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| White House serves up home-brewed beer |
| 2011-09-17 |
| WHEN former Marine Sg. Dakota Meyer joined President Barack Obama for a beer on the White House patio this week, the Medal of Honor recipient was treated to a homemade brew, a White House food blog said today. Obama Foodorama, a blog that describes itself as "The Blog of Record About White House Food Initiatives," said the beer is known as White House Honey Blonde Ale and is made with equipment purchased out of the Obama's own pocket, according to a spokeswoman for First Lady Michelle Obama. The President and Mrs Obama first served about 80 bottles of White House brew to guests attending a Super Bowl party earlier this year. The honey ale's signature ingredient is a pound of honey harvested from the White House beehive, according to the blog. The First Family's chefs have also brewed up a honey porter. White House curator Bill Allman said the Obamas are the first to make a brew at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. "We have no record of beer brewing at the White House," Mr Allman told Obama Foodorama, although the blog does say George Washington was known to brew his own in pre-White House days at Mount Vernon. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #15 I don't think you're supposed to be able to give the home brew away to others. Its only allowed for personal consumption. Jus' sayin'... |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2011-09-17 19:14 |
| #14 #5 swksvolFF - Outstanding! :-D |
| Posted by: Barbara 2011-09-17 16:25 |
| #13 "Tusker, brewed by the Kenya..." That's the unpasteurized beer w/an elephant on the label. Chewy too. :( |
| Posted by: My two cents 2011-09-17 16:23 |
| #12 Way things are going, I got a feeling they're brewing 24/7... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2011-09-17 15:30 |
| #11 ...made with equipment purchased out of the Obama's own pocket, Yeah, I believe that... |
| Posted by: Raj 2011-09-17 15:09 |
| #10 I don't even WANNA know where he got the yeast |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-09-17 13:51 |
| #9 #5 Impressive indeed |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-09-17 13:49 |
| #8 Washington and Jefferson both brewed their own beer (as did many landowners of the time), but I don't know if it was while they were president. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2011-09-17 13:49 |
| #7 Yeah, swksvolFF is off and running. I bet Billy Carter is asking how come he never got to moonshine in the White House when Jimmy was Prez. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2011-09-17 13:34 |
| #6 Wow! I bow to swksvolFF's superior snark. You win this thread! |
| Posted by: whitecollar redneck 2011-09-17 12:02 |
| #5 Welcome to his White House! We feature a Triple Botch, or would you prefer an Economy Ail? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2011-09-17 11:48 |
| #4 (Zulu song) "Twist their neck! Hit them on the head! Throw them in a ditch and they'll be dead!" Tusker, brewed by the Kenya Breweries Limited, is the most popular beer in Kenya. Popularly known as "Keroro" beer, Tusker is a source of Kenyan pride highlighted in the late 1990s, where East African Breweries played the patriotic card to win a marketing war against Castle Breweries, a subsidiary of international brewing giant SABMiller. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-09-17 11:04 |
| #3 Utshwala.... (Zulu) sorghum or honey beer, brewed in the townships and drunk from a bucket or a beer basket. Can't recommend it. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2011-09-17 07:49 |
| #2 Next steps: he switches from golf to bowling and starts wearing a baseball cap when giving speeches? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-09-17 07:31 |
| #1 Another first! He truly is the One! /snark |
| Posted by: whitecollar redneck 2011-09-17 06:59 |