wheels5894]

i wonder what next - Islam decides its own beer is OK to drink? Mormons decide a Mormon wine would be OK for their people? (What is it with Mormons, by the way? They are not even allowed caffeine so no coffee or tea>)

I wonder what the various beers I have at home are. I listen to them and see who they pray to.  

[bowmore]

Did you know that Denmark now has the worlds first atheist beer:
 "Godless"    

They do drink it themselves.

from wiki: (my bolding)

The 48th chapter of the Rule of St Benedict states "for then are they monks in truth, if they live by the work of their hands" [6]

Following this rule, most Trappist monasteries produce goods that are then sold to provide an income for the monastery. The goods produced can range from cheese, bread and other foodstuffs to clothing and coffins. As the order does not require abstention from alcohol, some monasteries produce and sell alcoholic beverages. Some monasteries in Belgium and the Netherlands, such as Orval Abbey and Westvleteren Abbey, brew beer both for the monks and for sale to the general public. Trappist beers contain residual sugars and living yeast, and, unlike conventional beers, will improve with age.[7] These have become quite famous and are considered by many beer critics to be amongst the finest in the world.[7]

[curiosityandthecat]

Alcohol is completely my downfall. I've spent the last eight years at one of the biggest party schools in the states (I know, I know; it's only a party school if you make it one), and apparently my main goal, aside from getting a couple degrees, was to slowly kill myself by drinking. Almost worked, too.

I have a hard time just having one or two. A night used to be 14 or 15 drinks. Plus two packs of smokes. Plus whatever drugs were available. It's a wonder I've still got any brain cells that work. I have my wonderful girlfriend to thank for dragging me out of all that. I can actually taste and smell things, now!  

[bowmore]

That being said, I would definitely like to try the beer. It's a novelty, but it still seems like one worth paying for.

It's a novelty for you perhaps. For me, living in Belgium, it's fairly common.  
Most bars have at least one Trappist beer on the menu.

One type (Westvleteren) is hard to come by, since it's exclusively sold at the monastery, and you're only allowed to purchase 1 case per car, i.e. if you've registered beforehand. These guys really don't want it to become a commercial product.

I've had my fair share of beer in my college days. It never became an addiction though. The legal drinking age here is 16 for beers (18 for spirits), so most people learn to drink beer under their parent's control.

[Wechtlein Uns]

Alcohol is completely my downfall. I've spent the last eight years at one of the biggest party schools in the states (I know, I know; it's only a party school if you make it one), and apparently my main goal, aside from getting a couple degrees, was to slowly kill myself by drinking. Almost worked, too.

I have a hard time just having one or two. A night used to be 14 or 15 drinks. Plus two packs of smokes. Plus whatever drugs were available. It's a wonder I've still got any brain cells that work. I have my wonderful girlfriend to thank for dragging me out of all that. I can actually taste and smell things, now!  

Nice slippers.

[curiosityandthecat]

Nice slippers.

[Wechtlein Uns]

Whew! I thought it was you, CAC! Thank god.

Urm... I mean...ABSYNTHE!!!

[Zarathustra]

That being said, I would definitely like to try the beer. It's a novelty, but it still seems like one worth paying for.

It's a novelty for you perhaps. For me, living in Belgium, it's fairly common.    
And THAT you can't get in Belgium yet.
Aside from that I agree: The best beer in the world comes from Belgium, no doubt!  :banna: