Boycott Leinenkugel beer

Dick Leinenkugel, of the Leinkugel Beer family in Wisconsin, is a teabagging Republican running against Russ Feingold, one of the best--and most liberal--members of the United States Senate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Leinenkugel

This is from Feingold's recent email:

Traffic on the low road is bumper to bumper.

The Republican primary is getting crowded and to no one’s surprise all of our opponents are taking the low road with divisive and deceptive campaigns. These self-proclaimed outsiders are tightly embracing politics as usual with slash-and-burn political tactics that see elections as a blood sport.

We believe the people of Wisconsin want better.

Recently, Dick Leinenkugel entered the race and went to Senator Feingold’s hometown of Janesville to question Russ’s patriotism. According to Leinenkugel, Russ is somehow un-American for being an independent voice who had the guts to stand up for our freedoms and vote against the USA PATRIOT Act.

Russ was led by our Wisconsin values when he was the lone vote against a dangerous government infringement on the constitutionally mandated individual rights of law-abiding citizens with no connection to terrorism whatsoever. It’s clear that - in the face of intrusion on the freedom we all cherish - Dick Leinenkugel would have chosen to “do nothing.”

There are plenty of other--and better--beers out there to drink. Time to Dump Leinie's and try something else.

I can't stand that swill in any flavor or pretty package they put it in. I tried Summer Shandy recently and almost puked.

:D

http://newglarusbrewing.com/

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I'm not a beer drinker (or a drinker at all), but I'll pass this news on.

--d!

Flat Earth - http://flatearthbrewing.com/
Surly - http://www.surlybrewing.com/
Summit - http://www.summitbrewing.com/index.php
Schell's - http://www.schellsbrewery.com/

Bell's is from Michigan:

http://www.bellsbeer.com/

Lift Bridge is a contract brewing company out of Stillwater (brewed by Flat Earth and Point Brewing):

http://www.liftbridgebrewery.com/

from Kalamazoo.

well, not Right now...but soon

I more partial to their Two-Hearted.

It tastes like mule piss.

I always thought it more like fermented bear piss. Equally bad, I'd guess.

it was a nasty accident I don't want to get into.

Suffice to say that although mules are intelligent creatures, they can be extremely nasty, can hold a grudge, and will take any opportunity to take revenge.

you could be serious. Hopefully I'll never find out for sure about fermented bear piss. But I'm sure Lienies comes close!

I can't recall ever purchasing a Leinenkugel.

I prefer Surly.

Had some Sunset Wheat last night. I really like that beer. And as long as I cant get Spotted Cow or Wisconsin Amber in NJ, I will continue to drink Leinie's.

Glad you're okay with that.

The 7.99 I spent in the last six months will probably be a major boon for his campaign..I'm sure of that.


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Because what really counts is your beer supply.

In case you didn't get it: :sarcasm:

And I don't even like beer.

So there--you have no excuse to continue drinking Leinie and contributing to Dick Leinekugel's campaign!

http://www.dogfish.com/

Best bottled IPA on the planet. Not sure if they have a year-round wheat beer. Here are their brews, which are many and varied:

http://www.dogfish.com/brews-spirits/the-brews/index.htm

Sadly, I have to cross the St. Croix to buy it!

They actually sold out to Miller a few years ago, but I believe Dick and the Leinenkugel heirs still own a piece of the company, and hence the profits. Had I known they were right-wing dirt-bags, I'd never have allowed the stuff in my house. I'm a Newcastle Ale man, anyway. That and the occasional Guinness.

the reformulated Walter's Beer? It made by Northwoods brew pub at the Oakwood Mall.

I tried some after it came out last year and it seemed to be pretty darn close to the original Walter's.

Yum!

But I boycott Miller based on the taste.

Surely there are union-brewed beers that don't taste like crap.

But out in the boonies, sometimes that's all you can get. I don't mind Leinies, if I'm at the gas station and that's all they've got.

My old roommate loved their beer, specifically on that tasted like Fruity Pebbles cereal. It shouldn't be hard for me to boycott them since they have nasty beer anyway.

Other than being a descendent of the family, Dick Leinenkugel appears to have little if any involvement in the brewing company, Jake is the brother most associated with the brewery.

There are some varieties of Leinie's I love and some I hate, so unless Jake "hops" on the GOP bandwagon, I'll still crack open a cold Creamy Dark, Bock, Summer, Lager, and/or Red -- yum!

(edited to note that I just read his bio on wiki -- I see he has worked for the company's marketing/advertising division. Damn!)

And I fail to see how buying Leinenkugel really affects the campaign.

Maybe Russ should start his own brewery. He's got the name for it!

Has a nice ring to it.

Extra-Progressive Ale

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and apparently has a great reputation for philanthropy. So I don't necessarily think the entire family is full of wingnuts ...

about how the evil federal government is taking over everything, and yet he's out there crying about Feingold's courageous stand against the implementation of this Big Brother shit! :dunce:

BTW, there are far too many other quality microbrews available just about everywhere these days that give beer lovers a multitude of options.

Actually Dick Leinenkugel is the current head of the state commerce department under Democrat Jim Doyle. He's probably one of the weaker, more moderate repub candidates.

Other candidates have attacked him for his work in the Doyle administration, Leinenkugel certainly isn't positioning himself as a moderate. He says he's a Reagan conservative. I'm far from an expert on Wisconsin GOP politics, but I think he's going to have a tough time in the primaries ...

...transcend politics.

I like Leini Red and do not care about the owner's politics.

As for Leine's--they have several good varieties of beer (along with a few that are fair to absolutely horrible); they're union made; and their CEO (Dick's older brother) has supported Dave Obey in the past, so the family apparently isn't universally nutty.

That's really what this comes down to, no matter how "moderate" Leinenkugel may claim he is.

He's positioning himself as a Reagan conservative. His opponents are accusing him of being a moderate.

Leinie's is my favorite beer. Politics be damned either way. I'll toast a Feingold win with a Summer Wheat or an 1888 Bock.

Leinenkugel always bragged that their water was from the Big Eddy spring....


we always joked that Big Eddy was a horse.

I like alot of their beers. Oh well, save some money I guess, let my husband buy his favorite which is lots cheaper.

It was easy! I don't drink that swill.

never heard of them until just now :rofl:

I don't know about elsewhere in the country, but the prices have gotten a little out of hand. A few weeks back I had the choice of Leinie's for $6.99 or Newcaste's for $7.49 -- for an extra fifty cents, I'd go with Newcastle regardless of Dick's politics.

for everyone that boycotts this beer, 3 teabaggers will start buying it.

And the majority of the micros have pretty liberal owners/brewmasters.