A Virginia brewery has apologized for a beer that shares its name with a Hindu deity.
Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.SALEM, Va. — that it was making a musical reference when it named its Spanish milk stout"Hanuman." The brewery says it was unaware of the religious connotation, and would work to find a solution.
Universal Society of Hinduism President Rajan Zed had drawn attention to the name, saying linking alcohol with Lord Hanuman was disrespectful. A mask maker wears a mask of Hindu monkey god Hanuman at Samaguri Satra, a Vaishnavite monastery, in Majuli, India, on Aug. 7, 2018.As a central character in the Ramayana epic, Hanuman is known for his strength and appearance as a monkey.
Olde Salem's website says the stout is meant to evoke"flamenco on the radio." The Mexican flamenco fusion duo Rodrigo y Gabriela has a song called"Hanuman" that's dedicated to Carlos Santana.
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