Gina Christian
By Gina Christian • Posted March 5, 2021
For Catholics, saints can be a bit like spiritual celebrities. Some are A-listers, with a steady stream of clients and thousands of parishes named after them; some are more like cult favorites, with a kind of niche appeal and loyal devotees; and still others are rising stars, poised to reach a new generation of faithful.
And then there’s St. Ansgar, who might be considered something of a “lesser-known artist.”
He’s even overshadowed on his own feast day, which he shares with the much more famous St. Blaise.
You won’t find Ansgar’s name on too many Catholic churches here in the United States, although there is one near Chicago. A town in northern Iowa is named for him, too.
How the coronavirus has boosted non-alcoholic beer Andrew Dickson Richard Drew/AP
Non-alcoholic beer, like Brooklyn Brewery s Special Effects, has seen huge growth in the past year.
Covid lockdowns are leading us to rethink our habits, while innovations have made NA beer tastier.
The global market for NA beer could be worth $29 billion by 2026, according to one prediction.
A few years back, Eric Ottaway was traveling in Europe when he noticed something about the way people were drinking.
Ottaway is the CEO of Brooklyn Brewery, one of the largest craft-beer outfits in the United States, so has an eye for such things – and what he saw intrigued him. Instead of knocking back full-strength beer, a surprising number of folks in pubs seemed to be choosing low-alcohol beverages.
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