Comments on: Beers at the White House: What Their Choices Say About the Men Involved

By: Ragamuffin

Ragamuffin — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:52:55 +0000

I love me some Sam Adams. The Boston Lager is my default brew. Their Cream Stout and Scotch Ale are among the best out there (see aforementioned Beer Advocate) and their Double Bock seriously rocks with great malty flavor and a well-hidden 9.5% ABV. And that doesn't even get into seasonal brews like Old Fezziwig Ale.

I can't speak for chocolate bock, but there are several really good brews from Boston Beer Co.

Now, Bud Light? I don't see how anyone drinks that horse piss. They should be sued for falsely advertising that as beer.

By: Betsy Zabel

Betsy Zabel — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 19:35:24 +0000

I tend to fall back on Blue Moon in many occasions. What can I say? I'm a girl.

And I recently had a Widmer's, not knowing it was a Portland brew, and I didn't really like it.

I'm sorry.

By: Tim McGeary

Tim McGeary — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:02:03 +0000

I wondered about Biden's choice myself. Initially I thought it was because of the accident that took the life of his wife, but upon researching that thought, that accident was not alcohol related. It turns out Biden is a lifelong teetotaler, and apparently has never had a drop of alcohol in his life, which I find a little hard to believe since he is both Catholic and even non-alcoholic beer has <1% alcohol.

But he is apparently a teetotaler, which also ruins my theory about why he can sometimes never stop talking…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:56:05 +0000

Ahhh Jordan you crack me up! Brilliant! I read somewhere that Gates had Sam Adams Light… I would like to hear your comments on Bidens choice "Bucklers"

By: Tim McGeary

Tim McGeary — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:34:22 +0000

@Jordan – I didn't mean to suggest you were endorsing Sam Adams.

However, since it is now brewed locally here in Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania, I'm happy to endorse it as my average-occasion beer. It's not, however, what I will choose when I go out for dinner or with friends. I definitely prefer trying the local stout or the microbrew that goes best with my meal.

By: Jordan Green

Jordan Green — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:20:40 +0000

I should point out, I am not advocating Sam Adams beer. I think it's a better choice than Bud Light and Blue Moon, but I still think Sam Adams is an overrated brewery.

Take their chocolate bock, for instance. It's a special, limited edition. It's a 22-ouncer, but one bottle retails for around $15. It's alcohol content is 5.6% (a bit higher than Blue Moon).

I mean, where do they get off charging $15 for a beer like that, and one that doesn't even have good ratings?!

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/35/14309

By: Tim McGeary

Tim McGeary — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:41:56 +0000

Apparently this post had an effect on the beer choice, but sadly, not in the president's choice. You will notice that Sam Adams did make it to the table.

By: Dan Gibson

Dan Gibson — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:44:15 +0000

They really should have picked one beer to share, splitting a sixer OR each guy bringing beer to share with the other two. With everyone picking their own beer, what progress in racial/social/cultural relations should we really expect?

By: Jordan Green

Jordan Green — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:13:19 +0000

@Emily:

I spent my early 20s like most other broke Portland hipsters, so the PBR tallboy six-pack for $3.49 at the Ainsworth/MLK Safeway was a staple.

My friends did a cheap beer blind taste test a few months ago. Apparently, PBR finished at the top of Steve's list. Across the board, though, Mickey's was a surprise success. I've never done one myself, so I couldn't tell you for sure.

By: Emily Timbol

Emily Timbol — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:36:50 +0000

Jordan,
What are your thoughts on Pabst? I'm no beer snob, but I can't help but love this little Charlie Brown Christmas tree of beers and it's plain simple can. Sure it costs only slightly more than beer created solely for frat party pong games (here's looking at you Natty light) but I dunno, I think it tastes good.