Watch Stephen Colbert Explain the Government Shutdown With Beer

Colbert’s beer-filled Trump rant

As the government shutdown lurches into its third week, Stephen Colbert decided it was time to explain the impact of this decision by President Donald Trump, with the help of some beer.

In a new clip from the Late Show, Colbert notes that the shutdown could impact craft brewers across the country, who can’t get approval for new beer labels. This breakdown of protocol could mean that some brewers might be forced to dump their beer. “That’s a nightmare — that means you actually might have to try your brother-in-law’s home brew,” Colbert quips. Riffing on the idea that small breweries might feel the pinch, the late night host launches into a rant about the absurd nature of the shutdown, using various beer bottles to punctuate his argument.

“It’s been almost three weeks and I Amstel pissed about it,” Colbert says, holding a bottle of Amstel Light. “The whole time, Trump’s head has been up his own heiny,” the host jokes, revealing a bottle of Heineken. After pulling a dozen or so more bottles from his desk, Colbert ends his rant by saying, “Now of Coors, there’s Stella chance that we can turn this around, because I have a feeling that pretty soon it’s going to be Mueller time.”

Watch the entire segment from last night’s show in the clip above.

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