Man giving up food entirely for Lent, will only drink beer
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.
“I’m going to have all styles of beer,” Hall said, admitted he's a bit nervous.
He claims his diet is modeled after one practiced by monks in the 1600s.
“Being 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’s what they call it,” Hall said. “So the monks in Bavaria, they would call doppelbock 'liquid bread,' and basically it would sustain them through the 46 days of Lent.”
Hall, who works in a brewery, previously did a four-day water fast and isn't intimidated by his newest challenge.
“I'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,” Hall said. “So I'm just curious if I'm up to the challenge, if I'm going to be able to do it or not.”
Hall has committed to also drinking water during the fast and will be checking in with a doctor.