The Audacity of Hops
As the president prepares to host a kegger to smooth the feathers ruffled over the arrest of Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr, the nation’s beer drinkers are paying close attention. The Takeaway’s Femi Oke has hit the bars (for research, naturally) to find out whether conflict is best resolved over a beer. Then Brooklyn Brewery’s Beer Master, Garrett Oliver, adds his thoughts on the president’s beer selection: Budweiser, Blue Moon, and Red Stripe. No Brooklyn Lager, Mr. President?
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