Can it

The packaging on both the box and can of Monk's Blood is so cool, I had to share.

I typed the whole thing out, and then found a pic on Beer Pulse.  I also found an article re-stating that Sam Adams also wants to can their beer as soon as they perfect the can.  Strange seeing that multiple highly respected places can their beers and have just as good palates as Koch, but I guess that means we can finally have another option at the course.

Legend has it that in the evenings, the monks would retire to their chambers & settle in with a few passages from the good book.  But brothers Nicolas and O’Sullivan had other plans.  Working in the brewhouse all day, they were forced to repeat the same old recipes the elder monks had invented years before.  They needed a little diversion.  And found it in the cellar of the monastery with a fresh twist they put on the beer and the way they enjoyed it.  Brother Nicolas (or ‘Nico’ to his close friend) brought some hand-rolled cigars.  O’Sullivan, the outspoken one, broke the vow of silence by spinning a remix of some Gregorian chants.  Together they’d throw down a couple nice hands of Texas Hold Em and savor the handcrafted brew they created in secrecy.  Everything was good.  Or so it seemed.  But deep in his heart Nico knew they were drifting into the ‘dark side’ of beer.  Next thing you know, they’d be skipping Lent.  Then one night they’d face the judgment for their actions with a hard knock at the door.  Outside, the Abbot and elders would be holding stones in the air.  A threat the brothers were sure would lead to the spilling of MONK’S BLOOD

No one knows the real story.  But one thing’s certain.  Shaun O’Sullivan & Nico Freccia are the master brewers behind this unique Belgian Style Ale.  Brewed with eight malts, rich Belgian candi sugar, cinnamon, vanilla and a heap of Northwest hops, then aged with oak chips and dried black mission figs.  It’s a secret recipe, but too good to keep their vow of silence.

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