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The White House has released details of one of its most closely guarded secrets -- the recipe for President Barack Obama’s home-brewed honey ale.
白宮公布了它保守最嚴的秘密之一─歐巴馬總統自家釀造的蜂蜜麥芽啤酒的配方。
The beer is believed to be the first-ever made at the White House.
這種啤酒據信是白宮裡首度釀造的啤酒。
The recipe was kept under wraps until 13,000 people signed an online petition demanding to know it, and someone even filed a freedom of information request.
這一配方一直秘而不宣,直到1.3萬人聯名簽署了一份線上請願書,請求得知這種啤酒的配方,甚至還有人為此提交了一份資訊自由請求書。
Mr Obama has been taking the beer with him on the campaign trail, and is said to be known to offer it to voters.
歐巴馬在競選活動中一直帶著這種啤酒,據說他還曾經請選民喝過。