Obama's Latest Beer Summit

From the Des Moines Register via the Washington Examiner:

While campaigning in Iowa yesterday, President Obama bought beer for 10 supporters at the State Fair.  This caused some people to change their "Four more years!" cheer into "Four more beers!"  He also ate a cold pork chop.

The only problem is that, as reported in USA Today, the presidential visit may have cost the owner of the beer tent about $25,000 in sales.

Meanwhile, back here in Maryland, a recently passed law allows farmers to brew up to 15,000 barrels of beer in a calendar year, if they meet certain requirements.  From the Baltimore Sun:

The law, which took effect July 1, allows Maryland farmers to produce up to 15,000 barrels of beer in a calendar year. Farm-based brewers must feature home-grown barley, hops or fruits in their beer. The brewers may sell their beer for consumption both on and off the farm, offering a boost not only to the farmers but to the state's burgeoning craft beer industry.