White House Beer

This isn't news as such, but it is news to me.

Official White House beer.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

The 100 or so guests who attended President Obama's Super Bowl party had a choice of beer to match their team loyalties. Steelers fans could chug a Yuengling from Pennsylvania. Packers backers could pick from a pale ale, amber ale and stout shipped from Hinterland Brewing in Green Bay, Wis. Those without a favorite could maintain their neutrality by quaffing the presidential home-brew, White House Honey Ale.

WASHINGTON POST

So, just what is going on that this is making the news now?

Beer Enthusiasts Seek Secret Recipe for White House Brew
Activists have filed a Freedom of Information Act Request and started an online petition to get access to critical information that serves the public interest: the recipe for the White House home-brewed beer.


The honey ale – brewed from honey from the White House beehive

Who knew the White House has beehives? Learn something new everyday.

ABC NEWS