Democrats Fueled by Waste Beer!

Posted by Baylen on May. 22, 2008

coorslight.jpgPolitics is a lot like bad beer, insofar as I don’t have a taste for either. Still, I find this Denver Business Journal report on the beer that’s fueling the 2008 Democratic National Convention to be easy drinking.

The Molson Coors Brewing Co. has been named the official ethanol provider for the 2008 Democratic National Convention, to be held in Denver Aug. 25-28.

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While most ethanol comes from corn, Molson Coors’ ethanol is produced from waste beer. The ethanol used in DNC vehicles will come from Coors Brewing’s brewery in Golden.

Molson Coors also is Presidential-level sponsor of the convention, and will provide beer for Denver 2008 Convention Host Committee convention and pre-convention events, meetings, media briefings and VIP events.

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Waste beer is the beer that’s lost during packaging, or which is considered substandard. Coors is the country’s first major brewer to convert waste beer to ethanol, according to the company, and started that business in 1996.

So “waste beer” isn’t just another name for Coors Light?

I could go on about the environmental angle here, but instead I’ll just note that the 21+ implications of serving beer at the convention will probably help keep Rob Lowe away. Or not.

More here. Details about the undoubtedly funtastic Modern Drunkard convention–it starts the day after the DNC convention and is also in Colorado–here.

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  • JD Burke
    Thanks for the Dunkard link. That sounds much more fun to attend than the DNC. We Denverites (Denverarians? Denverians? Devronians? Jabroni's?) also have the Great American Beer Festival every October- http://www.beertown.org/events/gabf/index.htm

    Waste Beer huh?. But it's got that can thingy where it'll tell y'all when the can is icy cold! It can't be bad! It's uses Rocky Mountain Sprig water, dammit.

    Don't get me started on the Coors family.

    When it comes to cheap beer I've always been a PBR man myself.
  • Um
    Um, Isn't Coors a HUGE Republican backer?
  • Republicans for Obama
    Since when does a megacorp limit themselves to buying only one party at a time?
  • chris
    why are they being sponsored by a company like coors who supports republicans, was involved in creating the heritage foundation, is anti-affirmative action, pro-apartheid, and downright racist?
  • Diane G Burrell
    this is an awsome blog
  • JabbaJaw
    We could start a new poll called Beer of the Month. We could vote there and debate about problems that concern us all. Is it a good idea or not?
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