Obama ready to pay off Canadians — with two cases of beer

Some frosty suds will soon be en route to the north after President Barack Obama lost an Olympics hockey bet made with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

While the U.S. lost out on gold, now Obama is losing two cases of White House beer.

Friday, the National Security Council shot out a few tweets letting the Canadians know the bet is going to be settled.

Hey, @connect2canada! Look forward to delivering two freshly brewed cases of WH beer on Monday for @pmharper from POTUS.
— Obama NSC- Archived (@NSC44) March 7, 2014

Beer will be one case Honey Porter and one case Honey Blonde – made w/White House honey from @FLOTUS garden.
— Obama NSC- Archived (@NSC44) March 7, 2014

On behalf of POTUS, enjoy and congrats on the Canadian victory (this time around)! Look forward to a rematch.
— Obama NSC- Archived (@NSC44) March 7, 2014

And of course, the Canadians are thrilled. And thirsty.

@NSCPress Thank you! We're thirsty and ready for delivery! @pmharper We promise only a few bottles will be missing :) #beerdiplomacy
— Connect2Canada (@connect2canada) March 7, 2014

In case you’re wondering, this is how White House beer is made:

h/t Politico

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