The Roman Catholic religious community in Belgium known as Grimbergen Abbey says it will start making beer again after more than 200 years.The clergy in Grimbergen have started a small brewery making the alcoholic drinks that carry the abbey's name.The abbey's emblem is a phoenix along with a Latin language saying: "Ardet nec consumitur."That means, "Burned but not destroyed." The abbey was burned down and destroyed twice by French troops during the French Revolution in 1798.Karel Stautemas is a clergyman at the abbey and is studying beer making.He said beer making was a "second life" for Belgian abbeys.He said the community of 15 Norbertine canons, a religious order of the Roman Catholic Church, is pleased about the beer's return.Stautemas explained that religion was the main activity of the community. But, brewing was necessary "...because water at the moment in the Middle Ages wasn't drinkable and also it was a kind of payment."The abbey was founded in 1128, and has had ties to large beer companies since 1958.
比利时赫林贝尔亨修道院(Grimbergen Abbey)罗马天主教社区表示，将在200多年后的今天重新开始酿造啤酒。赫林贝尔亨修道院的牧师开办了一家小型啤酒厂，酿造带有修道院名称的酒精饮品。这座修道院的标志是一只凤凰，拉丁语是:“Ardet nec consumitur”。意思是“浴火重生。”这座修道院在1798年法国大革命期间两次遭法国军队焚烧、摧毁。卡雷尔・斯陶特玛斯（Karel Stautemas）是这座修道院的牧师，他正在学习啤酒酿造工艺。他表示，啤酒酿造于比利时修道院而言是“重生”。他指出，由15个诺伯廷教士（一个罗马天主教会团体）组成的社区对啤酒的“复兴”感到高兴。斯陶特玛斯解释称，宗教是这个社区的主要活动。但是，酿酒是必要的活动……因为在中世纪，水不可以饮用，而且这也是一种谋生方式。”该修道院始建于1128年，自1958年以来一直与大型啤酒公司合作。
