Obama's White House Beer Fetches $1,200 for Charity

"Ale to the Chief" is a coveted beverage

President Obama's White-House-brewed beer is more than just "tasty," it's charitable. A bottle of the Honey Ale was given to Minnesota's Brad Magerkurth during an "off-the-record" campaign stop in Tennessee, and was bought from him by a group of fellow Minnesotans for $1,200. All the proceeds then went to a charity auction for University of Minnesota's Amplatz Children's Hospital. Upon receiving the gift, the POTUS asked Magerkurth for a review of the beer. "We were expecting it to be a little more cloyingly sweet... [But] it was hoppy and dry, really good," he said. (Today)

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