The Beer Summit

[emo_snal]

   So the so-called "White House Beer Summit" occurred today. As a beer commentator I would of course be remiss not to offer some analysis on this.

However, it appears a number of different political commentary blogs have already thoroughly analyzed it, so instead I'll just point you to the best of those that I have found   The basic breakdown

Comments

[lotjeisgraaf]

As a Belgian, I have to say ... Bud Light? Come on now, that's not a beer. I can't comment on the other two :-p

Bud Light

[emo_snal]

I actually had a bud light not too long ago for the first time in ages, and I was astounded by how much it resembled water. In taste, consistency, mouthfeel, etc... I think it really and truly is barely more than beer flavoured water. It's the beer for people who don't really like beer I guess.

[a_kosmos]

I was really disappointed to learn that Obama drinks Bud Light. He's got such great taste otherwise.

[emo_snal]

I doubt he habitually does -- I think he was just trying way too hard to drink the working man's beer d:

[chandrielle]

I'd have to agree with this. It's the top-selling beer in the world, or so I heard once. "Gee, I'm not too sure about that Obama character, but at least he drinks my beer! Can't be all that bad if he likes his Bud LIght!"

[emo_snal]

The sad thing is people seriously think like that.

[witchofthedogs]

I heard it referred to on NPR today as the "White House Hops International."

I lol'ed.

[miintikwa]

Bud Light?

Also, Prof. Gates supposedly actually drank Sam Adams.

Eeew to all of the above.

Sam Adams at the Beer Summit?

[emo_snal]

Also, Prof. Gates supposedly actually drank Sam Adams.

O RLY? Scandalous! Do you know specifically which Sam Adams offering?

Re: Sam Adams at the Beer Summit?

[miintikwa]

I don't, sadly. I'd feel better about him if it was the Summer Ale, which I find more tolerable than the regular.

Sam Adams in general is better than Bud or Coors-- but neither of them hold a candle to Killians.

Re: Sam Adams at the Beer Summit?

[nightspore]

But Sam Adams was a brewer and a patriot. And from Boston. I think Obama should have had the Sam Adams. If Hillary had joined them she could have had a Tsing-Tao: suck up to the Chinese. This post was great.

[chandrielle]

I would have had them fly in a keg of Rahr Iron Thistle. (SRSLY, come to Texas and try it. It's only served three places on tap and they can't afford to bottle it.)

[emo_snal]

Where is it again? Fort Worth? I'm very intrigued about it.

Next time you come visit Dave you should bring me a bottle :D

Also Iron Thistle is a sweet name. What kind of beer is it?

[chandrielle]

Fort Worth, tiny little brewery. They can't afford to bottle it because it costs something like $35,000. So they just do a few kegs and send it to two bars in the immediate area, and then serve it at their Saturday tasting that they hold for two hours. The Rahr Brewery tasting is so much fun. $5 gets you three full glasses of whichever beers you want and you get to keep the glass. They only bring out one keg of the Iron Thistle for the second hour though because it's high in alcohol content and they don't want everyone getting completely smashed and then driving home. The keg is empty in just a few minutes so you have to catch it fast.

According to their site, Iron Thistle Scottish Ale got the 2009 National Grand Champion title for Scotch and Scottish Ales at the US Beer Tasting Championships. It's SO FREAKIN GOOD.

[emo_snal]

If I'm ever in the Fort Worth area.... speaking of which my friend pavel-lishin lives around there, I should tell him to check it out.