Serving Candidate Ryan: The Politics of Paul Ryan's Beer Brands

"My veins run with cheese, bratwurst, and a little Spotted Cow, Leine's, and some Miller."

That was the Republican Congressman from Wisconsin and potential U.S. vice president Paul Ryan brand-checking a selection of his state's beers during a hometown acceptance speech last weekend.

Like everything else lately in Wisconsin, Ryan's other two selections — Spotted Cow and Leine's — are very much partisan and very unlikely to be found at the same political picnic.Continue reading...