Doesn't what you drink say something about who you are? James Bond... Martini. Shaken, not stirred. Whiskey for my men and beer for my horses... Willie Nelson and Toby Keith.
As the big summit meeting at the White House draws closer, I'm wondering what we can learn from the beer preferences of Henry Louis Gates and police officer James Crowley. Gates told the Boston Globe he likes Becks or Red Stripe. Becks is a straight ahead pilsner. Foreign without being froo froo. Red Stripe is from Jamaica... It's vacation in a can. Sergeant Crowley is said to like Blue Moon. Blue Moon is a Belgian wheat ale brewed in Colorado, preferably served with an orange slice.
Whoa. Did these guys get their beer choices switched at birth? Or are their beer choices more a reflection of their aspirations? Skip Gates wanting to be more macho. Sergeant Crowley wanting to seem more mellow. Let the beer buzz begin. Just a minute. I'm Harry Smith, CBS News.
Bud ,Blue Moon ,Red Stripe and Becks are all foreign owned .
Sam Adams is now the biggest selling American Owned in the US .
Blue Moon is consumed primarily by sorority girls.
Gates wins the bartender's respect here. Hands down.
If you're looking for a good domestic pilsner, please look in to Lagunitas Pils or Oskar Blues' Mama's Little Yella Pils. For a great lager in the vein of Red Stripe (made by a great brewery and still in a stubby bottle), try Session Lager by Full Sail.
"Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. "
Hopefully there will be some understanding that comes out of this - at least between those two. I am more concerned, as Ed Schultz has been talking about, the fact that it is really more about the use of authority than racism per se.
Great Lakes Brewing Co. - Cleveland, OH (everything they make, but especially Burning River Pale Ale)
Brewery Omegang - Cooperstown, NY (several single-bottle Belgian Trappist-style ales, some of which are even cave-aged -- and the prices are fantastic)
Victory Brewing Co. - Downington, PA (big fan of the Golden Monkey Belgian Trippel)
Heiner Brau - Covington, LA (blows the local New Orleans area standard, Abita, out of the water in every respect)
Lazy Magnolia Brewing Co. - Kiln, MS (maybe not as good as Heiner Brau's offerings, but easier to find)
Anyone care to add their own two cents?
Nothing funny about that.
hard to find but well worth the search...............In the early 1990s Dead Guy Ale was created as a private tap sticker to celebrate the Mayan Day of the Dead (November 1st, All Souls Day) for Casa U Betcha in Portland, Oregon. The Dead Guy design proved so popular with consumers and especially Grateful Dead fans, that we made it the label for our Maierbock ale. Even though the association with the Grateful Dead band is pure coincidence, we have gratefully dedicated Dead Guy Ale to the Rogue in each of us.
My favorite American beer is Samuel Adams, hands down. It has a wonderful "tooth" - the flavor and texture from the hops.