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Gov. John Hickenlooper Draws On His Brewer History, Questions Use Of Honey In White House Beer

Hickenlooper Questions Use Of Honey In White House Beer
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Democrat John Hickenlooper may be one of the nation's most popular governors, but he's not a very sweet guy... when it comes to beer, that is.

On Wednesday the Colorado governor and former brewer was featured in an Atlantic article questioning the amount of honey used in the White House's recently disclosed -- via a Freedom of Information Act request -- beer recipe.

In the article, Gov. Hickenlooper elaborated:

He's using honey in the beer recipes, largely, I think, because they've got an apiary. What that does is it makes it a smoother beer. It's none of my business and I don't want to criticize the White House chef, but I think maybe they could use a little less honey. One recipe I'm pretty sure would be better without the honey and the other one I think would be. A little bit less honey would be nice.

The light and dark beers feature honey from First Lady Michelle Obama's White House beehives, and are believed to be the first beers actually brewed in the White House.

Though Hickenlooper also disclosed that he has not actually tried the beer developed by White House Chef Sam Kass, he very likely knows what he's talking about since he founded Denver's Wynkoop Brewing Company, Denver's first craft brewery and the state's first brew-pub.

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The Top 20 Selling American Craft Breweries
#20 - Great Lakes Brewing Company(01 of20)
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Location: Cleveland, OhioBarrels Sold in 2011: 120,000 -- 31.9 percent increase since 2010Popular Brands: Dortmunder Gold (credit:Uptown Beer Guild)
#19 - Long Trail Brewing Company(02 of20)
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Location: Bridgewater Corners, Vt.Barrels Sold in 2011: 120,000 -- 10.1 percent increase since 2010Popular Brands: Double Bag Ale (credit:tasty-takes.com)
#18 - Abita Brewing Company(03 of20)
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Location: Abita Springs, La.Barrels Sold in 2011: 125,000 -- 14.7 percent increase since 2010Popular Brands: Abita Jockamo IPA (credit:thepintglass.wordpress.com)
#17 - Shipyard Brewing Company(04 of20)
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Location: Portland, MaineBarrels Sold in 2011: 129,000 -- 31.6 percent increase since 2010Popular Brands: Shipyard Export Ale (credit:Shipyard Brewing Company)
#16 - Alaskan Brewing Company(05 of20)
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Location: Juneau, AlaskaBarrels Sold in 2011: 130,000 -- 11.1 percent increase since 2010Popular Brands: Alaskan Amber (credit:Alaskan Brewing Company)
#15 - Brooklyn Brewery(06 of20)
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Location: Brooklyn, N.Y.Barrels Sold in 2011: 140,000 -- 29.6 percent increase since 2010Popular Brands: Brooklyn Lager (credit:happy-hour.com)
#14 - Dogfish Head Craft Brewery(07 of20)
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Location: Milton, Del.Barrels Sold in 2011: 144,000 -- 19 percent increase since 2010Popular Brands: 60 Minute IPA (credit:tiltingsuds.wordpress.com)
#13 - Stone Brewing Company(08 of20)
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Location: Escondido, Calif.Barrels Sold in 2011: 149,000 -- 29.6 percent increase since 2010Popular Brands: Stone IPA, Arrogant Bastard Ale
#12 - Boulevard Brewing Company(09 of20)
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Location: Kansas City, Mo.Barrels Sold in 2011: 157,000 -- 5.4 percent increase since 2010Popular Brands: Single-Wide IPA, Chocolate Ale (credit:sudsandbubbles.wordpress.com)
#11 - Lagunitas Brewing Company(10 of20)
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Location: Petaluma, Calif.Barrels Sold in 2011: 165,000 -- 55.7 percent increase since 2010Popular Brands: Lagunitas IPA (credit:Lagunitas Brewing Company)
#10 - Harpoon Brewery(11 of20)
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Location: Boston, Mass.Barrels Sold in 2011: 173,000 -- 15.3 percent increase since 2010Popular Brands: Harpoon IPA, UFO Hefeweizen (credit:Flickr: BohemianTraveler)
#9 - Bell's Brewery(12 of20)
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Location: Galesburg, Mich.Barrels Sold in 2011: 180,000 -- 16.9 percent increase since 2010Popular Brands: Bell's Lager, Java Stout (credit:Bell's Brewery)
#8 - Matt Brewing Company(13 of20)
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Location: Utica, N.Y.Barrels Sold in 2011: 196,000 -- 7.7 percent increase since 2010Popular Brands: Saranac (credit:Matt Brewing Company)
#7 - Deschutes Brewery(14 of20)
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Location: Bend, Ore.Barrels Sold in 2011: 223,000 -- 9.9 percent increase since 2010Popular Brands: Red Chair NWPA, Mirror Pond Pale Ale (credit:beerandscifi.com)
#6 - Magic Hat Brewing Company(15 of20)
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Location: South Burlington, Vt.Barrels Sold in 2011: 336,000 -- 4.3 percent increase since 2010Popular Brands: #9, Single Chair (credit:danthemantrivia.wordpress.com)
#5 - Spoetzl Brewery(16 of20)
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Location: Shiner, TexasBarrels Sold in 2011: 487,000 -- 13 percent increase since 2010Popular Brands: Shiner Bock (credit:AP)
#4 - Craft Brew Alliance(17 of20)
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Location: Portland, Ore.Barrels Sold in 2011: 635,000 -- 8.5 percent increase since 2010Popular Brands: Widmer Brothers, Red Hook, Kona (credit:Craft Brew Alliance)
#3 - New Belgium Brewing(18 of20)
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Location: Fort Collins, Colo.Barrels Sold in 2011: 713,000 -- 7.9 percent increase since 2010Popular Brands: Fat Tire, Lips of Faith (credit:New Belgium Brewing)
#2 - Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.(19 of20)
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Location: Chico, Calif.Barrels Sold in 2011: 858,000 -- 9.2 percent increase since 2010Popular Brands: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Ovila Abbey Ales (credit:donosborn.com)
#1 - The Boston Beer Company(20 of20)
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Location: Jamaica Plain, Mass.Barrels Sold in 2011: 2,440,000 -- 8 percent increase since 2010Popular brands: Samuel Adams, Twisted Tea (credit:Flickr: hmerinomx)
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