So, Grates and Crowley have agreed to come drink a beer and talk it over at the white house (in what seems to be Obama's first mediatory "Can't we all just get along?" attempt.)
However, the question is what beer they will be drinking. The White House has traditionally only stocked American beers, so any imports are right out. Budweiser got taken over by a Swedish company and Miller/Coors regularly donate to the Republicans.
So far, the top contenders seem to be Sam Adams and Goose Island (a local Chicago brew that Obama had at his election night party.)
It's amusing, though, that when you're the President, you can't even have a goddamn beer without it being scrutinized for possibly being unAmerican.
(The founding fathers weren't too keen on beer. Ben Franklin said people would be better off just eating fresh bread, but on the other hand wine is proof God loves us and wants us to be happy.)
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I'd go with the Goose Island based purely on the fact that it's not a "cheap" beer and folks across America won't know it well enough to have an opinion.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
Obviously it should be BYOB. Why should the taxpayers pay for Obama's buddies to get drunk at the White House??
catwho the Mundane wrote:
The founding fathers weren't too keen on beer.
What else was there to drink? In the 1600s, beer (usually 'small' or wek beer) was the only drink available to working classes in the absence of water purification. Average allowance for a labourer was between a quart and a gallon per day.
There's a widely held view that after Speedwell sprang a leak, Mayflower had to support more people than had been rationed for, and they landed at Plymouth only because they ran out of ale.
Anywho, Obama should buck the trend and share a jug o' moonshine.
"I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left" - Seasick Steve
What the US refers to as the "founding fathers" were rich white landowners, and they can 150ish years after the Pilgrims. They drank lots of tea and were PO'd about the taxes on it. And as I said, Ben Franklin preferred wine instead.
Nobby wrote:
Anywho, Obama should buck the trend and share a jug o' moonshine.
Mickey's wide mouths.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
I would personally drink Yuengling. Love that stuff.
catwho the Mundane wrote:
What the US refers to as the "founding fathers" were rich white landowners...And as I said, Ben Franklin preferred wine instead.
To translate it to modren terms, most were what we'd describe as middle-to-upper middle class, considering the economics of the time. A massive proportion of the wealthy population got on boats and went back to England where it was safe. Also, most of the "founding fathers" were lovers of beers, alcoholic ciders, and all manner of homemade alcoholic goodness.
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Ben Franklin said people would be better off just eating fresh bread, but on the other hand wine is proof God loves us and wants us to be happy.
Well, my opinion of Franklin just went up a few degrees.
LockeColeMA wrote:
I would personally drink Yuengling. Love that stuff.
I do like this. Although I recently learned its more of a local beer to the Mid Atlantic. What state are you from Locke?
Anchor Steam. 
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
Anything from New Belgium or O'Dells... both Colorado brewed.
Yep, I'm biased.
Yep, I'm biased.
Some people are like slinkies, they aren't really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.
Pabst Blue Ribbon
In my biased opinion . . . they should drink Terrapin!
Whoa hey, they were just named the 7th best brewery in the country. Damn.
Whoa hey, they were just named the 7th best brewery in the country. Damn.
I'd be happy to mail them a six-pack of their choice of any beer from Deschutes Brewery.
Mindel wrote:
alcoholic ciders
They should all drink that. Much tastier than beer.
Not being a beer drinker myself, I'll just bow to tradition and go with Yuengling. Apparently, they are the oldest continuously run brewery in the country.
Edited, Jul 29th 2009 6:40am by Turin
Edited, Jul 29th 2009 6:40am by Turin
The One and Only toohotforu wrote:
LockeColeMA wrote:
I would personally drink Yuengling. Love that stuff.
I do like this. Although I recently learned its more of a local beer to the Mid Atlantic. What state are you from Locke?
Went to college in DE, and Yuengling was totally the beer of choice if you went out to bars. At parties you'd get whatever was cheapest (Keystone or Natty). When I moved to FL after graduation, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Tampa has a Yuengling brewery, which means Florida has a ton of places that have Yuengling. However, whenever I visit MA (my original home state), I always lament about the lack of it. My friends inevitably ask "Ying-ling? Is that Chinese?"
Come on now we all know Obama's going to serve heineken.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
They should chase those beers down with some of this.
LockeColeMA wrote:
Went to college in DE, and Yuengling was totally the beer of choice if you went out to bars.
Mindel wrote:
LockeColeMA wrote:
Went to college in DE, and Yuengling was totally the beer of choice if you went out to bars.
Hells yes! Though I liked the nachos at Kate's more.
LockeColeMA wrote:
Mindel wrote:
LockeColeMA wrote:
Went to college in DE, and Yuengling was totally the beer of choice if you went out to bars.
Hells yes! Though I liked the nachos at Kate's more.
publiusvarus wrote:
Come on now we all know Obama's going to serve heineken.
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Interesting business case study, PBR in the last 20 years.
Interesting business case study, PBR in the last 20 years.
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