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St Albans beer columnist Roger Protz on how the long-standing tradition of monks brewing beer at abbeys has been revived.

Only about dozen authentic Trappist breweries are still producing beer as abbeys close and fewer men choose to become monks, threatening a centuries-old monastic beer-making tradition.

With recent closures and only a dozen or so authentic Trappist breweries still operating, is their future hazy or bright?

The monks of Engelszell Abbey, one of ten official Trappist Breweries left globally, have announced the closure of their monastery.

Inside Leicestershire monks' beer business - but can they drink the fruits of their labour? The Leicestershire abbey is one of only 11 Trappist breweries in the world Updated The monks are involved in every part of the process Never miss another Leicestershire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourpriva...