An Open Letter to President Obama
President Obama,
I work for Flying Dog Brewery, a Craft Brewery only 42 miles away from White House (in Frederick, Maryland). With your upcoming happy hour with Professor Gates and Office Crowley, I would have hoped that you would support American-owned Craft Beer companies, and selected an American-owned and American-made Craft Beer. With a large number of high quality Craft Breweries within a few hundred miles of Washington, DC, it would be a great way to help stimulate our American economy and drink some local beer.
We in the industry (breweries and their fans) have a saying, “Think Globally, Drink Locally” and I would have hoped that you would support local American-owned companies, such as Flying Dog Brewery. We’re working hard to produce a great product and help those in our surrounding community.
I’m not asking you to endorse any particular brewery, but if you told people that American Craft Beer was being served, I feel it would promote more than 1700 American businesses that make up 5% of the total American consumption of beer annually.
That being said, if you’re drinking a Light Lager, you should give our Tire Bite Golden Ale a chance. We’d be happy to bring down a bunch of cases, and you’re always welcome to swing by our state-of-the-art brewery in Frederick. I’ve been informed that every president since Theodore Roosevelt has made an official visit to Frederick, and we’d be elated to give you the “special Commander-In-Chief” tour.
Josh Mishell
Creative Manager
Flying Dog Brewery
I love flying dog, but couldn’t disagree more. The last thing that “liberal elite” needs is to drink some “high-falutin” beer with a harvard black man. Let’s call it the way America will see it. Even though budweiser is now Belgian, it’s still all-American, and more importantly affordable.
I don’t like it ONE BIT, but we have to admit that budweiser and coors were kind of his only options.
I think that craft beer is more accessible than you think, Terry.
And calling something from Belgium All-American is rough. Well, french fries are pretty American, though Stimulate growth in the American Economy by buying things from America. I don’t do that (as evidenced by a recent automobile purchase), but then again I’m not the President.
Ultimately it’s not about the beer choice, it’s about the conversation that stems from it.