Lenten Beers

[Havard]

Some of you may have heard of Lenten beers, or ‘bocks’, such as Paulaner ‘Salvator’, Ayinger ‘Celebrator’, or Spaten ‘Optimator.’

Supposedly Lenten beers were originally brewed to sustain monks during periods of fasting. Can anyone confirm this? Also, does anyone here make a habit of partaking in Lenten beer?

 

[CountrySinger]

That’s awesome! Do they have Lenten martinis? Just kidding,

 

[aspirant]

Some of you may have heard of Lenten beers, or ‘bocks’, such as Paulaner ‘Salvator’, Ayinger ‘Celebrator’, or Spaten ‘Optimator.’

I love bocks, especially doppelbocks.

 

[JaredR]

That’s funny. What’s special about them?

 

[Aldhelm]

There’s a podcast (created by a Franciscan Brother) called Catholic Under the Hood. I distinctly remember him talking about this - one of the Salvatars - but I don’t remember which episode.

 

[aspirant]

What’s special about them?

Here’s a link to an article by Michael Jackson (the “Beer Hunter,” not the musician).