Ommegang went ahead and brewed a special beer for the Inauguration next Tuesday that will available on-tap in select cities throughout the North. Appelation Beer has the story. Though the beer is officially not called Obamagang for legal reasons, it’s still a cool idea and it sounds delicious. Plus, some creative Flickr folk actually did a gang sign work-up by the same name. Even if it does look like it’s flipping the bird.

“The TTB won’t let us call the beer Obamagang on the keg label. So it will be known legally as Inauguration Ale 2009, but the tap handles will be more . . . um . . . direct. The style lies between a porter and stout, with a bit of Kriek and a touch of chocolate blended in. It will be on draft only, beginning with the inauguration – in limited areas including DC, NYC, Syracuse, Philly, Chicago and Boston. We will donate a percentage of sales to charities in the respective cities where the beer is sold, and we’ve asked our distributors to match our donations and pick the local charities. (Also please note that the beer is not an endorsement of Obama.)”