Sam Kass drinks the beer

People, you asked and now you have received: The White House just released the recipe for its once-secret beer! Actually, there are two recipes, one for a honey porter and another for the honey ale. Plus, there’s a video fo White House chef Sam Kass and sous chef Tafari Campbell making the beer.

Kass explained on the White House blog:

Inspired by home brewers from across the country, last year President Obama bought a home brewing kit for the kitchen. After the few first drafts we landed on some great recipes that came from a local brew shop. We received some tips from a couple of home brewers who work in the White House who helped us amend it and make it our own. To be honest, we were surprised that the beer turned out so well since none of us had brewed beer before.

Since our first batch of White House Honey Brown Ale, we’ve added the Honey Porter and have gone even further to add a Honey Blonde this past summer. Like many home brewers who add secret ingredients to make their beer unique, all of our brews have honey that we tapped from the first ever bee-hive on the South Lawn. The honey gives the beer a rich aroma and a nice finish but it doesn’t sweeten it.

Earlier this week, White House press secretary Jay Carney said that if the petition—which needed 25,000 signatures—met its threshold, the recipe would be released (a Reddit user also filed a Freedom of Information Act request for the recipe), but it seems like Obama wanted to make the Redditors happy.