The Humble Gourmand

One twenty oh-nine. Those numbers have been a sort of palliative for the fed-up liberal masses. Much of our country is hotly anticipating that day, in held-breath excitement for the swearing in of a new leader.

But Tuesday the 20th has a somewhat different significance for me. It’s the day that my new beer, the Audacity of Hops, InaugurAle Edition, will officially be released to the world. For those of you reading this after being under a rock for some time, I brewed a special beer for election night, the Audacity of Hops. It got some local and national renown — Chuck Norris, for one, was intrigued.

Now it’s back, and bigger than before. A strapping ’09% alcohol by volume (hey, it’s a new year! And have you seen Obama’s ripped pecs?), the remix still includes the Holy Obama trinity of Hawaiian, Indonesian, and Kenyan coffee beans. Since Obama won, I no longer needed to add Challenger hops to the mix, so the Progress hops were joined in this brew by Liberty hops [a note for the curious: there are many different varieties of hops in the world — “Liberty,” “Progress,” and “Challenger” are varieties, not brands — a la Empire, Gala, and Honeycrisp apples] There’s still a lot of Midwest corn sugar in the beer to take away just a bit from that perennially booming ethanol industry.

Victory is sweet. And seems to be coffee-flavored.

We in DC are anticipating a couple of people coming into town that weekend. Hell, what am I talking about? It’s going to be the biggest Barackanalia this town has ever seen. The District government has allowed bars to stay open 24 hours a day and serve till 5am, in order to ensure that all of our guests remain properly lubricated and celebratory. It’s kind of a scary thought, though, isn’t it? Three million liquored-up liberals, storming the streets at 5am after Metro closes for the night…

So, if you’re in town, and haven’t had enough of Barack’s favorite beer, PBR, send me an email at sam@humblegourmand.com. I may have an extra bottle of the stuff laying around — a little tchotchke from the Inauguration. And don’t worry, I don’t expect Mr. Norris to be there. Though I hear when he drinks beer, he doesn’t get drunk. The beer gets Chuck Norris.

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