Blue Moon Beer? Obama Should Have Picked Sam Adams
By Mike Payne
Blue Moon Beer the Right Choice for the White House? – While we are a 100% politics-free publication, we’ve got a lot of pride in our president and our beer. To help ease the racially-charged tensions between Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Sgt. James Crowley, President Obama invited the two for a beer at the White House. Obama served his guests the options of Blue Moon White Ale, Budweiser and Red Stripe. What is peculiar about these choices? None of them are produced by wholly U.S.-owned breweries. Blue Moon is produced by Coors, under shared ownership of SABMiller in the UK. Budweiser is produced by Anheuser-Busch InBev, a company based in Belgium after its recent purchase. Red Stripe is produced by Desnoes & Geddes, based in Kingston, Jamaica.
So what would be the best choice of brews to share with the President’s guests? We submit Samuel Adams, brewed by Boston Beer Company, the largest 100% American-owned brewery in the United States. While the quality of Sam Adams beer is respected by beer lovers (and brewers) throughout the world, the brand carries a lot of symbolism in the American Spirit. What started out as a true underdog has become the largest in the United States, additionally igniting a new wave of microbrews and craft breweries in the U.S. Sam Adams led a revolution in the beer world, taking it to the big dogs and coming out the winner. To us, that sounds like a truly American story. Take this as a message to the White House chef– drink American!
Thursday, July 30, 2009 5:58PM
have you even tasted the Sam Adams Summer Ale? It's the most disgusting beer I've ever tasted. I bought a cup for $9 at a jazz festival and I ended up throwing half away and feeling terrible the rest of the day. Screw Sam Adams.
Thursday, July 30, 2009 7:40PM
While I'd agree that Summer Ale is not one of Sam Adams' better brews, it's actually rated quite well. 1,012 of the educated beer fanatics over at BeerAdvocate have rated Sam Adams Summer Ale, giving it an average rating of B-. In general, Sam Adams beers rank very highly amonst beer fans. You may not have enjoyed that one, but 1,012 educated beer reviewers would disagree with you.
Thursday, July 30, 2009 9:59PM
They should've been drinking American Badass Lager by Kid Rock, made in Northern Michigan.
Thursday, July 30, 2009 10:54PM
I can not wait for the October fest beer coming out next month. It is the best that they brew
Thursday, July 30, 2009 11:30PM
Perhaps the author failed to identify the true significance in the veer selections by pointing out one was blue, one red, and one red whit and blue. I agree adding Sam Adams would have fit the theme nicely, especially considering the very "founding father" style approach Obama displayed.
Friday, July 31, 2009 12:46AM
Sam is not the best, but they definitely hit the spot sometimes. I love their cream stout – it's hands-down my favorite for beer floats, too. But can we at least agree that everything that Sam makes is better than Bud?
Friday, July 31, 2009 1:14AM
It is arguable, that Pyramid Ales in the Pacific Northwest started the craft beer revival. The NW still possesses the best and most diverse culture of craft beers and those that enjoy them. No provincial here, I enjoy Boston Lager and their Creme Stoudt quite often. Fruity beers suck whether they are made in the NW or Boston.
VB
Friday, July 31, 2009 3:25AM
Obama should have chosen beer made by America's small "craft" brewers. Serving corporate beer is so BUSH league. ps. Sam Adams is the name of Portland, Oregon's disgraced mayor.
Friday, July 31, 2009 3:35AM
It appears Obama wasn't the Great Beer Decider.
"Professor Gates' preferred beer is Red Stripe."
"Sergeant Crowley has mentioned to Obama that he likes Blue Moon".
http://www.huliq.com/1/84258/obama-beer-summit-fe…
Friday, July 31, 2009 8:11AM
Obama obviously is no beer lover. They could have added Pyramid pale ale, whic I think is all American, but it would have gotten all those conspiracy theorists who see stuff in the dollar bill all worked up. I guess he just got them the beers they liked, as a good host should (though I still think Bud Light is a terrible choice for any president!)
Friday, July 31, 2009 3:04PM
Moss Bay Extra out of Seattle. But, do you guys remember freedom of choice, any beer that they wanted is the American way!
Friday, July 31, 2009 4:08PM
They should have had a Yuengling, it is America's oldest brewery.
Friday, July 31, 2009 10:56PM
More appropriately another old American brand now owned by MillerCoors / Molson-Coors etc., Mickey's Big Mouth. Now that's some talkin'.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009 9:33PM
They should have drank Magic Hat beers.