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We're just hours away from the fateful "Beer Summit," and like anyone of Irish descent, I'm almost required to have an opinion on the beers of choice.
Henry Louis Gates has chosen Red Stripe; Officer Crowley is a Blue Moon man; and Barak Obama, playing it safe, will have Bud Light.
All are essentially macrobrews--Budweiser is owned by Belgian brewing giant InBev; Blue Moon is a Molson Coors product; and Red Stripe, though owned by Jamaican brewer Desnoes & Geddes, is distributed in the U.S. by Diageo. They are also "session" beers--not especially filling, demanding, and easily enjoyed in quantity.
A pretty uninspiring group, considering the surroundings. A decision like this suggests the dilemma of an overnight guest at the White House, empowered to call the executive kitchen and request any dish. I'd aim a little higher than macaroni and fish sticks.
I'm also surprised that none of the participants in tonight's beer summit chose a distinctly American brew. For two residents of Cambridge, Sam Adams is almost a no-brainer.
The summit will be held at a picnic table outside the Oval Office. Outside, in warm weather: I'd go with a Rogue Yellow Snow IPA. IPA's make refreshing warm weather relief, with just enough hoppy bite to keep things interesting (plus big citrus flavor in Yellow Snow IPA). And I generally like all of Rogue's offerings.
So what about you? What'll you have?