Budweiser and Blue Moon - Just In Case You Were Wondering What They Would Drink

[TomCADem]

The choice of beers is in. President Obama is drinking a Bud. Officer Crowley is drinking the Blue Moon. Personally, I would have thought that President Obama would drink a smaller brewer to emphasize entrepreneurship, but hey, its just beer. Still, I am sure someone will develop and angle for further outrage.

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[TomCADem]

1. Oh Wait! The WH Press Conference Is Criticizing The Choice Of Bud!!!

Seriously! Gibbs is saying that the President drank a Bud at the All-Star game, and asked what is wrong with Budweiser.

[izzybeans]

8. Yeah a Bud in St. Louis, who would of guessed?

Schlafly is better, but try getting anything but a Bud in Busch stadium.

[Captain Hilts]

2. Bud is no longer US-owned. Belgians own it.

[TomCADem]

3. Still Brewed In The U.S. and It Employs Thousands Of U.S. Workers

Also, it is one of the most widely drunk beers in the U.S. My family is mostly partial to Miller, and I can tell you that they have no idea who currently owns it, and the ownership of Miller plays no role in their choice.

[Captain Hilts]

4. I know. They're a client of mine.

[hlthe2b]

11. Sadly the ultra right wing Coors group owns Miller now

Depressing, really...

[Captain Hilts]

22. I didn't know that!!!!!

[PretzelWarrior]

23. I thought one of the cigarette companies owned them. Philp Morris or

RJ Reynolds?

[hlthe2b]

24. Molson Coors and Miller Beer merged in October, 2007

Molson Coors and Miller beer announce merger
By: Solly Kane /The Daily Cardinal - October 10, 2007

[Sebastian Doyle]

32. They also own Blue Moon

Which is why I don't drink it anymore. (Used to like their Pumpkin Ale during the appropriate season.)

[Enrique]

6. and Blue Moon is Belgian-style beer

:tinfoilhat:

[corkhead]

5. He would get a lot of shit if he had picked one of those highfalutin "arugula & latte" beers

Like I drink. spudweiser is pisswater.

[Enrique]

7. he couldn't lose with Samuel Adams

c'mon Axelrod, get on the ball!

[Captain Hilts]

9. I thought it would be Sam Adams. Or a DC-area Yuengling, however it's spelled. nt

[TomCADem]

16. Sam Adams (160) Has More Calories Than Budweiser (145)

Sam Adams Boston Lager has 160 calories. Budweiser has 145 calories. Also, many microbrews may taste great, but they aren't less filling. Now, Rolling Rock is one of the lightest at 120 calories.

My take is look at the President. Does he look like he drinks a heavy beer?

[OnyxCollie]

30. Yuengling is based in PA.

Blue Moon tastes like crap. Beer should not be served with orange slices.

[Arkana]

18. It's always a good decision.

Also I might suggest Killian's Irish Red.

[Captain Hilts]

21. Made by COORS - NOT a good choice at all. nt

[backscatter712]

15. My family once took me on a tour of the local Budweiser plant near Fort Collins.

We got to see the brewery itself, and we saw the Clydesdales.

Well, now we know why the Clydesdales are so big - they have to make a lot of beer...

[smalll]

34. Thank God he didn't - I was worried about that --

Blue Moon may dangerously skirt the edge, or even step over the line (but not by much) into arugula-latte territory. But they dodged a bullet on this one. There were so many here at least (and on this very thread as well) who wanted him to serve some "microbrew" ( :puke: ) ---

Gatesgate would have gained new legs as Beergate...

Thankfully, DU doesn't run the Obama Administration. He'd be a one-term President if we did.

I'm Just Sayin' :shrug:

[Twinguard]

45. pisswater would be an improvement

I prefer to taste my beer. Drinking Deschutes Mirror Pond ale right now. mmmmmmm.

[hlthe2b]

10. Didn't CIndy McCain make a killing off sale of Budweiser?

[Teaser]

12. Dogfish Head Chateau Jiahu

.

[TygrBright]

13. Or Raison d'Etre, The Apotheosis of Beer

Dang I miss Dogfish Head...

wistfully,
Bright

[Teaser]

19. nobody carries it near you?

shame.

I also love their superhopped IPA.

[TygrBright]

50. No, Dogfish Head is unobtainable in New Mexico, alas.

I went through a couple of six-packs while we were on a consulting gig in Maryland this spring and remembered how much I missed it.

wistfully,
Bright

[smalll]

44. "Dogfish Head Chateau Jihau" or "Raison d'Etre, the Apotheosis of Beer." LOL

Thank GOD DU doesn't run the Obama administration -- if it did, not only would Obama be a one-term President, but even the Democratic Party itself would end up seeming as privileged, out-of-touch and permanently irrelevant as the House of Bourbon.

