CONGRESSMEN PAT RYAN AND JOHN JAMES COMPETE IN BIPARTISAN BEER MAKING COMPETITION WITH WEST POINT INSPIRED APPLE RYE KOLSCH

Congressmen Pat Ryan and John James Compete in Bipartisan Beer Making Competition with West Point Inspired Apple Rye Kolsch

West Point Classmates Ryan and James’ beer, called “Spirit Mission,” was made with local Hudson Valley ingredients and bottled at the Newburgh Can Plant

WASHINGTON, DC –  Last night, Congressman Pat Ryan and his West Point classmate, Congressman John James, competed in Anheuser Busch’s annual Brew Across America Congressional Brewing Competition. Their beer, an Apple Rye Kolsch named “Spirit Mission,” was made with local Hudson Valley ingredients and bottled at the Newburgh Can Plant. 

“I think we can all agree Congress would work a hell of a lot better with less partisanship and more people grabbing a beer with someone from the other side of the aisle. So the chance to brew a beer with my West Point classmate John James that incorporates ingredients from across the Hudson Valley was a no-brainer,” said Congressman Pat Ryan. “I want to thank Anheuser-Busch, specifically the IBEW members at the Newburgh Can Plant, for putting on this friendly bipartisan competition. Cheers!

“No matter what the outcome – I enjoyed brewing up a bipartisan beer with my friend and West Point classmate Pat Ryan,” said Congressman John James (R-MI). “Spirit Mission still had a great taste, and there’s nothing like a West Point-themed beer to bring college buddies together! Now, we refocus our efforts onto the next competition: beating Navy once again later this fall. Go Army! Beat Navy!”

Brew Across America is an annual Congressional brewing competition that AnheuserBusch launched in 2017. Their Brew Democracy initiative promotes democracy by increasing opportunities for those from differing political backgrounds to come together over a beer and find common ground. Congressman Ryan and James’ beer was brewed with apples from the Hudson Valley and cherries from Michigan, then bottled by the wonderful IBEW team at the Newburgh Can Plant. 

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