The Week contest: Bad brews

This week's question: The government shutdown is preventing breweries from selling new craft beers in cans and bottles, because the federal officials who approve each new label and check its health warnings have been furloughed. If a brewery were to create a shutdown-themed beer, what name could it be called?
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THE WINNER: "Furloughenbrau"
Bill Mistele, New City, New York
SECOND PLACE: "Bitter Pillsner"
Ken Kellam III, Dallas
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THIRD PLACE: "Stout of the Disunion"
Laurel Rose, Pittsburgh
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"Notwiser"
James Fox, Thornton, Colorado
"Poors Plight"
Mary Jo Astrachan, Oneida, New York
"Hein-no-can-do"
Rick Whistler, West Jordan, Utah
"IOU IPA"
Michael Henn, Piedmont, California
"Hops the Wall"
Donald Blumenshein, Leona Valley, California
"Reaching Across the Ale"
Kaleigh Henderson, West Linn, Oregon
"Paycheck Lite"
Jeff Spengler, Colchester, Vermont
"Coors for Concern"
Brian Davis, Margate, Florida
"Stout of Work"
Joe Guido, Fort Collins, Colorado
"Just Got Canned"
Joseph Campbell, Portland, Oregon
"St-ale-mate"
Stephen Anthony Camasso, White Haven, Pennsylvania
"Non-Essent-ales"
Clare Champa, Graham, Washington
"Furloughs All Day IPA"
Greg Mistele, Peapack, New Jersey
"Stalled Artois"
Renate Fessler, Sacramento, California
"Amstel Broke"
Michelle Mistele, Charlotte, North Carolina
"Nickel-and-Dimelob"
Ken Liebman, Williston, Vermont
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