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Today I found a post on HotAir.com that addressed this issue, check it out here. This inspired me to write this, because as you know, I also have a Political Opinion Blog, so I visit many blogs of all types.

Anyway, it got me to wondering, is it true? Do beer drinkers really skew towards John McCain?

If this theory is true, I can just see the party now! It would make a political rally a good thing!

Heck, I’m in! Free Beer! Dang right I’ll vote for him! Well, I actually like John McCain, and can’t stand any of the dumbocrats, so, Free Beer is just a bonus!

Any other beer drinking McCain fans out there?

The post also says that wine drinkers lean toward democrats, that is disturbing, because I know a lot of homebrewers that also make mead and wine. Come on folks, post a comment, tell me what you think!

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Has anybody but me noticed what has happened in the last few months?

Beer prices have gone up, way up! I last bought a six pack of Dead Guy Ale for about 7 bucks, now it is over $11!

Anybody else know why? Because they are using all of the corn,wheat, and barley, etc, for making methanol, to mix with gasoline! Hey gas prices at $3.00 a gallon is one thing, beer at $11 a six pack is another!

We need to all understand that when you take something from one place, it comes out of another!

These dreamers, that think using corn, wheat and barley, as a renewable fuel, are doing some good, need to slow down, as they increase these fantasies, they also increase our realities!

What we need to do, is FIND MORE OIL! Thus leaving our BEER alone!

Here is my analysis, my gas costs have gone up about $20 a month, but my BEER went up about $75 a month. What good will that do!

Our fuel costs less than in Europe way back in the 80’s, and our BEER costs even more than gas! The Europeans pay major tax on everything, everything but BEER!

This is America! We need to find a better way!

Speaking of increases, my dog food was at about $7 a 20lb bag, now it is at $9!

Has gas gone down? NO! So, why are they doing this? You tell me! Any other opinions about this?

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Has anybody but me noticed the trend with the packaging of todays beer? I mean personally, I like the label, when you compare it to the many others that look similar to it, but that is my point, they are all starting to look alike! It’s almost like a bunch of kids with photo-shop went crazy and designed beer labels! Maybe this was the first and the others copied that look? Does anybody know?

The only thing bad is that since they all look alike, how do you get your product to stand out? I can tell you with this one, all you have to do is taste it! One sip and you won’t forget it!

When I opened the first bottle, I heard a familiar crisp sound, which usually means “bottle conditioned” Who knows, maybe it is? I didn’t find anything on the Great Divide website, does anybody know?

As this first brew poured into the glass, the first thing I noticed was that it was actually a bit dark to be a “pale” but, this did not upset me, when I brew an IPA it is always darker than the “specs” say it should be, so that is a good thing!

As I got to the last bit in the bottle, I noticed a sediment! Yeast! Maybe it is bottle conditioned? Then I noticed there was a slightly green tint to the sediment, I got a great big smile at that point because surely they haven’t filtered all the flavor away and green, that means HOPS! (I hoped)

This beer, in my opinion, has a full body and a thick foamy head, compared to many others, so as I took that first sip, I didn’t want that flavor to end, and it didn’t disappoint, the hops were there all they way through!

Below you can read an excerpt from Great Divide Brewing’s Website, and see what they say, and when you click the link to read more, you will also find what others have said about this brewery and their beers, I saw nothing that I could disagree with.

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Many of you may be familiar with this brewery, it is new to me, if I have seen it before, maybe that packaging issue got me, and I thought I had already tried
it, it looks a lot like Pyramid, same color etc, but I can
assure you, it doesn’t taste the same! I can’t wait to try the rest of
their brews! That Hercules Double IPA sounds really good!

While I’m thinking about it, I have another question, if a young person can join the military, and vote, why can’t they drink beer? It seems to me that if they can’t be trusted to drink a beer, how can you trust them to vote? Do you have an opinion? Visit my other site, OpinionHead.com, I told you it was coming, now it is here and I need help! I need more OPINIONATED authors, check out the site and drop me a note if you are interested. OpinionHead.com

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