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Ale to the chief: White House releases secret beer recipe
 THE White House has released the recipe for two home-made beers in attempt to cement President Obama''s regular guy appeal ahead of November''s election.White House Honey Brown Ale, believed to be the first beer brewed on the White House grounds, includes light malt extract, amber crystal malt, honey, gypsum, yeast and corn sugar. The recipe was released on Saturday while President Barack Obama was campaigning in Iowa. Mr Obama has been talking about the White House brew for weeks, but he and other officials had refused to disclose details of how it''s made, despite an online petition and repeated questions from reporters. Mr Obama even took a question on the beer recipe during a chat with the website Reddit. Mr Obama and his team frequently talk about the president''s fondness for beer, and Mr Obama has been photographed many times downing a beer, including an appearance at the Iowa State Fair last month. Being identified as a beer drinker is an easy way for Mr Obama to connect with voters and serves as a not-so-subtle reminder that his Republican rival Mitt Romney, a Mormon, doesn''t drink. Mr Obama even held a "beer summit" after a white police sergeant arrested black Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates as he tried to get into his own home. Posted by: tipper 2012-09-03 |
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