“Mug it out,” “Audacity of Hops” — whatever you liked to call it has come and gone without any of the controversy that kicked it off in the first place.
President Barack Obama finally sat down for the much-publicized drink Thursday night with Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., Cambridge police Sgt. James Crowley and surprise guest Vice President Joe Biden.
The men sat at a round, white table and drank from clear glass mugs while snacking on standard bar fare of peanuts and pretzels. Obama and Crowley stuck with their planned beers, a Bud Light for the president and a Blue Moon for the police officer. Gates, however, ended up with a Sam Adams Light instead of a Red Stripe, while Biden — perhaps to prevent putting both feet in his mouth — stuck to the non-alcoholic brew Buckler.
Wonder if Obama snuck in a post-drink cigarette?
Photo: Carrie Devorah
