Are there any monasteries in North America that brew beer?!
No mention of the US.. but then trappist is only referring to Belgian monastaries.
Scroll down to the bottom of the article and see "United States" listed monastaries that produce or sell alcoholic bevvies. Maybe you can't get beer but there's some Trappist wine listed :)
Answers: Most ales brewed by monks are called Trappist ales and are from Belgium. I just Googled American Trappist ale and got the statistic from Wikipedia that "Of the world's 171 Trappist monasteries (as of April 2005), seven produce beer (six in Belgium and one in The Netherlands)."
No mention of the US.. but then trappist is only referring to Belgian monastaries.
Scroll down to the bottom of the article and see "United States" listed monastaries that produce or sell alcoholic bevvies. Maybe you can't get beer but there's some Trappist wine listed :)
hahaha, what a great question. I do not know the answer...but if you do find a monastery that does brew beer, find out if they are allowed to drink what they brew, and if members of the general public can join!
No, there are no "new" world monastaries that make any alcholic beverages.