Yes, Pecan and the Politics of Hops

To celebrate Barack Obama’s Vermont success, the folks at Slate are seeking a suitable Ben and Jerry’s ice cream flavor. An early winner was, “Yes, Pecan” (later disqualified as being from the Obama campaign). “Neopolitician” is still in the running, though.

Now, the Democratic presidential candidates are coming to Oregon. Surely we can name some thing for them. Steve Novick’s “Left Hook Lager” is a great entry in the Oregon product race. Hillary’s “HealthCare4 Ale?” (Not to be confused with Daily Show’s generic “Hillary Beer” commercial). “BarackoBock?’

Yes, we do have fine wines, but naming one of them for a Democrat may be a little too left coasty. And not too much you can do with hazelnuts, right?