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| White House beer recipe released | White House beer recipe released |
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| A hearty "cheers" goes out to the president's in-house brewers who bowed to popular pressure on Saturday and released the recipe for its coveted ales. | A hearty "cheers" goes out to the president's in-house brewers who bowed to popular pressure on Saturday and released the recipe for its coveted ales. |
| At a time when other classified information was making its way to the media – and prompting a criminal investigation in the process – the lips of those guarding the beers' ingredients remained firmly shut. | At a time when other classified information was making its way to the media – and prompting a criminal investigation in the process – the lips of those guarding the beers' ingredients remained firmly shut. |
| But in the face of a growing protest over the lack of transparency in regards to the ale, the White House finally yielded, giving away the secret behind its White House Honey Ale and White House Honey Porter. | But in the face of a growing protest over the lack of transparency in regards to the ale, the White House finally yielded, giving away the secret behind its White House Honey Ale and White House Honey Porter. |
| Barack Obama – a man not shy when it comes to necking the odd pint while on the campaign trial – introduced a home-brewing kit last year to the White House kitchen. | Barack Obama – a man not shy when it comes to necking the odd pint while on the campaign trial – introduced a home-brewing kit last year to the White House kitchen. |
| It was then down to staff to source out the best ingredients, according to White House assistant chef Sam Kass, who revealed the recipe in a blogpost titled Ale to the Chief. | It was then down to staff to source out the best ingredients, according to White House assistant chef Sam Kass, who revealed the recipe in a blogpost titled Ale to the Chief. |
| This led the home brewers to the South Lawn of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, where the president's bees are kept. | This led the home brewers to the South Lawn of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, where the president's bees are kept. |
| Kass explained: "Like many home brewers who add secret ingredients to make their beer unique, all of our brews have honey that we tapped from the first-ever bee-hive on the South Lawn. | Kass explained: "Like many home brewers who add secret ingredients to make their beer unique, all of our brews have honey that we tapped from the first-ever bee-hive on the South Lawn. |
| "The honey gives the beer a rich aroma and a nice finish but it doesn't sweeten it." | "The honey gives the beer a rich aroma and a nice finish but it doesn't sweeten it." |
| According to the lucky few staffers and reporters privileged to have given the brew a go, the results are said to be pretty good. Obama, in his Ask Me Anything chat on Reddit last week, called it "tasty". | According to the lucky few staffers and reporters privileged to have given the brew a go, the results are said to be pretty good. Obama, in his Ask Me Anything chat on Reddit last week, called it "tasty". |
| But until Saturday, the recipe was kept hidden, despite a petition that garnered some 12,000 signatures. | But until Saturday, the recipe was kept hidden, despite a petition that garnered some 12,000 signatures. |
| In the post unveiling the ingredients, Kass wrote that with public excitement about the beer "fermenting such as buzz, we decided we better hop right to it". | In the post unveiling the ingredients, Kass wrote that with public excitement about the beer "fermenting such as buzz, we decided we better hop right to it". |
| Such punning is enough to drive one to drink. Make mine a keg. | Such punning is enough to drive one to drink. Make mine a keg. |
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