Democrats Fueled by Waste Beer!
Politics 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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