<Tr> <Th> Introduced </Th> <Td> 2011 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Style </Th> <Td> Top - fermented beer </Td> </Tr> <P> White House Honey Ale is the first beer known to have been brewed in the White House . The process began in January 2011 at the request of President Barack Obama who purchased the homebrewing kit using his personal funds . As of 2012, three styles have been brewed in addition to Honey Ale: White House Honey Blonde Ale, White House Honey Porter and White House Honey Brown . </P> <P> The chefs at the White House are said to use "traditional methods" to brew the beer, before it is bottled and labelled with a customized logo . It includes a pound of honey collected from beehives on the South Lawn . The logo features a line drawing of the White House on a maroon background encircled in yellow . </P>

First president to brew beer in the white house