{"id":8254,"date":"2011-03-08T06:49:27","date_gmt":"2011-03-08T12:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/?p=8254"},"modified":"2011-03-10T23:21:30","modified_gmt":"2011-03-11T05:21:30","slug":"beer-blogger-tests-monk-tale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2011\/03\/08\/beer-blogger-tests-monk-tale\/","title":{"rendered":"Beer blogger tests monk tale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Not by bread alone&#8230;&#8221; &#8211; but by <em>liquid bread<\/em> alone. J. Wilson of Prescott, Iowa is consuming nothing but beer this Lent: &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/article\/20110306\/ENT02\/103060305\/Beer-blogger-tests-monk-tale\" target=\"_blank\">Beer blogger texts monk tale<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I recall from the time of my studies in Austria that one brand of beer has\u00a0&#8220;M\u00e4rz&#8221; on the label &#8211; for &#8220;March,&#8221; the month when one drinks more beer and fasts from food. 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