The Week contest: New beer name
Last week's question: Budweiser is renaming its beer "America" until Nov. 8, to capitalize on a surge of patriotism for the Summer Olympics, national holidays like July 4, and the presidential election. If you were running a rival beer company and wanted to choose an equally manipulative new name for your alcoholic beverage, what would it be?
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THE WINNER: "United Stouts of America"
John Henderson, Roseville, Calif.
SECOND PLACE: "Uncle Sam Adams"
Ken Kellam III, Dallas
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THIRD PLACE: "Foam of the Brave"
Dennis Perry, Sanbornville, N.H.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"1776-Pack"
Phyllis Klein, New York City
"Red, White and Blue Moon"
Chad Lewis, Medford, Mass.
"Ale to the Chief"
Greg Wike, Fresno, Calif.
"Abraham Drinkin'"
Richard Fenton, Heathrow, Fla.
"Land of Hopportunity"
Preston Thomas, Washington, D.C.
"U.S.Ale! U.S.Ale!"
Linda Manuel, Stockton, N.J.
"The Star-Spangled Lather"
Mira Kostak, Waxhaw, N.C.
"None-of-the-Above IPA"
Paul Johnsen, Hartford, Wis.
"Red, White, and Brew"
Colleen McEwen, Franklin, Mass.
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