All I can say is: thank the Hand of the Holy Spirit he didn’t get elected. Can you imagine a Republican member of congress facing a scandal? Why, it would tear the heart out of the moral party of America.
Beer company executive, chief commercial pitcher and former Senate candidate Pete Coors confirmed Thursday he was cited in May for driving under the influence of alcohol after leaving a friend’s wedding celebration.
While I appreciate the almost-Senator’s dedication to his product, selling it off your breath while behind the wheel takes ‘work ethic’ a bit too far.
But running afoul of the law is just the beginning of Pete’s troubles with me. Did you know he merged Coors with ANOTHER COUNTRY’S beermaker?
The citation, first reported by The Denver Post, happened in Golden, the longtime hometown of the Adolph Coors Co. just west of Denver. The company has since become the Molson Coors Brewing Co. after a 2005 merger with the Canadian brewer.
I’m sorry, but anyone who takes the “Adolph” out of Coors is no Republican. And replacing it with a Canadian Brand name shows Coors has zero respect for the iconic American institution that _is_ the Silver Bullet. To make matters worse, he put the Canadian name first, rolling over and practically begging the Red Leaves to invade us.
Most embarrassing of all, Pete Coors lost his election. To a Democrat. In 2004. To lose to a Democrat in ’04, you practically had to rip the arm off your wife. I’m sorry, but it’s true. Mission accomplished had been accomplished, and this country wanted more of the same, even if it needed Ken Blackwell and Diebold to remind us of it. How could he have failed so miserably?
Of course, if he had won, the Republicans would be facing unprecedented shame thanks to his behavior. To think the man who gave us all a reason to celebrate lesbian incest between identical siblings while listening to poorly-rhymed rap-rock would sink so low.
Coors is the worst beer. Gimme some Amstel Light and fuck the American beers.
I believe that a few DUIs is a requisite for a young beer heir. August Busch the Fourth has a couple as well, if I recall correctly.
No fair!! No self-respecting American would act as if Canada was an independent country!! Molson is not foreign beer!! Coors isn’t even beer!!
Actually, Jack Goff, maybe you heard this one, from “A Prairie Home Companion:”:
The CEOs of Corona, Coors, Bud and Guiness go to a bar after a confab. The Corona prez says, “Gimme the best, a Corona, double lime.” The head of Coors says, “I want the world’s greatest: how about a Coors!” The CEO of Bud says, “I’ll have the king of beers, naturally; what else?” The president of Guiness says, “I’ll have a Coke, please.” The other men look at him in amazement; before they can utter a word, the Guiness CEO says, “Well, if no one else is having a beer, it’d be rude of me to!!”
I suspect this means that if I order a Coors this weekend, I’m gonna hear about it.
America hater.
Garrison Keillor on NPR. Brings me WAAAAY back….
I thought a DUI or 3 was a prerequisite for standing for Congress?
“I thought a DUI or 3 was a prerequisite for standing for Congress?”
Just the Presidency.
PWNED!
Praise from Caesar is praise indeed. BTW, has it ever been settled how to pronounce “pwned”? I pronounce it to rhyme with “owned” (for obvious reasons)….
Also BTW, it isn’t as though there ain’t good American beer around. I’m fond of the various Yuengling varieties, Sam Adams has several very tasty beers, and you can do pretty well with local varieties. I like asking what is the local beer when I visit a new place, and trying it out. You never know what you’ll find (like a very tasty IPA called “Red Truck” I tried in Grand Junction, Colorado).
Yeah, I pronoune it like “Poned.”
I love Sam Adams. I shouldn’t have said all American beers. There a brand in Ithaca, NY called the “Ithaca Beer Co.” and the Apricot Wheat variety is the best beer I’ve ever tasted.
I just would rather pour the Budweiser, Coors, and Miller down the drain. Granted, if I’ve already had enough of them, the taste definitely doesn’t matter.
Hey, we should just turn this thread into a beer snob lovefest (or wankfest, if you aren’t a beer snob yourself). Brooklyn Brown Ale! Yuengling Lager! Yards Washington! Sam Adams Summer Ale!
Now I’m thirsty….
Is Yuengling a snob beer? I like it, but I always thought it was technically pretty low grade…
Yep…two more hours to happy hour here in Jersey. Course, bars suck and I got a nice selection in the fridge (Amstel Light, Heineken, and Yuengling).
Good point; Yuengling kinda falls into the minimal requirement list. Does that mean I’m not really a snob, since I just don’t like Bud, Coors, etc.?
Jack, you’re in Jersey? And a physicist? Do we know each other?
well, I go to Seton Hall University (crappy physics school that it is, but I get my tuition paid for…plus, I get to be a Pirate).
Nope, we don’t know each other, then. We aren’t far from each other, though: I’m at Rutgers.
My roommate can’t get enough Yuengling, but I think that’s just because of the artificial scarcity. For some reason, no one sells it within a two hour drive of us.
Nice, except supposedly I’m supposed to hate you with a passion undying. I’m immune to effects of collegiate rivalry, because I have teh apathy.
supposedly I’m supposed
Wow…terrible sentence…I’m at a loss.
V. Bacfarc: There’s a brewery in Cooperstown, NY that makes outstanding Belgian-style ales. Their Ommegang (named after a Flemish holiday) is crisp and only slightly acidic, with a beautiful brown-red hue and a head you could stand your car up in. Fat Tire, made by another outfit, makes the perfect accompaniment to hot dogs, chili and baseball. I’ve never tried Yuengling; do they make ale? Can you buy it in the Midwest?
I don’t like beer, but will stand for a micro brewed ale.
I dunno if anyone is still looking at this thread, but since I’ve been offline a few days, I thought I’d answer the questions posed to me:
1. JackGoff, we may technically be required to hate each other, but since I’m a member of the Rutgers 1000 (against Rutgers’ membership in the NCAA division A), I couldn’t care less. ‘Sides, I don’t follow organized sports that much.
2. Douglas, thanks for the recommendation. I’ll keep an eye out for Ommegang. I have tried Fat Tire, and enjoy it (though I don’t eat hot dogs, ’cause I’m a veggiesaurus). Yuengling makes several different varieties including some ales, but the lager is the main one I’ve seen outside of Pennsylvania (where the brewery is located). I don’t know about availability in the Midwest, since I didn’t really start drinking beer in earnest until I was in grad school in New Jersey. (Take that as you will.)
Kate, I’m definitely with you on the microbrews. I try to make it a habit when I visit a new place to ask what beers are local (or at least brewed close by). I’ve found some very nice ones that are only sold one or two places within a five mile radius of the brewery, which makes me think I should write a travel guide.