Leffe Brune

Leffe Brune is brewed following a centuries old recipe from an Abbey in Belgium.  This means that the beer I am holding in my hand and swallowing down my throat is very much the same as the beer they drank in Europe in the Middle Ages. 

I find it fascinating that God’s little creatures Saccharomyces cerevisiae are at work, tirelessly and consistently all over the world and across the millennia of history, turning malt soup into beer.  So much can go wrong. Conditions and temperature must be just right.  Considering that history is littered with the sad stories of species gone extinct, we must be thankful to the providence of God that yeast still live and thrive. In Belgium, Japan, Madagascar, and in the carboy just to the left of me as I type, those little yeast buggers keep doing the joyful work they were created to do.

Here's an inspirational video of yeast at work:

By the way, the video was taken on Epiphany Day and you can hear in the background the lovely sounds of my daughter playing her Christmas music one last time before putting it away for the year.