Comments on: Lent: A Beer Snob’s Dilemma

By: Kevin Nash

Kevin Nash — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:21:53 +0000

Russ that is a truly inspired suggestion. I have a bottle of Chimay in the cellar that is begging to be drank. If only I could get Trappist Westvleteren 12 that would be one heck of a lent.

Take off Hoser. I can’t give up lent for lent. I need topics.

By: Hoser

Hoser — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:26:04 +0000

How about giving up Lent for Lent.

By: Russ

Russ — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:19:38 +0000

Here’s a thought… Since monks brewed beer to sustain themselves while fasting, what if you gave up all beer EXCEPT those brewed (or at least traditionally brewed) by monks? I suppose that would get pretty expensive, so perhaps you could restrict it to Fridays. Personally I think I could survive on just Chimay Blue and Paulaner Salvator, though my liver may disagree.

By: Kevin Nash

Kevin Nash — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:38:49 +0000

Maybe I should drink only beers that use isinglass on Fridays. It would be the beer equivalent of eating fish on Friday.

I love the idea of one style of beer each Friday. Barley wine is a good for this Friday but I just found Dark Horse Fore Smoked Stout at Discount Drinks so I might drink that this Friday.

John, I like the idea but I really don’t have a favorite style. I just get in mood for a style and I drink it.

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 23:01:14 +0000

Mine is going to be something along the lines of going for a few mile run everyday to make up for all these homebrew beer calories I’ve been picking up.
You could consider starting a lent tradition, where you only drink one style of beer each Friday during lent. So, technically you’re giving up all other kinds of beer once a week. I vote for the first one to be a Barley Wine Friday!!

By: jnaz

jnaz — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:33:28 +0000

As a recovering hophead I know the dangers of pigeonholing yourself into one style (it’s almost a sin). Why don’t you give up two of your favorite beer styles for lent?