Here’s how Chicago-made ‘Da Pope’ brews made it all the way to the Vatican

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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, his wife Mary Kathryn Muenster, meet Pope Leo XI at the Vatican

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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker presented Pope Leo XIV with a four-pack of "Da Pope" mild ale from a Chicago brewery during a visit to the Vatican.
Pope Leo XIV, originally from Chicago, is the first pontiff from the United States, having been elected in May as the successor to Pope Francis.
The beer, named "Da Pope" as a reference to a Saturday Night Live sketch, was suggested by Pritzker as a local brew for the Chicago-born Pope.
Upon receiving the gift, Pope Leo XIV, born Cardinal Robert Prevost, responded by saying, "We'll put that in the fridge."
Pope Leo XIV previously served as the head of the office that vets bishop nominations and spent most of his career as a missionary in Peru before his election.

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