
Europe's last beer-making nun —
Franciscan nun Sister Doris took over as brewmaster at Mallersdorf Abbey in Bavaria in 1975, succeeding an elderly sister who'd been brewing since the 1930s.

Early start —
On brewing days, Sister Doris is excused from morning prayers and makes her way to the abbey brew house by 3.30 a.m.

Historic hospitality —
Mallersdorf is one of only a handful of surviving abbey breweries, which were once found across Europe.

Sisters are brewing it for themselves —
Sister Doris maintains that brewing is "women's work," since female brewers were once common in the Middle Ages.

A keg for all seasons —
Depending on the season, Sister Doris can be found crafting a copper-toned vollbier (lager), a dark zoigl, a contemplative doppelbock or spritzy maibock.