Presidential Beer!!!

In February of 1979, Jimmy Carter signed into law the repeal of federal restrictions on homebrewing.  However, there has never been a homebrewer in the White House.  Until now...

Even in this NPR article they note that George Washington, a noted homebrewer, never lived in the White House.  But now, President Obama is not only serving craft beer in the White House, he's making it (well kinda)!!  From the NPR article:

During this year's Super Bowl, President Obama created a stir by offering guests at the White House beer that he'd brewed himself. And now the president reportedly plans to have another batch of his homebrew on hand March 17 — that's right, for St. Patrick's Day

There is a lot more information about the homebrewing efforts at Obama Foodorama. Now I never thought that President Obama was steeping the grains and such.  But I wonder to what extent he's involved. 

How cool is this??   I remember when President Obama had a Bud Lite and how some people said that Bud Lite sales were up because of the Presidential bump.  I wonder what this will for the craft beer industry (and yes that is a Goose Island 312 in his hand in the pic) and the homebrew movement.  I think it would be cool to see his recipe on the American Homebrewers Association web site.