Talking politics in bars is a tradition as old as alehouses themselves. But drinking politics? Now you can do that too, thanks to Brooklyn microbrewery SixPoint Craft Ales, which has brewed a batch (about 30 kegs) named Hop Obama in honor of the Illinois senator. Made from five different kinds of European crystal malt and three different kinds of Pacific Northwest Hops, the ale is available for the next few weeks at bars in New York and Boston.

With no direct affiliation with Barack Obama's campaign, SixPoint claims the drink is not an endorsement but a "response to his campaign at the grass roots level." But while the brewery isn't technically using Hop Obama to endorse the Democratic candidate, some of the bars serving it certainly are. Pacific Standard in Park Slope will donate $1 to Obama's campaign for every $6 pint sold, unless the buyer asks them not to.

If you're curious to see what "change" tastes like, other local bars expecting shipments of Hop Obama this week include Blind Tiger and Ginger Man in Manhattan and Southpaw and Cherry Tree in Brooklyn.