Homer Simpson to Cut Opening Ribbon at Great American Beer Festival

by Mike Pomranz (Subscribe to Mike Pomranz's posts)
Posted Jul 16th 2009 5:00PM
Filed under: Beer, On the Blogs, Festivals, Celebrities

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Homer Simpson stares at a can of Duff Beer.

Homer Simpson longs for beer. Photo: rodricg, Flickr

Homer Simpson (OK, a human in Homer duds) will cut the ceremonial opening ribbon at this year's Great American Beer Festival, event founder Charlie Papazian revealed on his blog this week. "Giving Homer Simpson a pair of scissors at a beer festival is pretty risky," Papazian quipped, "but it might be worth the risk if we can teach him a bit about respecting beer."

Can Homer learn to "respect" beer? He's spent 20 years drinking Duff, Springfield's fictional Budweiser-esque macro equivalent, in quantities a live-action human would consider excessive. For years though, the GABF -- which takes places in Denver this September -- has served to introduce new stateside brews to folks from all over the world. As appreciation for craft brewing has grown in recent years, so has festival attendance. Part of that growth must come from people who previously preferred big-time brands. Maybe Homer will be the next convert?

Just as long as he doesn't get stuck drinking Fudd (the rival beer drunk by denizens of neighboring Shelbyville)!

Tags: charlie papazain, duff beer, great american beer festival, homer simpson, simpsons, the simpsons

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