Well, well, I am glad to see that he is not a radical Islamist. Most normal 18-year olds have had beer to drink at some time, and maybe wine (gasp!)too.
Any publicity about this will only win Ted votes, IMHO.
Since it was a 12 pack, it probably wasn’t a craft beer (unless it was one of those assortment packs).
This could cost him the beer snob vote!