Boozin’ Blog

For days, beer lovers and political junkies with too much time on their hands have wondered which beers would be chosen for President Obama’s so-called beer diplomacy meeting. (In case you’ve been sleeping for the past two weeks this is about an arrest of a black Harvard professor by a white Cambridge police officer that Obama felt compelled mention in a recent press conference.)

So both the president and the policeman brought up the idea of discussing the issue over a beer. Since then every journalist and pundit have gleefully rolled out every tired joke about beer drinking. And they have endlessly speculated about which beers would be chosen.

Now they have. The president will be drinking a Bud Light; the policeman a Blue Moon; the professor a Red Stripe.

With just a little coordination they could have scored red, white and blue beers. But Obama’s choice screwed that up. If only he’d gone for a White Rascal from Avery!

But setting symbolism aside let’s consider these choices. The professor chose an offbeat light lager. I find it impossible to dislike Red Stripe. Those stubby little bottles are positively adorable as is Red Stripe’s “Hooray, Beer!” ad campaign. The cop chose Blue Moon, the light and gently spicy beer that is often served with an orange slice. And the president chose the most innocuous, inoffensive beer imaginable. No doubt he spent some time with his political consultants to come up with that choice.

What would you choose? Imagine that your choice of beer would be broadcast to the world for some reason. Which brew would you pick?

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