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White House Honey Ale is the first beer known to have been brewed in the White House.〔Kitsock, Greg. (Beer with presidential aspirations ). ''The Washington Post''. February 22, 2011. Accessed September 18, 2011.〕 The process began in January 2011〔(The Obamas Make History With Homebrewed White House Honey Ale ). ''Obama Foodorama''. March 1, 2011. Accessed September 18, 2011.〕 at the request of President Barack Obama who purchased the homebrewing kit using his personal funds.〔(White House brewing its own beer ). CBS News. September 16, 2011. Accessed September 18, 2011.〕 , three styles have been brewed in addition to Honey Ale: White House Honey Blonde Ale, White House Honey Porter and White House Honey Brown. ==Background== The chefs at the White House are said to use "traditional methods" to brew the beer, before it is bottled and labelled with a customized logo. It includes a pound of honey collected from beehives on the South Lawn.〔Crugnale, James. (Obama Homebrews White House Honey Ale For Medal Of Honor Recipient ). ''Mediaite''. September 16, 2011. Accessed September 18, 2011.〕 The logo features a line drawing of the White House on a maroon background encircled in yellow.〔Wolf, Z Byron. (A White House Brewery? White House Honey Ale ). ABC News. February 7, 2011. Accessed September 18, 2011.〕 The beer has been brewed for various events held at the White House. A Super Bowl party, attended by nearly 200 guests including acquainted celebrities and members of the U.S. Congress, was one of the first events where the ale was served.〔 Nearly were produced for the party, with around 90 to 100 bottles available.〔 Some bottles were also brewed for St. Patrick's Day. On September 15, 2011, former United States Marine Corps Sergeant Dakota Meyer was the recipient of the Medal of Honor at the White House. Earlier, when informed of his award over the phone, he requested to share a beer with President Obama. The president accepted the offer and they each drank a bottle of the ale on the patio outside the Oval Office.〔 Former president Thomas Jefferson, who lived in the White House between 1801 and 1809, is known to have brewed beer himself, particularly after his retirement. He has been called "America's first microbrewer", but there is no evidence that it happened within the White House.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「White House Honey Ale」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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