Dubbel Beer and the darker customs of Lent (and the Trastevere Mocktail)
Drinking With The Saints
Mike and Alexandra continue with the Lenten beer series as well as an alcohol-free mocktail series. Topics include: * Trappist breweries * Dark Lent customs * Jack-o-lent * Herring * Pinatas * Trastevere and its incredible church Station Church: Santa Maria in Trastevere Beer of the Week: Westmalle Dubbel Trastevere Mocktail 2-3 sliced fresh strawberries 2-3 mint leaves 1 oz simple syrup 1 oz fresh lemon juice sparkling water 1 drop spikenard essential oil (substitute: 1 drop lavender essential oil)—and no more! In a shaker or mixing glass, gently muddle the strawberries, mint leaves, and simple syrup. Add lemon juice and essential oil and shake forty times. Pour into an old-fashioned glass with ice, top with sparkling water, and stir. Garnish with a strawberry and mint leaf. Exciting News! Mike has teamed up with Fr. Leo Patalinghug to create a cookbook of recipes paired with saint stories. “Dining with the Saints” is available NOW! We would love to hear from you! Send us an email with your comments or feedback to podcast@drinkingwiththesaints.com Let us know what you think, or share a picture of your drinks with us! Find us on Instagram at @drinkingsaints - - - - - “Stay with us O Lord because it is getting toward evening. Bless our drinks and our conversation. Amen” Find more at: https://drinkingwiththesaints.com/ Instagram @drinkingsaints Produced by Back Row Media backrow.fm Instagram @backrowmedia Find the Books: Drinking with the Saints Drinking with St. Nick Drinking with Your Patron Saints Why We Kiss Under the Mistletoe: Christmas Traditions Explained
About Podcast
Join Michael and Alexandra Foley each week as they look at a feast day from that week's calendar, discuss that saint's life, and mix a cocktail appropriate for remembering and celebrating that saint, all while mixing in plenty of fun and good humor.
Drinking with the Saints is a concoction that both sinner and saint will savor.