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By John Stegeman As people prepared to gather for the annual official Bockfest celebrations in downtown Cincinnati, the owners of Paradise Brewing held their own Blessing of the Bock events in Anderson Township and Williamsburg. Paradise Brewing owners, Jeff and Tammy Graff, have long-enjoyed the events of Bockfest. Launched in …

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Feb 24, 2024 / 07:00 am Many Catholics give up beer as part of the penitential rigors of Lent. One diocese is brewing it as part of a Lenten tradition stretching back 400 years. The Diocese of Scranton, Pennsylvania, has launched a beer collaboration with a …

By Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Mar 18, 2023 / 04:00 am With the Lenten season underway, Catholics are immersing themselves in 40 days of abstaining from sweets, technology, alcohol, and other luxuries. But did you know that Catholic monks once brewed beer specifically for a liquid-only Lenten fast? Back in the …

Hasselt, Belgium, Mar 16, 2021 / 08:01 pm MT (CNA).- After the last monks left Achel Abbey earlier this year, the beers produced at Achel Brewery no longer bear the Trappist label. In the beginning of January, there were 14 authentic Trappist beer brands. By the end of the month, …

CNA Staff, Jan 5, 2021 / 06:05 am MT (CNA).- A pontifical university in Poland is patenting a beer that will give drinkers a taste of the Middle Ages. Sławomir Dryja, a lecturer at the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Kraków, created the recipe which he believes is …

Cincinnati’s Listermann Brewing Co. released a beer today based on a recipe by local parish priest, and former archdiocesan Vocations Director, Father Kyle Schnippel. “Father Kyle’s Cinnamon Roll Stout” joined a long line of beers based on local notables, from FC Cincinnati’s goalkeeper Mitch Hildebrand to the Cincinnati Zoo’s Fiona …

By Gail Finke Since running out of beer during their opening weekend last year – attendance having smashed all expectations – Brink Brewing Co.’s taproom has been a hub of activity in Cincinnati’s College Hill neighborhood. St. Clare Parish is a similar hub, and on Saturday the already crowded taproom …

September 2013 Staff Report The kids are back in school, the summer is in the rear-view mirror and football season is on the horizon. September has a slew of opportunities for social engagement with your family. Take some time this month to make sure those engagements are centered on Christ. Tailgating …