Posted on 02/20/2008 10:43:02 PM PST by fishhound
The close battle between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton to secure the Democratic nomination for the US presidency is captivating many across the world.
The charismatic Illinois senator is drawing big crowds at campaign rallies in a phenomenon known as Obamamania.
Kenya, where Senator Obama's father came from, is not immune from this either, but here, another Obama is riding on the crest of a wave.
This one, though, comes in the form of a brown bottle and is called Senator beer.
In many slums and low income areas, people who find beer too expensive often resort to cheap home brews.
But these potent drinks which include traditional spirits known as chang'aa have on a several occasions proved lethal.
Some consumers have died and others have been blinded. It's believed brewers spike the beer with deadly additives like ethanol and bleach.
So one brewery, East African Breweries Limited (EABL), spotted a market opportunity for a cheap beer that is also safe.
The result: Senator Keg beer, known simply by drinkers as "Obama".
The beer became an instant hit when it was launched in 2004 at about the same time as Barack Obama was elected as senator of Illinois.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
ping lol
LOL! I don't even want to think about that.
Thanks for the ping
Someone at the BBC made a mistake. Ethanol is the alcohol in beer and spirits. I suspect he meant to say methanol which is indeed deadly and can cause blindness and death.
Witches Brew
How’s Smegma Swill sound for Hillary’s brew ?
If battery acid could have a foamy head maybe that would be it.
Why am I seeing and reading feel-good stories about blacks in Africa every day now?
I prefer a nice Tusker, but not the Export. I like the big brown bottle...
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