Politics Aside: Homebrewing in the White House

I bet it's in the West Wing. (Photo credit: HarshLight)

When learning about the specific branches of government while in grade school (Judicial, Legislative and Executive or those of you that need a quick refresher!) I was always fascinated with how our teachers described secret layers of the White House as something like an underground city.

The news that our current president has added a "brewing facility" just blows my mind. According to the USA Today, there has been some homebrewing done at the nation's most famous home.

Even more fascinating, to me at least, is the fact that this hasn't been publicized before with one of our presidents. After all, Jimmy Carter made homebrewing legal in 1979. That was over 30 years ago! Many presidents have had the opportunity to craft their own brews. I'm sure George Washington and Thomas Jefferson took advantage of some extra time back in the 1700's.

I'm not trying to discuss politics, nor try to get anyone to vote or not vote.Regardless of your political affiliation and Barack Obama's, it's still awesome that he's developed what has been called White House Honey Ale during his stay in the White House.

Can you imagine if Congress did this at the United States Capitol? Just take a second and imagine the great combination of styles from different states.