Misereor Lent Beer: Sustainable Indulgence for a Good Cause

During Lent this year, the non-alcoholic Misereor Lent Beer will again be available in organic shops. The organic brewery Neumarkter Lammsbräu has developed this beer for Misereor. It will be available from Ash Wednesday until the end of Lent. With this Lenten beer, Misereor is taking up an old Bavarian tradition. For every bottle sold, Misereor receives a donation for its project work.

Together, the Catholic work for development cooperation Misereor and the organic pioneer Neumarkter Lammsbräu are offering a non-alcoholic alternative to the high-proof strong beer. Fasting has a long tradition in monasteries. Liquid was allowed during the fasting period, which is why resourceful monks had the idea of making thin beer more nutritious. The recipes for "liquid bread" date back to the early Middle Ages, it sometimes has up to 11% alcohol by volume. The Misereor Lenten beer is the only known non-alcoholic version of the Lenten beer. The beer is ideal for all those who want to abstain from alcohol during Lent.

Since 2018, the family-owned company Neumarkter Lammsbräu has been supporting the Misereor- Lenten campaign with its interpretation of Lenten beer. For decades, the family-owned brewery from the Upper Palatinate, the principle has always been to produce the best possible product in an absolutely sustainable way. This includes traditional art of brewing as well as the exclusive use of the highest-quality brewing raw materials from organic farming: whole aroma hops cones and the malt produced in the in-house malt house from organic grain.

The Misereor Lenten beer is perfect for a Lenten meal. The beer can be bought in many Denns and Alnatura shops or in well-stocked beverage shops.