What Your Beer Says About Your Politics

National Journal ^ | 9-27-12 | Mike Shannon and Will Feltus

[ChildOfThe60s]

Lots of stuff on that chart that ain't really beer. Like Bud Lite.

Plenty of wussy beer, too. Most of this stuff will make the hair fall *off* your chest.

[goodnesswins]

Where’s Deschutes Pale Ale? ESB?

[Brookhaven]

Not surprising.

Notice the left side of the upper-left quadrant is blank. That’s the area your liberal Democrat friends would fall into on the chart—a non-beer-drinking area.

Of course, as someone pointed out, when Obama drinks beer he looks more like he’s drinking wine (always a glass; never a can or bottle, small glass, pinkie held out). You’ve got to wonder if the whole beer thing with him is just a put on to make him look more blue-collar.

[OldMissileer]

I do enjoy a few Sam Adams beers but mostly I buy some great micro brews from a nice store near my home.

I can't stomach most of the so called beers listed in the chart. Some cannot be considered beer.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

Those who don't remember the Pabst, are doomed to repeat it?

Shiner Black Lager over here! Where that would rank on the chart must have been an outlier, so they didn't add it. FTW!

[IYAS9YAS]

And, I am sure they drink their Coronas with a wedge of lime.

On a hot day, after some physical labor around the property, I like Corona with lime - tastes better than water, but not so heavy I can't get more work done. Most days, it's Shiner, Sam Adams, craft brews (enjoying Long Board Lager from Kona Brewing Company and Desert Pils from Rio Grande Brewing Company at this time - well, not right now, but later). With steak and a baked tater, it's Guiness when I can afford it.

[hawkboy]

Krucivice is a great beer, and if you have a Bevmo locally you may be able to find it there. My local Bevmo here in AZ carries it.

[AdamBomb]

Colt 45?

[who knows what evil?]

Hey, Red...over here!

[Joe Brower]

I guess people who don’t drink beer are so minute a segment of the population that they don’t even warrant a place on the chart.

[AdamBomb]

[sten]

funny how most light beer drinkers are right-leaning

i’ll have to remember that next time i’m out, though it’d be good to know where the other typical drinks land

[AdamBomb]

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Tom T Hall says
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i5k4I1AOEI&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[who knows what evil?]

No Pilsner Urquell...no Arrogant Bastard?

Meh.

[DemforBush]

I wish I could drink your post. Modelo is some mighty fine brew!

[Brookhaven]

The left side of the upper-left quadrant is blank. That’s where non-beer drinkers would fall.

[DemforBush]

What? No Stroh’s?

[chrisser]

On a side note, we have some property in rural WV. We visit on vacation and long weekends.

Last time we were there, I got some gentle ribbing from the neighbors for drinking beer in bottles.

After a little thought, it occured to me why.

There's no city/county trash service in middle-of-nowhere WV. You pay by the bag for pickup or you find a way to recycle/dispose of it on site.

You can fit a heckuva lot of crushed aluminum cans in a trash bag compared to the same amount of empty bottles. Alternatively, you can get $$ for the aluminum cans - there's no money to be had for empty beer bottles.

Since we have to haul our trash off the property, I can live with canned beer if it save finding space for an extra trash bag on the way out.

Although I've recently found a pretty good IPA (Avery, IIRC) that comes in a can. Best beer I've ever had in a can.



I need to stock up before our next visit.

[rarestia]

I can't stomach most of the so called beers listed in the chart. Some cannot be considered beer.

“Put it back in the horse! [on tasting his first American beer].”

-H. Allen Smith