Which beer to serve at your debate watching party

October 2, 2012 14:06 pm

by Stefan · 36 comments

depends on who you are inviting, however, its likely the Corona and Lone Star drinkers won’t be showing up.

oh, and wow, Shiner Bock.

{ 36 comments }

polpol October 2, 2012 at 2:43 pm

WHAT! No Schlitz!!!!! No PBR??????? Oh that’s right we don’t have TV yet……..

Stefan October 2, 2012 at 2:47 pm

PBR is there, it’s just below the bottom line for turnout. If you look really carefully below the line you can see it.

John Konop October 2, 2012 at 2:48 pm

I noticed no high gravity beers. But hey after a few high gravity beers might be hard to get polling numbers that make any sense.

Stefan October 2, 2012 at 2:51 pm

maybe they are under “Any Microbrew”.

John Konop October 2, 2012 at 4:37 pm

It was just joking……….If you have to explain the joke………… ;)

Andre October 2, 2012 at 2:54 pm

One question: Where is the liquor?

ryanhawk October 2, 2012 at 2:55 pm

I don’t often drink but when I do… apparently I like extremely partisan beer. Given a choice of those on the chart I’d go for a Shiner Bock or a Heineken.

Mike Hassinger October 2, 2012 at 2:56 pm

Labatt Blue? Must be an outlier. But clearly this election is going to turn on “Henry Weinhards,” which is either a beer or a pun.

Stefan October 2, 2012 at 3:10 pm

Yeah, that one was curious. It is a Portland label with a near national distribution. Tough to find around here (three tiered distribution system maybe). Those Pacific Northwest people probably refused to answer any question that had a party ID label and ended up in the middle. Many of them consider themselves to be Libertarian because guy they knew in college told them that party was for the legalization of weed, man.

Brett October 2, 2012 at 3:49 pm

You’ll find it this Saturday at the Third Annual Grayson Blues and Brews Festival. Grayson, GA City Park 2p until 7p. http://www.Grayson-BluesandBrews.com. In addition to Henry Weinhard – Pyramid, Widmer, Lazy Magnolia, Goose Island, Monday Night, and dozens more. Hope to see everyone there – well, almost everyone.

Calypso October 2, 2012 at 3:05 pm

And in the upper-most, right-hand corner of the graph (literally off the charts) is what they’re serving at the party in the LDS Fellowship Hall where the marker indicates A&W Root Beer.

Jackster October 2, 2012 at 3:09 pm

I suppose the home brewers are off the chart Republican and high turn out.

Stefan October 2, 2012 at 3:12 pm

well, not this guy. though I am relatively sure he will vote.

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2012/08/23/top-secret-obamas-home-brew-recipe/

Andre October 2, 2012 at 3:11 pm

I ask again, where’s the liquor on this chart?

Calypso October 2, 2012 at 3:18 pm

No one wants to let you near their liquor cabinet, Andre. They are not answering you because they are too polite to tell you so. Now grab a Liney and have a seat.

Andre October 2, 2012 at 3:22 pm

To hell with them, then. I’ll bring my own liquor; whiskey and 100 proof vodka

Stefan October 2, 2012 at 3:58 pm

Note to self: Do not invite Andre to debate watching party.

Calypso October 2, 2012 at 4:00 pm

With Andre’s traveling bar, it would soon become an Andre watching party more so than a debate watching party.

Andre October 2, 2012 at 4:12 pm

I can hold my own liquor, tyvm.

Baker October 2, 2012 at 3:22 pm

Wow, pretty funny. I pretty exclusively only drink Yuengling and the absent from the graph Red Stripe. Hooray for the Total Politicization of Everything in Society! (Save the aforementioned Red Stripe which only hoorays for the beer)

Stefan October 2, 2012 at 3:38 pm

I think this might just be a regional identification chart in the end. Shiner Bock is Texas, Yeungling is South Carolina, Stella Artois is Belgium…

c_murrayiii October 2, 2012 at 6:14 pm

Yuengling is not South Carolina, it is from Pennsylvania. In fact, it is the oldest continuously operated brewery in the US (during Prohibition it brewed a special “medicinal” porter for pregnant mothers). It reached the South a few years ago, but is a mainstay in the mid-Atlantic. It is also my favorite beer and I happen to fit perfectly where it lies on this chart.

Stefan October 3, 2012 at 1:24 am

I stand corrected.

drjay October 3, 2012 at 11:12 am

“I happen to fit perfectly where it lies on this chart”

inside a giant maroon ball of sam adams?

Obi's Sister October 2, 2012 at 3:35 pm

Have the drinking RULES for the debate been established?

Mrs. Adam Kornstein October 2, 2012 at 4:27 pm

Three different games circulating on the interwebs..

http://www.debatedrinking.com

http://www.clotureclub.com/2012/09/our-presidential-debate-drinking-game/

http://www.policymic.com/articles/15661/presidential-debate-drinking-game-latest-polls-show-people-like-booze/236521

I haven’t decided which one I’m going to play. But I really don’t need a debate drinking game to, you know drink. Whenever I’m around political people it seems to come naturally.

Don’t the PP folks have their own drinking game? After all these years… shame.

Charlie October 3, 2012 at 9:47 am

Yes. It’s very simple:

Constitution:

DRINK!

Calypso October 3, 2012 at 10:00 am

I usually select the word ‘the’ in my drinking game.

polpol October 2, 2012 at 3:38 pm

What about Palm for those with their hands out……..

saltycracker October 2, 2012 at 4:17 pm

Good grief folks – the important stat is USA owned brewers.
Foreign owned brewers brewing in the US are marginalized too.
Parties have to walk the talk. Break those stats out.

drjay October 2, 2012 at 4:45 pm

this is why we like to keep several flavors of beer in our fridge. ’cause you never know who is going to show up for something…

elfiii October 2, 2012 at 5:28 pm

@ Andre – I ask again, where’s the liquor on this chart?

A most excellent question. Why sip, sip, sip beer all night and become a dullard? With likker you can slam a couple of stiff pops early on and get it over with or refrain, stay focused, pay attention and near the end of the debate slam a couple of stiff pops and get it over with. :)

Nixonstheone October 2, 2012 at 7:07 pm

I knew I liked Yuengling

SallyForth October 2, 2012 at 8:52 pm

All I want to know is where’s the Ripple or Boone’s Farm?! With hard cider on the chart, discriminating drinkers need our faves on there too, ‘specially if we’re gonna hang in there on the drinking games. :)

mountainpass October 2, 2012 at 10:07 pm

What no Beast?

Stefan October 2, 2012 at 10:39 pm

too drunk to return the survey?

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