Join us for an intimate guided tasting, visual presentation and discussion of Trappist ales on March 18th at 7pm hosted by Marty Tomszak, PhD, a Lecturer in Religious Studies at Valparaiso University. Tomaszak was granted unprecedented access to each and every Trappist brewery in Belgium which he recounts in his book, Time Silence & Yeast: A Song of Appreciation for Trappist Communities and Their Beer. From The Author: It is no accident that some of the best beer in the world is brewed by people who see their true vocation as directly tied to living in community, assisting the poor, and worshiping God. It is my contention that the perfection of beer made by Trappist monks is not an anomaly nor merely the product of consistency in process over generations but rather sparked by the unique spirituality found within the walls of the cloister.