Tried some 'Obama Beer'...

Today, for the first time ever, I sampled a bottle of Yuengling Original Black and Tan, the “Dark-Brewed Porter & Premium Beer.”
According to the bottle, D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc. of Pottsville, Penn. is America’s Oldest Brewery, and a little research backs this up. The Yuengling (pronounced Ying-ling) brewery is the oldest operating brewing company in the U.S. and is the second largest American owned brewery. Founded in 1829 (10 years after Alabama became a state), the company produces 1.2 million barrels of beer each year. There’s 36 gallons in a barrel of beer, making this the equivalent to 43.2 million gallons of milk.
First sold in 1986, Yuengling Original Black and Tan is a tasty mixture of Yuengling Premium Beer (40 percent) and Dark-Brewed Porter (60 percent). Yuengling’s Premium Beer is a standard American pilsner (a type of pale lager beer), and the Dark-Brewed Porter has a very dark cola color and is bottom-fermented, which is unusual because few mainstream breweries produce bottom-fermented porter.
Put short, I have mixed feelings about this beer. It comes with a twist-off cap (which I prefer) and tastes a lot like Guinness Stout (which is also a plus). On the down side, I learned that Yuengling is President Obama’s favorite beer (Does he have to ruin everything?).
According to Wikipedia, Obama sent a case of Yuengling (because it’s his favorite) to Canadian Prime Minster Stephen Harper on March 19 along with a case of Molson Canadian to cover a friendly wager on the outcome of the 2010 Winter Olympics hockey final.
In the end, this beer’s pretty good, but nothing to write home about. One a scale of one to 10, I’d give it a 7.5, which ain’t bad.
(Also, before I wrap this thing up, I’ll leave you with these pearls of wisdom: Don’t be an idiot. Drink responsibly and never drink and drive.)