The Great White House Beer Summit: What Beer Would You Choose?

It’s old news that to resolve the heated debate revolving around the arrest of Harvard Professor Henry Gates by Officer James Crowley in Cambridge, MA President Obama has invited both parties to the White House to sit down and work things out over a few cold refreshing beers. Kieran and I heartily endorse this move as many of our heated arguments over curtain patterns and who the best Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle is have been resolved over a few cold ones down at the bar.

Now the Great White House Beer Summit has caused a new debate though over the beer selection. Based on the preferences of the meeting parties, the selection; Blue Moon, Red Stripe and Bud Light, has American brewers up in arms as none are made by American owned companies. Yes, the beers are all part of large conglomerate companies, being London-based SAB-Miller (Blue Moon), London-based Diageo PLC (Red Stripe), the massive Belgian-Brazilian company InBev (Anheuser-Busch).

Numerous breweries have been lobbying the White House to serve their beers to the summit. Local D.C. brewpub Capitol City Brewing Company has offered their Equality Ale in the spirit of the event. Sam Adams/Boston Brewing Company owner and founder Jim Koch has even offered to brew a special beer for the occasion, made with, "a blend of ingredients from all over the world. Which is certainly what's represented there with the three participants," he said. "I would blend those ingredients together artfully and harmoniously, because that's really what we all hope for."

Of course, who are we to judge since these are the selected beers of Gates and Crowley? Though I refuse to accept Bud Light is nothing but political. That said, our beer summit selection would be much different, with perhaps some Collaboration Not Litigation Ale from Avery, a little Gonzo Imperial Porter to invoke the spirit of the late great Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, and of course some Sixpoint "Hop Obama" Ale (even though you can no longer get, somehow we magically would).

If it were your selection for the Beer Summit, what would you choose?




Sources:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124891169018991961.html#mod=rss_Page_One
http://www.11alive.com/rss/rss_story.aspx?storyid=133171

Beer Quest Premiere Date and Location!

Big news everyone as we have a date and location for the official Beer Quest premiere party! It will be part of New York Craft Beer Week this September, with our show’s pilot screening on the 20th at Studio Square Beer Hall in Long Island City, Queens, New York.

In addition to the show there will be plenty of wonderful keg taps and casks to imbibe from and an excellent atmosphere in this spacious venue. You can learn more about it at studiosquarenyc.com. So please come and enjoy this momentous occasion and be sure to check out all the other events for craft beer week at www.nycbeerweek.com.

And the best part of all this – the premiere date coincides with the birthday of the show’s creators, Jonathan LaPearl!

BEER QUEST Teaser Online!

Hey Beer Quest Fans!

The Teaser Trailer for Beer Quest has been posted for your enjoyment on You Tube in HD! Check it out and tell us what you think...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZAmG_9Cze0

Thanks!

- Jon & Kieran

Happy Fourth of July From Beer Quest!

Happy Fourth everyone! I hope you all have an awesome time today. We know we'll be celebrating today with some good friends for some good times, drinking some good American microbrew. To us the microbrewed beer represents all that is great about America. Handcrafted by those who embrace ambition and passion, these artists create something unique and independent; forging ahead to find success in a product that brings people together no matter how impossible the odds may be.

If you haven't guessed by now we're a little obsessed with beer.

But beyond that enjoy your holiday and remember that independent spirit that makes this country great.

The Origins of Beer Quest!

Greetings everyone and welcome to Beer Quest! Some of you are very familiar with this show and some of you are probably just discovering it now. Allow us to spare some words on who we are and how Beer Quest came to be.

Not long ago, in a bar in the humble land of Brooklyn, Jonathan LaPearl and Kieran Valla were enjoying some beer, lamenting over their long days of toiling labor. It was on this wintry night that Jonathan and Kieran looked into their frosty mugs and an idea began to flicker. That idea was to get another beer. Then-another flicker came, so simple, so obvious, and so perfect.

It occurred to them the solution to their quandary was a show of an epic journey; one man’s quest to find the world’s greatest beers and the wonderful people behind these brews.

It was to be a show of a man, a host, with love in his heart and a dream of travel and revelry; a show that can be fun and humorous while giving the story behind the beer.

Inspired, Jon and Kieran set out immediately to fulfill their destinies – after one more round, of course.

They began writing up outlines and plans, immersing themselves in the brewing community, and engaging in lots and lots of direct research. Soon they found a host too, a perfect beer soul mate in the form of the one and only Steve LaChioma. Possessing a quick wit and great thirst, Jon and Kieran knew he was the man sent forth on this most refreshing of pursuits.

Putting hearts, souls and wallets into the project, Jon and Kieran set forth. Through hard work and amazing help from their friends, Jon and Kieran saw their dreams come alive on camera. Deep in their computers editing now, they know that, like brewing a rich and chocolaty stout or a crisp and refreshing pilsner, they are making something special to share with the world.

For Beer Quest is not just a show about beer. It is about passion, ambition and the American Dream. It is the story of every brewer who had a vision to make something better than your run-of-the-mill watery swill. It is the story of those who put everything on the line to make something special and unique, a work of art in liquid form. It is for those who come together with friend and stranger alike to enjoy life at it’s fullest.

Together with all of you, this is our dream, our love, our Beer Quest.