Days of the Beer, November 26

Sadly, the beer for today is Anheuser-Busch Bud Light.

On November 26, 1917, the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas formed the National Hockey League. The league itself came from the National Hockey Association, which was disbanded to get rid of an owner that they didn't like.

The league is currently composed of 30 teams, 24 of which are in the United States, with six in Canada.

Sadly, the NHL has a contract with Bud Light, that makes it the official beer of the National Hockey League, currently, through the 2010-2011 season. They have been partners since 1998, and is the exclusive beer sponsor for the NHL All-Star Game, the NHL Winter Classic, and has some promotion for the Stanley Cup.

As to the beer:

It's Bud Light. It's the same everywhere. It's really cool that all those beer factories can produce exactly the same beer, and that it tastes the same every time. It's really sad that those factories produce exactly the same beer, and that it tastes the same every time.

So, for the NHL, crack open an ice cold Bud Light, remember the colder it is, the less likely you'll be to actually taste it.