In need of the Beer Prayer/Blessing

[Jezzy MacPeaks]

Father Dave, or anyone else on this board, would someone please be so kind as to post the "Drinking Prayer" or blessing, as it were. I need to pass it along to a new Friar who would like to use it, as well. Much thanks and love to all, Jezzy

[BlackKnight]

Our lager,
Which art in barrels,
Hallowed be thy drink.
Thy will be drunk,
(I will be drunk),
At home as in the tavern.
Give us this day our foamy head,
And forgive us our spillages,
As we forgive those who spill against us.
And lead us not to incarceration,
But deliver us from hangovers.
For thine is the beer, The bitter and The lager.
Forever and ever,

Barmen

[Capt. Morgan]

Odd coming from a guy who never spends time with his friends at the Pub...

;D

[BlackKnight]

I'm sneaky that way...

Google is my best friend..

[Scarlett]

I saw him zipping PAST the pub often enough.

[BlackKnight]

Hey now...I mingled...I got pictures to prove it!

[BeerBlessings]

By the by, there are variations of the Blessing out there. The one posted here isn't quite the one I do, but it's close.

I use "Hallowed be thy hops" and "For thine is the ale, the bitter, and the lager"

[Jezzy MacPeaks]

sirgeoffrey said:

Our lager,
Which art in barrels,
Hallowed be thy drink.
Thy will be drunk,
(I will be drunk),
At home as in the tavern.
Give us this day our foamy head,
And forgive us our spillages,
As we forgive those who spill against us.
And lead us not to incarceration,
But deliver us from hangovers.
For thine is the beer, The bitter and The lager.
Forever and ever,

Barmen

Thank you so much for sharing. I should have thought of "Google", too, but sharing with my piers is so much more fun! You should stop by and share a drink or two with us next year.

[Jezzy MacPeaks]

beerblessings said:

By the by, there are variations of the Blessing out there. The one posted here isn't quite the one I do, but it's close.

I use "Hallowed be thy hops" and "For thine is the ale, the bitter, and the lager"

I truly must remember to login. I hate being called a "guest". *lol* Anyway, Thanks, Dave. I remember you using these lines. I'll be sure to pass this along to the good friar. By the way, I've been sending a lot of new friars out into the faire world lately. I think there should be an "All Friars Day", don't you? Imagine all the merriment that would come with that! Hugs to ya! Jezzy

[BeerBlessings]

Beer: The New Religion

I just want an all-religious Beer Hookah team next year!

[Lady Catharine]

Bk and Bb, nice!

[BeerBlessings]

Ya know, I think I may have to do some more research and possibly have some short lectures available for pub-side discourse. That way, we can all think we're being intellectual as we boost our blood alcohol content.

First up: How my placard would be historically accurate, only if priests were to wear placards.

In medieval times, things that were not understood were considered either the work of God, or the work of the devil. Such is how grains in water turns into beer. Fermentation is an outright miracle.

As people liked beer, and it was much safer to drink than water, it was considered the work of God. BUT, there are many things that can go wrong when brewing beer. So, when something went wrong, it was because the devil or some other demon was able to get his dirty hands into the process.

So, to ward off the devil and other demons, brewers would often have a cruxifix or other Christian icon to ward off the evil creepie-crawlies. They would also have rituals, prayers, and the like. These rituals had to be performed the same way each time, and such consistency in brewing was born. (But which steps were the important ones would be determined later.)

But these practices were not absolutely certain. The best way would be to have a priest bless the brewing. As there were all sorts of demons and evil creepy-crawlies running amok in those times, a priest was quite busy. And so, the priest had to be paid for his time. Normal "pricing" was four pints of beer per blessing, and the service became known as "The Right of Signage".

Well, some priests were a tad crooked, and charged more for their services. To keep the over-charging in check, local rulers created laws limiting the amount that could be charged. But, to keep the clergy happy, they also created laws that required every batch to be blessed.

And thus began an early form of taxation, and the church supporting the ruler's divine right to rule.

So, I need to be given beer, or else you're not supporting the King, you treasonous dog.


There are two other mini-lectures I need to work on. However I need to have much more solid information, lest someone call me blasphemous with my spreading the truth of beer. The next two deal with Jesus turning water into beer, not wine, and the truth of Noah's Ark.

[Hephzibah]

and to the invasion of the beer priests

[Lady Catharine]

[BeerBlessings]

ladycatharine said:

The funny part is that I'm not even joking with that mini-lecture.

And sooooo not joking about you all having to give me beer!