[backscatter712]

14. Someone here suggested Arrogant Bastard Ale.

I think that one fits...

[varelse]

28. my favorite beer

:9

[Arkana]

17. A Budweiser?

Well he just lost my vote in 2012. :sarcasm:

EDIT: And Gates is torn between Red Stripe and Beck's. I love Red Stripe just because of the ads they used to run. "RED STRIPE! IT'S BEER! HOORAY BEER!"

[cherokeeprogressive]

20. LOL! A thread that mentions Budweiser and hardly a bad word because Obama is going to drink it.

Normally, a beer thread with the word Budweiser in the OP would bring a hundred negative comments, maybe more. I only saw one really negative one here. Go figure.

Knowing that, I'm going to post an OP that says "President Obama Favors Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Over Foreign Makes!"

[Teaser]

26. Budweiser sucks and tastes like piss. I don't want my president drinking piss.

happy now?

[cherokeeprogressive]

35. Whatever would make you think that someone's opinion about what my President should drink

would make me happy?

I just thought it was funny that if a thread mentioning Budweiser had been posted ten days ago, it would have been inundated with posts to the effect that drinking Budweiser was like having sex in a canoe: Fucking Close to Water.

That didn't happen today, and any reasonable DUer would surmise that it was because it's Obama's beer of choice. I guess you missed UhUmOh's response to the question during today's press briefing...

[Teaser]

39. Because every goddamn one of your posts mentions beer

sometimes covertly.

It's really rather odd.

[cherokeeprogressive]

41. In the "big picture", hardly any of my posts mention beer.

I am a big fan of menudo though, I've heard it cures what ales ya. I've often been told I'm a "stout" person, although I think of myself as a little chubby. I DO love In & Out malts! Vanilla for me, thanks. When I was a kid, I wanted to chop down trees for a living. So much adventure in being a lager!

[mzteris]

25. give that man a SPOTTED COW!!

[baldguy]

27. Crowley & Gates have better taste in beer than Obama.

[cherokeeprogressive]

36. There is no accounting for taste.

You sound like my Pop. If he doesn't like the TV show, you're an ass for watching it. You also sound like every DUer who hates golf, NASCAR, American Idol, and The History Channel.

I brew my own beer, usually by culturing the yeast of the ones I like. You should taste my Lounge Lizard Ale. As good or better than Sierra Nevada, but with a higher alcohol content. All the taste, and more bang for your buck.

I was thinking of sending a six-pack to the White House.

[hedgehog]

29. How about

[OnyxCollie]

31. Great Lakes' Grassroots Ale

is a Belgian-style beer that tastes a whole lot better than Blue Moon.

[valerief]

33. Why wouldn't they drink Margaritas? Sheesh. Boring beer. nt

[cherokeeprogressive]

38. Bring on the Tequila Elitists... n/t

[OnyxCollie]

40. Have beer AND tequila.

Problem solved. Up next: Peace in the Middle East.

[cherokeeprogressive]

42. Three beers, two shots of Cabo Wabo, and a joint? I got the Middle East thing down.

Next?

[OnyxCollie]

43. (Clink, spark)

:toast: :smoke:

:hi:

[cherokeeprogressive]

47. And people think changing the world is hard? Let's you and me go over here and get busy...

[smalll]

46. Shots? Obama might need the Secretary of State to help him keep up the side.

Given the President's svelte figure, I'm not sure I could count on him to match the professor and the policeman (both big-drinking professions) drink for drink.

[boppers]

37. Screw coporate-hegemony piss beer.

We have real beer, and real brewers, in the US.

Next time O's in Oregon, we have an insane amount of actual beer here.

Budweiser?

Why not just get a glass of water and light some money on fire, drop it in the glass, and drink that?

[smalll]

48. Because the people who can AFFORD to "light some money on fire"

are the microbrew snobs such as yourself. Sorry. :shrug:

[boppers]

49. No apology needed.

I was thinking of two ones, being lit in bars, for a two-dollar generic, over a three dollar micro brew.

I am guilty of lighting money in bars to make a point. Having been homeless for two periods, totaling three years, I think it's an interesting thing to watch, and think about.

Not all snobs (if I am one now) have had an easy ride.

[donheld]

51. How soon do you think Wal-mart will start a piss beer?

[donheld]

52. Made from the mouth of the mississippi?