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\u201cBeer is the purest of all alcoholic beverages. . . . It is a very healthy drink, as long as you do not pour it down senselessly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although\u00a0 there is some evidence<\/a>\u00a0that moderate beer consumption could have health benefits, there is no agreement on just how much beer is healthy to consume. Sister Doris, for her part, believes it is beneficial for men to drink 1.5 liters, and for women to drink three-fourths of a liter, per day. She herself enjoys a daily pint.<\/p>\n

I seem to have slacking. She also indirectly the improvement in beer over the centuries:<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a myth, she adds, that the beer made in abbeys nowadays is based on medieval recipes. \u201cI cannot imagine that anyone would drink this beer if it was made with old and traditional abbey recipes, as advertisement often suggests,\u201d she says. \u201cThat\u2019s ridiculous. Every year the barley is different and has to be treated and processed differently. We do not even have the same sorts of barley today that existed back then.\u201d<\/p>\n

Update:<\/strong> My friend Michael Hoffman responds to the story:<\/p>\n

A liter?
\nWhat in the blue blazes is that?
\nIs that the same a fathom?
\nOr is the same as a cubit?<\/p>\n

He\u2019s a good American, is Michael.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"