With the sale of Anheuser-Busch to European tossers InBev and the recent buyout (2002) of American warhorse Miller Brewing to racist South Africans, Yanks who don’t want to line the pockets of folks who won’t contribute to the war on terror, and whose currency is outpacing our own for no good reason, can take arms against a sea of troubles with some still-American beers. Here are a few which deserve our red-blooded affection and which are still bottled with cool, clear, American water and glass.

1. Abita Beer – Along with a roast beef and gravy poboy at the Napolean House, the best way to slake your thirst. The standard New Orleans beer (other than Dixie)
2. Brooklyn Brewery – their brown ales are a perfect counterpoint to a giant burger and fries.
3. Goose Island – A great variety of delicious beers.
4. Red Hook – brewed in Seattle, but none the worse for it. Their ESB ale (extra-special bitters) has that yeasty, dark taste of the English isles. Probably goes well with fish and chips—not that I would know.
5. Pabst – king of late night, heavy-metal, listening sessions. The creamy, all-American king.
6. Yuengling—Pennsylvania yumbos.
Is it lunch time yet?