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Tons and tons of e-mails and messages. >> tell us the his sttory. >> there is a group of monks that came across from italy to germany. they are known as the paliner monks. they set up shop in the 1600s outside of munich. they started brewing for a couple of reasons, one, economic, and, two, sus sten ans. it wasn't safe to drink walter at the time and they didn't understand why but beer was safe and monks often encouraged people to drink beer not water. during the production process, it is boiled. so it was safe to drink. it was a normal part of daily life and a christian life as well. they ham...
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