The Secret Business Life of Monks.

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  • Author(s): Miller, John W.
  • Source:
    America Magazine: The Jesuit Review of Faith & Culture. 12/9/2019, Vol. 221 Issue 13, p40-46. 6p. 4 Color Photographs.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      BREWERIES; TRAPPISTS; MONKS; MONASTERIES; BEER sales & prices; EXECUTIVES
    • Abstract:
      The article focuses on Spencer Brewery, America's first and only Trappist beer-maker, at Saint Joseph's Abbey near Boston, Massachusetts, managed by 69-year-old monk Isaac Keeley. Topics covered include steps taken by Keeley in response to stagnating beer sales, role of Belgian monks and the International Trappist Association on the brewery and impact of the role of an executive on Keeley's monastic vocation.