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Stop making issues out of non issues just to have issues for your blog.
This, too, is probably also not on the beer menu.
i think the heat has gotten to dan, plz stop writing for today.
I've got a nice, cold Newcastle (English) and a shot of Jagermeister (German) in front of me right now, and I'm enjoying them very much. Read into it what you will.
All I kept thinking was, why do they have to commit to the beers they are going to drink in advance? I mean, what if Gates gets there and doesn't feel like a Red Stripe anymore?
Most Americans have no idea that it was bought out last year by a foreign brewery.
It is still the most left of the major American beers; it's the opposite of Coors.
That said, it still sucks.
If I were invited I'd be having a Guiness. Now that's a real beer.
Like I said, these rules are just too complicated to understand or memorize, so I'll just stick to consuming things that I like without trying to make fucking political statement by doing so. Sheesh.
I've always spied many a beer snob in Seattle drinking Fat Tire. That's less local than Budweiser.
Obama should drink expensive French wine at home and completely ignore both Gates and the shithead cop. We don't need a dialog; we need a motherfucking health care plan.
I'd drink the Blue Moon.
I love Flying Dog Ale, brewed in my own town. Try it sometime!
Remember - this is the man who, with his angry wife (I KNOW her infamous "whitey" tape is out there, and hopefully a brave patriot will bring it forward) who sat in Rev. Wright's church for 20 years, was married by him, had his children baptised by him, and referred to him as his "spiritual mentor" before throwing him under the bus.
Remember also that this is a man who referred to his grandmother as "a typical white person."
Remember also that this is a man who is most likely not a US citizen (why does he spend millions of dollars fighting to keep his medical, financial, and college records secret, not to mention his birth certificate), who refuses to speak of America's greatness and exceptionalism, and instead bows to our enemies, sides with dictators, and apologizes to the world for our "arrogance."
Is it not clear just how dangerous this man is?
As an actual brewer, I don't think this is a straw-man for the reasons Dan cited: craft breweries are part of the small business engine which runs growth in this country. They wouldn't sit down to meals of Velveeta on Wonder bread, would they?
Just sayin'.
As it is, of course, there certainly is symbolism, and that symbolism is that faceless multinational organizations have appropriated the label of "American" as an all-but-trademarked marketing gimmick. Budweiser is most certainly not an American beer company, even if it used to be in the distant past, but somehow it's still THE American beer?
No. It's not a big deal. It's beer. Nevertheless, I was already curious, and I agree completely with Dan here.
BTW -- I visitied Captial City brewing's Capitol Hill location last year and found it a competent but unremarkable brewery. Which means every damn one of their beers is better than anything B.O. will serve his guests...but not the most innovative microbrew you can lay hands on. If you like beer and are in D.C. the location can't be beat and the food and beer are both great.
Choosing Bud Light is the same thing as choosing McDonald's, and that's why this is a legitimate issue.
And if Dan had posted this three months ago, I would also be accusing him of making strawman arguments about pointless topics. But then you hear about right wingers getting passionately offended that Obama ate a burger with mustard instead of ketchup. So no, this isn't an empty strawman argument, and that's probably the most depressing thing I've said all day. He really does have to be mindful of getting labeled as an elitist for every detail of his life, all the way down to the beer he drinks. The press shouldn't be preoccupied with trivial shit like that, but it is.
If I had the President's salary, I'd just have cases of Rogue beers shipped to me every week, and fuck any right-winger that calls me an elitist for drinking beer that you can actually taste. And I'll put all the mustard I want on my sandwiches. Maybe I'll even do the unspeakable and *gasp* eat INDIAN FOOD. With SPICES. *Doom music.*
In general, the White House strives to showcase American food, wines and traditional concoctions at official meals and parties. Sometimes, even menu items with a foreign provenance are Americanized. In the George W. Bush White House, a favorite chocolate dessert was referred to not as a French-style soufflé, but as a "chocolate freedom."
(Man Slog comments are a refreshing place to vent justifiable rage.)
Actually, I think that's the point Dan's trying to make here. The beer list seems so bland it was probably drawn up by staffers, focus-grouped, and finalized based on the smallest demographic it might offend. President Obama's a smart, cultured guy. Can you see him actually wanting to drink Bud?
Unless that's the point you're making too, in which case I'm thick and I apologize.
He should have manned up and had a Kokanee.
16- if it's a stretch to call bud a foreign brand, than it's also a stretch to call the big three domestic auto makers, as much of it is made overseas or in mexico.
14- a number of local breweries use local products. i'm not too familiar with brands near DC, but in michigan i can get bell's, great lakes, and many others that use michigan sourced ingredients. i actually sell hops from farmers to brewers as a side gig. additionally, brewed beer is mostly water, and shipping that water creates alot of extra waste. shipping dry malts and hops is substantially less transportation input.
13- you are correct, except that guiness is mearly an okay beer, but that's just this man's opinion.
of course the whole thing is contrived, and they should have invited lucia, but drinking a craft beer, even if it's a light lager in style, shows a commitment to american small businesses and the "main street" image that the democrats are trying to promote.
good job, dan.
They're both fucking near water.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-ju…