Last week, Red Stripe Beer announced the world premiere of the Red Stripe Ambassador’s “Ambassador Say Relax” video, a reggae remake of the popular ’80s song “Relax” (originally recorded by Frankie Goes to Hollywood).

“Red Stripe embodies the spirit of Jamaica and relaxation.” — Erin Chin, Red Stripe Brand Manager, Diageo. “It was only fitting for us to pay homage to this celebrated Eighties hit in a fun way that is true to our brand and its fans.” Continue Reading »

AP Photo/Ron Edmonds

To try and calm racial tensions stemming from the arrest of African-American professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. by Cambridge police Sgt. James Crowley earlier this month, President Obama threw a good old fashioned beer drinking session at the White House yesterday.

Lets take a look at the beverage of choice for each of these men and see what we can glean from what they drink.

Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Beer: Red Stripe
Brewery: Desnoes & Geddes Limited
ABV: 4.7%
A Jamaican lager with a distinctive stubby brown bottle. Red Stripe conveys a “Let’s all just relax mon” state of mind. Continue Reading »