Statesman, Philosopher, Brewer

Thomas Jefferson, connoisseur of alcohol:

In September, 1813 Jefferson wrote to William D. Meriwether about an exciting new venture:

We are this day beginning, under the directions of Capt Millar, the business of brewing Malt liquors...

The "business" of malt liquor (with a captain, no less) is presumably the only thing President Jefferson had in common with Billy Dee Williams.
But Jefferson didn't stop with malt liquor and fine wine. Like Benjamin Franklin, Jefferson also had a passion for beer. Here's a letter from September, 1814, when Jefferson was 71:

I am now engaged in brewing a year’s supply of malt strong beer, which however I have no chance of saving but by a supply of quart jugs from you. I recieved (I think) 10½ dozen. and must ask the favor of 4. gross more for which mr Gibson will pay your bill. be so good as to inform me when they will be ready.

In that case, it seems as though Jefferson went a little too far.

Wait, did they say that malt liquor is presumably the only thing Jefferson had in common with Lando?  Who wrote this, the folks who denied the Jefferson-Hemings relations?  I'd say Billy Dee and Jefferson had a couple of things in common.