Drink deep of the well of faith

“All the sisters like the beer,” Sr Gertrude solemnly assured Geoff Bird, for whom this was clearly a dream assignment.

A World Service programme describes the historic place of brewing in religious communities – and tries to find a link between beer and worship.

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