Normally people give up what they love during Lent, but I guess the opposite could apply cause this dude wants to give up food and water for Lent and drink beer only. This is based on a diet some monks used during Lent many moons ago: More after the jump:
A US newspaper editor is planning to abstain from solid food for Lent - and will instead live on just beer and water.
J Wilson, 38, of Prescott, near Des Moines, Iowa, plans to drink four beers a day and says he does not intend to get drunk.
He plans to recreate the lives of 17th century German monks who brewed a heavy "liquid bread" beer to keep them going through Lent.
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| "Time for Beer my fellow monks" |
"I did a 36-hour test drive about a week ago, and I don't think four beers is going to be a problem," he said.
"But I don't know what will happen after days of not eating at all. That's one of the questions I am looking to answer.
"Getting drunk is the last thing on my to-do list at this time. This is an historical study."
Mr Wilson, a keen home brewer, will live on his own version of the doppelbock beer developed for Lent more than 300 years ago by the Paulaner monks.
He plans to record his experiences in a blog, entitled Diary of a Part-Time Monk, reports the Des Moines Register.
Mr Wilson said he was working with a doctor on his project and would be checked over before, during and after his 46 day diet.
The specially brewed 'Illuminator Doppelbock' beer he will drink is 6.67 per cent alcohol and has 288 calories per 355ml serving.
Now this is my kind of Lent!
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