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Chris Milligan, of St. Joseph, Mich., walks with his dog Ozzie on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in St. Joseph, Mich. (AP Photo/The Herald-Palladium, Don Campbell)

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The St. Joseph Lighthouse rises behind mounds of ice formed along the shores of Lake Michigan Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in St. Joseph, Mich. (AP Photo/The Herald-Palladium, Don Campbell)

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In this Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 photo Father Damion, Abbot at St. Joseph's Trappist Abbey, left, and Spencer Brewery Director Father Isaac walk through their new, state-of-the-art facility in Spencer, Mass. The Spencer Brewery began brewing Spencer Trappist Ale recently becoming only the ninth certified brewery of Trappist beers in the world and the only one outside of Europe. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

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In this Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 photo a member of the St. Joseph's Abbey walks through the community's cloister near the chapel in Spencer, Mass. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

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In this Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 photo Father Damion, Abbot at St. Joseph's Trappist Abbey, stands in the community's cloister in Spencer, Mass. The monks of St. Joseph's recently opened a brewery where they brew Spencer Trappist Ale, the only certified Trappist beer brewed in the United States. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

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In this Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 photo Father Damion, Abbot at St. Joseph's Trappist Abbey walks through a gathering room at the abbey in Spencer, Mass. The monks of St. Joseph's have, after four years of planning and preparation, recently begun brewing beer they call Spencer Trappist Ale, the only certified Trappist beer brewed in the United States. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

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In this Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 photo Father William, a member of the St. Joseph's Abbey Trappist community and a brewer at Spencer Brewery checks the color of a Spencer ale pour-off in Spencer, Mass. Father William moved from St Joseph's to Belgium to learn the art of Trappist beer brewing before returning to the United States to assume his duties at the Spencer Brewery. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

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In this Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 photo Father Damion, Abbot at St. Joseph's Trappist Abbey walks into the community's new state-of-the-art beer brewery in Spencer, Mass. Spencer Trappist Ale, brewed by the Trappistine monks of St. Joseph's Abbey is the only certified Trappist beer brewed in the United States. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

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In this Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 photo Father Damion, Abbot at St. Joseph's Trappist Abbey walks to the community's chapel for noon service, also known as office, in Spencer, Mass. Sixty-three brothers and priests live in community at St. Joseph's making it the largest group of Trappist monks in the United States. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

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In this Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 photo members of the Trappist monk community gather for noon service, also known as office, at St. Joseph's Abbey in Spencer Mass. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

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In this Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 photo monks pray during their noon service, also known as office, at the St. Joseph's Trappist Abbey in Spencer, Mass. The monks gather seven times a day between 3:30 AM and 7:40 PM for offices in their chapel. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

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In this Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 photo a member of St. Joseph's Trappist Abbey dips his fingers into a font of Holy Water before entering the abbey's chapel in Spencer, Mass. The monks of St. Joseph's meet for services seven times a day. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)