released 8/14/2020

Fr. Andrew Bushell, an Orthodox monk, is also the brewer of the Marblehead Brewing Company in Massachusetts. As a sequel to the discussion on Volume 147 of Jared Staudt’s recent book, The Beer Option, Fr. Andrew talks with Ken Myers about why and how he became a brewer and about the intertwined history of brewing and monasticism.

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