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Posted by Kat Lucerno at dcist.com

Site unclear regarding actual authorship

Beer enthusiasts may soon be able to craft their own version of the White House honey ale. That is, for a few thousand online signatures.

White House spokesperson Jay Carney recently announced on Twitter that the administration will unveil the beer’s recipe once a petition for this request receives 25,000 signatures by September 17.

As of writing this post, the petition still needs 16,055 signatures.
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Written by Tiffany Hsu for latimes.com

Score one for beer. The beverage is the favorite alcoholic drink among Americans, more popular than wine and liquor.

A new report from pollster Gallup found that 39% of U.S. drinkers prefer beer, while 35% favor wine. Less than a quarter list liquor as their top choice.

The majority of men go for beers, as do the biggest portion of drinkers under age 54 and those from the Midwest. But women, East Coast residents and older Americans all lean toward wine.
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Profiled by Ken Carman for professorgoodales.net

This is a delight: an English take on an American version of the style. Not quite an Imperial, as claimed: would need a tad more body for that. But very close, so I’ll give it to them.

The nose indicates a typical grapefruit-y, cascade/centennial-isg quaff. Visual is urine light color (sorry) with nice long lasting rocky head with some pillow. Bubbles cling to glass.
Continue reading “Beer Profile: Halcyon by Thorndike”

Written by David Jackson for USA Today

Obama picture courtesy Alex Brandon, AP

The Obama administration confirmed today it has added a new facility to the White House: A small beer brewery.

Officials discussed the brewery after President Obama told some Iowa residents that he had some of its product stocked aboard the bus he’s using for a three-day tour of the Hawkeye State.
Continue reading “A New White House Facility: A Brewery”

dfw.cbslocal.com: another site who WON’T credit their writers

The culprit here: diacetyl, is also one of the major defects in beer… occasionally acceptable in small quantities in some style, but not many.

NEW YORK (CBS NEWS) – An ingredient used in artificial butter flavoring for popcorn may worsen the effects of an abnormal brain protein that’s been linked to Alzheimer’s disease.

A new study in Chemical Research in Toxicology examined diacetyl (DA), an ingredient used to produce the buttery flavor and smell in microwave popcorn, margarine, candy, baked goods and even pet food. It is also created naturally in fermented drinks like beer, and gives some chardonnay wines its buttery taste, according to the study.
Continue reading “Butter Popcorn Chemical Linked to Alzheimers”