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Klosterbräu

English translation: Monastery Beer

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German term or phrase:Klosterbräu
English translation:Monastery Beer
Entered by: WriuszTran

12:22 Jul 19, 2011
German to English translations [PRO]
Food & Drink / Beer brewing
German term or phrase: Klosterbräu
Hello,

I realize that this word would normally simply be used this way in English in the name of a brewery, for instance.

If it had to be translated into English (using English words) what would be the closest equivalent?

Thanks in advance.
WriuszTran
Germany
Local time: 21:36
Monastery Beer
Explanation:
one idea
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Maureen Millington-Brodie
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:36
Grading comment
Thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +1Monastery Beer
Maureen Millington-Brodie
3 +1cloister brew
Ramey Rieger (X)
3 +1Monk's Brew or Monk's Beer
Lucia Moon (X)
Summary of reference entries provided
Beer! It's not just for breakfast anymore.
Kim Metzger

  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Monastery Beer


Explanation:
one idea

Maureen Millington-Brodie
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 35
Grading comment
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Horst Huber (X): "Brewery" or "Beer" as required. What is the native speaker's objection to "monastic" (for my instruction)?
5 hrs
  -> Monastic has overtones of ascetic - the opposite to spoiling yourself with a nice cold beer!
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cloister brew


Explanation:
literally

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 21:36
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 34

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  hazmatgerman (X)
4 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Monk's Brew or Monk's Beer


Explanation:
Another idea...

http://en.pons.eu/dict/search/results/?q=kloster&in=&kbd=de&...

http://www.linguee.de/deutsch-englisch?sourceoverride=german...


Lucia Moon (X)
Singapore
Local time: 03:36
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 11

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Denise Josey: The second one is what I've heard so far. Also found "Monks' beer".
30 mins
neutral  Lancashireman: Cow's milk, ewe's cheese, monk's beer?
37 mins
neutral  Armorel Young: It's all made by one monk then?
1 hr
neutral  philgoddard: Andrew: I was just going to click on Like when I realised this wasn't Facebook. Sorry, Lucia,we're pedants, aren't we?
2 hrs
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Reference comments


11 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: Beer! It's not just for breakfast anymore.

Reference information:
Klosterbier ist das Bier, das in den Klosterbrauereien gebraut wurde und auch teilweise heute noch gebraut wird. Die Mönche kamen früher irgendwann auf die Idee, sich dem Brauen von Klosterbier zu widmen. Sie hatten festgestellt, dass kräftig gebrautes Klosterbier gegen den Hunger half, der beim Fasten zwangsläufig entstand. Das es ihnen zwar untersagt war etwas zu essen, aber das Trinken natürlich erlaubt war, konnten sie sich mit Klosterbier über Wasser halten. Bald entwickelte ich das Klosterbier aber auch als Wirtschaftszweig für die Mönche. Dabei hatten die bierbrauenden Klöster gegenüber den privaten Brauereien den Vorteil, dass sie das Klosterbier deutlich günstiger herstellen konnten als die private Konkurrenz. So versorgten die Klöster ihre Umgebung bald mit dem Klosterbier und einige Klöster spezialisierten sich sogar auf die Klosterbier-Produktion.

http://www.brauen.de/braulexikon/biermarken-sorten/klosterbi...

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 125

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Nicole Schnell
4 hrs
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