Obama is a homebrewer

[HolyKrausenBatman]

Ok, I'll bite and play a little devil's advocate. As much as I'd love to be able to sell my homebrew, wouldn't any law that that allows such sales to home brewers also place an unfair restriction on commercial brewers? Mind you, I'm not worried about our dear friends at BMC, nor am I worried about the bigger craft brewers such as Stone or Dogfish. The guys I do worry about are some of the much smaller outfits that I enjoy. I know that some states have a tiered approach to their taxation, similar to our federal income taxes. This allows the smaller brewers the ability to compete by keeping their tax bills lower, helping to offset the costs associated with not being a larger brewery (not sure of the technical term, economy of scales maybe?). While the process for starting a brewery with respect to the feds and state alcohol controls sounds excessive, from what I've read, can't this just be viewed as a barrier to entry that everyone must pass. In a sense, it's a public protection in itself, as the process and fees keep the jokers that my produce potentially harmful product out of the market (please spare the "nothing in beer can kill you" comments, as I die a little inside every time I taste a crappy beer). Don't know about you, but I'd be damn angry is some clown sold me a bottle bomb that put my eye out. That's what my Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle is for. Laws requiring breweries to have some sort of insurance or bond would ensure that if Jokey McAssclown's over carbed backyard Continuously Hopped Quad Imperial Baltic Farmhouse Bier de Garde happened to render me a cyclops, there would be something to go after, or some measure of recourse other than accepting his '85 Trans Am as payment for my eye.

Oh, and I disagree that the President has no legislative authority. The Pres has clear veto powers, and most President's in the last 50 years have acted as their party's de facto leader. If it's his agenda, his party will find a way to take it up in Congress. And the President, like anyone else, can write a bill, but must have it sponsored by a sitting member of Congress. This is usually how the budget is introduced every year. Seeing that he knows a few more Congressmen than I do, I would say his legislative authority is much greater that the average (sigh) man.

Ok, proceed on shred aforementioned arguments.

 

[PapsD]

I agree with what you said. But.....

I think the fed and state controls; atleast originally were established to collect taxes on liqour and more to protect the public from illicit moonshine (which can kill you) than homebrew.

And even if there were a bill it probably wouldn't go anywhere. Congress can't hardley get a budget together let alone get a homebrew bill through.

 

[Phunhog]

Actually you made a case for why homebrewers or anybody who makes a product should be able to sell it with a minimum of restrictions. Why to sell beer must there be so much licensing, fees, and just general red tape. This starts at the local level and goes all the way to the federal level. I agree that beer could be a potentially harmful product if sold to persons under the age of 21. As far as going after a brewer who makes a bad product...well they won't be selling much beer once people find out. The market would take care of itself.

 

[CurtHagenlocher]

This story seems to have popped up again recently: http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2012/08/14/revealed-the-president-brews-his-own-beer-and-brings-it-with-him-on-the-road/

 

[Rivenin]

was just coming in here to post this... bastard! haha just kidding

 

[Diaperload]

Well, 1 at least. He gave a coffee shop owner a bottle of the white house brew.

http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/...-own-beer-and-brings-it-with-him-on-the-road/

I've known the white house brews beer for about a year now. I think I read it here in fact. It's in the news again though so I thought I'd post it up.

 

[jCOSbrew]

Obama was at the Iowa State Fair yesterday. He bought a round for everyone over 21 in the beer garden tent.

After that they started chanting . . . 4 MORE BEERS!

 

[Jtbrown54]

Check out this article from USA TODAY:

A new White House facility: A brewery

http://usat.ly/NBR9fD

Pretty insane!!

 

[TimpanogosSlim]

Awesome.

I live in the 2nd reddest state in the union (Thanks, Oklahoma!) so it does not matter 1 iota whether i vote or not or especially for whom for president, but he's got my vote. Again.

 

[H-ost]

ILLEGAL! Arrest that man!

... damn double standards

 

[evrose]

I'd rather drink my own urine.

 

[Revvy]

Pretty old news around here, there's been articles about his interest in homebrewing, and threads on here about it, since he was elected.....

 

[NervousDad]

that's pretty cool..

 

[makomachine]

I'd drink a pint - I'm liberal that way!

 

[two_hearted]

They have both kinds of beer "light and dark varieties."

 

[Dan]

It may well be old news but still pretty cool. Is he doing the brewing or one of his kitchen staff? Any photos around here of his brewery?

 

[olllllo]

The twist is he brings it on the bus.

And please, no politics. This is your only warning.

 

[nukebrewer]

I was about to do a rolling eyes smilie, but you invoked mod power to delete the comments.

I personally think it's pretty cool. Whatever your opinion of him, having a fellow home brewer as president is kind of interesting, assuming he's the one actually doing the brewing. I think he seems like the kind of guy who would enjoy doing the brewing himself, though, so that's what I am going to keep telling myself.

 

[inhousebrew]

I've heard his kitchen does it and they serve it sometimes at a certain event.

 

[Airplanedoc]

I've heard his kitchen does it and they serve it sometimes at a certain event.

Yea, the chef is the brewer not the president.

 

[asidrane]

You think he's using plastic buckets or has a nice conical? I hope he doesn't have the staff produce more than 200 gallons a year.

 

[johnmcc]

Just finished reading it actually, thought it was pretty cool.

 

[mikeysab]

Think he's on HBT? If so, think he ever started a "Is my beer ruined?" thread? Think he uses a swamp cooler in the oval office? Maybe his handle is Obrewma.

 

[bottlebomber]

There is a home brew, if you will, at the White House

Does that sound a little retarded to anyone else?

 

[TimpanogosSlim]

Does that sound a little retarded to anyone else?

just a little pretentious.

but the office of the president is steeped in pretense, so i forgive it.

 

[Maxkling]

If all else fails in America, at least the beer is still flowing.

Is that political?

Nah.

 

[chessking]

They have both kinds of beer "light and dark varieties."

With only light and dark varieties, How do you appeal to the independent constituency?

 

[TimpanogosSlim]

With only light and dark varieties, How do you appeal to the independent constituency?

Give a guy a break - with the weight of being the leader of the free world on his shoulders, do you expect him to come up with specialty brews?

 

[mustdye]

Maybe Barack should pose for a pic with Jimmy Carter....

 

[chessking]

Give a guy a break - with the weight of being the leader of the free world on his shoulders, do you expect him to come up with specialty brews?

Id like to see him gerrymander his poly-phenols.