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Man giving up food entirely for Lent, will only drink beer

Man giving up food entirely for Lent, will only drink beer
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Updated: 12:59 PM CDT Mar 12, 2019
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Man giving up food entirely for Lent, will only drink beer
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Updated: 12:59 PM CDT Mar 12, 2019
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While many opt to give up alcohol entirely for the season of Lent, for 46 days, Del Hall is drinking only beer.WKRC reports Hall is giving up food entirely until Easter Sunday. 鈥淚鈥檓 going to have all styles of beer,鈥� Hall said, admitted he's a bit nervous. He claims his diet is modeled after one practiced by monks in the 1600s. 鈥淏eing master brewers, they decided they would take a popular style of beer in Germany, bock beer, make it extra hearty and that would be their liquid bread, and that鈥檚 what they call it,鈥� Hall said. 鈥淪o the monks in Bavaria, they would call doppelbock 'liquid bread,' and basically it would sustain them through the 46 days of Lent.鈥滺all, who works in a brewery, previously did a four-day water fast and isn't intimidated by his newest challenge. 鈥淚'm an Army veteran, I was number one in my class in the Army, I've run a full marathon before, 26.2 miles, I've done big challenges, but this seems very daunting,鈥� Hall said. 鈥淪o I'm just curious if I'm up to the challenge, if I'm going to be able to do it or not.鈥滺all has committed to also drinking water during the fast and will be checking in with a doctor. He is documenting his journey on social media.

While many opt to give up alcohol entirely for the season of Lent, for 46 days, Del Hall is drinking only beer.

reports Hall is giving up food entirely until Easter Sunday.

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鈥淚鈥檓 going to have all styles of beer,鈥� Hall said, admitted he's a bit nervous.

He claims his diet is modeled after one practiced by monks in the 1600s.

鈥淏eing master brewers, they decided they would take a popular style of beer in Germany, bock beer, make it extra hearty and that would be their liquid bread, and that鈥檚 what they call it,鈥� Hall said. 鈥淪o the monks in Bavaria, they would call doppelbock 'liquid bread,' and basically it would sustain them through the 46 days of Lent.鈥�

Hall, who works in a brewery, previously did a four-day water fast and isn't intimidated by his newest challenge.

鈥淚'm an Army veteran, I was number one in my class in the Army, I've run a full marathon before, 26.2 miles, I've done big challenges, but this seems very daunting,鈥� Hall said. 鈥淪o I'm just curious if I'm up to the challenge, if I'm going to be able to do it or not.鈥�

Hall has committed to also drinking water during the fast and will be checking in with a doctor.