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***Mike the Brit*** · 07-31-2009, 03:55 AM

"The three men and Vice President Biden ate peanuts and pretzels as they sipped beers at an outdoor table set up steps from the Oval Office. Obama drank a Bud Light, Gates a Sam Adams Light, Crowley a Blue Moon and Biden a non-alcoholic Buckler." USA Today

OK, who wins? Definitely not Obama (is that the only beer he's ever heard of?) If you want a light beer, Sam Adams is a decent choice. I've never had a Buckler, but the trusty interweb thingy tells me it's a Heineken brand, considered so uncool in Holland that Heineken don't sell it there! But actually I think drinking low/no alcohol beer can be cool. On a hot day, beer can be very refreshing without the alcohol. Some of them are fairly disgusting (anyone remember Kaliber?) but I had a Flensburger no-alcohol in the summer that was very good and went nicely with my Wiener Schnitzel. (Are there any mean rumours that Biden has a GWB-style issue with drink?) I remember Blue Moon as a pretty decent wheat beer, but perhaps I'm making that up. But, if I'm right, I'll score it: Obama, Gates, Biden and Crowley.

***Michael*** · 08-01-2009, 10:58 PM

I tried non-alcholic beer once. It tasted like water. Only at $6 a six pack. That's why I drink seltzer water with lime. It's like a non-alcholic Corona at 1/4 the price. I hate to side with that pompous ass but, Sam Adams has it all over the other choices. Even if it is light. Although I am being a little unfair in my assessment since I 've never had a Blue Moon. I think Obama just went with the Bud to further his act of being a regular "working class" guy. Who went to Harvard and is POTUS.

***Mike the Brit*** · 08-03-2009, 06:19 AM

I had a closer look at one of the photos and Crowley's beer is definitely cloudy and it looks like it might have a slice in it, which suggests that it is a wheat beer. Good choice. (You're probably right about Obama. But from what little I've seen in Cambridge, if you go to Harvard and want to pretend you're a regular working-class guy you go for Pabst Blue Ribbon.)

SmokeShowin · 08-03-2009, 01:37 PM

Crowley wins with the Blue Moon and an orange slice.

Scouse Patriot · 08-03-2009, 06:52 PM

I had a bottle of Becks non-alcoholic before. Wasn't too bad....

07-31-2009, 03:55 AM	#1
*Mike the Brit* Minuteman Target Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 3,844	Beer and the Drinking Thereof (in the White House) "The three men and Vice President Biden ate peanuts and pretzels as they sipped beers at an outdoor table set up steps from the Oval Office. Obama drank a Bud Light, Gates a Sam Adams Light, Crowley a Blue Moon and Biden a non-alcoholic Buckler." USA Today OK, who wins? Definitely not Obama (is that the only beer he's ever heard of?) If you want a light beer, Sam Adams is a decent choice. I've never had a Buckler, but the trusty interweb thingy tells me it's a Heineken brand, considered so uncool in Holland that Heineken don't sell it there! But actually I think drinking low/no alcohol beer can be cool. On a hot day, beer can be very refreshing without the alcohol. Some of them are fairly disgusting (anyone remember Kaliber?) but I had a Flensburger no-alcohol in the summer that was very good and went nicely with my Wiener Schnitzel. (Are there any mean rumours that Biden has a GWB-style issue with drink?) I remember Blue Moon as a pretty decent wheat beer, but perhaps I'm making that up. But, if I'm right, I'll score it: Obama, Gates, Biden and Crowley. __________________ Q: Could Randy Moss play for the Patriots? Bill Belichick: Why not? My prized possessions: Our family pictures; my dad and me getting doused by Bruschi in Super Bowl XXXIX [Shalize Manza Young Up Close with ... Bill Belichick] To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. They say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Well, Pats fans should be invincible by now. [Fitzy, 16 November 2009] Still here to learn

08-01-2009, 10:58 PM	#2
*Michael* Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Foxwoods Poker Room Posts: 7,021	Re: Beer and the Drinking Thereof (in the White House) I tried non-alcholic beer once. It tasted like water. Only at $6 a six pack. That's why I drink seltzer water with lime. It's like a non-alcholic Corona at 1/4 the price. I hate to side with that pompous ass but, Sam Adams has it all over the other choices. Even if it is light. Although I am being a little unfair in my assessment since I 've never had a Blue Moon. I think Obama just went with the Bud to further his act of being a regular "working class" guy. Who went to Harvard and is POTUS. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

08-03-2009, 06:19 AM	#3
*Mike the Brit* Minuteman Target Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 3,844	Re: Beer and the Drinking Thereof (in the White House) I had a closer look at one of the photos and Crowley's beer is definitely cloudy and it looks like it might have a slice in it, which suggests that it is a wheat beer. Good choice. (You're probably right about Obama. But from what little I've seen in Cambridge, if you go to Harvard and want to pretend you're a regular working-class guy you go for Pabst Blue Ribbon.) __________________ Q: Could Randy Moss play for the Patriots? Bill Belichick: Why not? My prized possessions: Our family pictures; my dad and me getting doused by Bruschi in Super Bowl XXXIX [Shalize Manza Young Up Close with ... Bill Belichick] To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. They say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Well, Pats fans should be invincible by now. [Fitzy, 16 November 2009] Still here to learn

08-03-2009, 01:37 PM	#4
SmokeShowin Second Team and Threatening Starter's Job Tournaments Won: 2 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: SE Massachusetts Posts: 1,444	Re: Beer and the Drinking Thereof (in the White House) Crowley wins with the Blue Moon and an orange slice. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

08-03-2009, 06:52 PM	#5
Scouse Patriot 2nd Team Getting Their First Start Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Liverpool Posts: 1,641	Re: Beer and the Drinking Thereof (in the White House) I had a bottle of Becks non-alcoholic before. Wasn't too bad....

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