Finding God at a beer festival

Denver Nuggets guard Allen Iverson, left, dribbles around Minnesota Timberwolves forward Al Jefferson ...(more) Minnesota Timberwolves guard Randy Foye, right, works the ball inside against Denver Nuggets guard All...(more) In the beginning, there was a long line for Judgment Day ale. Shortly after the doors opened on the 27th Great American Beer Festival, a crowd congregated at the booth offering that and other pours from The Lost Abbey of San Marcos, Calif., where the tap handle is a Celtic cross and the legacy of beer-brewing monks endures. Standing under a banner promising "Inspired beers for Saints and Sinners Alike," proprietor and former altar boy Tomme Arthur had a confession: He's using God to sell some beer. "It's the oldest story ever told — the struggle between good and evil," said Arthur, 35, a product of... [read full story]