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5 Best Irish Lagers for St. Patricks Day

Posted by Sam on March 11, 2009

Best Irish Beers

Don't tell this to your pub going friends on March 17th, but I have some bad news to share about St. Patrick. There's no connection between him and beer, nor was he even Irish. And furthermore, his name was not even Patrick.
But does that stop us from drinking green beer? ... didn't think so. So for those of you who'll be kicking back a pint of two this year, from cream ales to stouts,...

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6 comments

- Posted by Amanda on March 11, 2009
- Happy St Patrick's Day! If you want to go with something else Irish and green, but don't drink beer, try an Emerald Forest - gin, green creme de menthe, and white creme de menthe.
- Posted by Proteus on March 11, 2009
- I had heard something that this St. Patrick fellow wasn't Irish. Who was he? Anyway, thanks for the suggestions! Don't think I'm going to wait till the 17th though. :)
- Posted by icecookie on March 11, 2009
- you can make your own green beer at home if you don't want to brave the bars; http://beer.about.com/od/drinksmadewithbeer/r/GreenBeerRecipe.htm
- Posted by Gracie on March 11, 2009
- this is useful information, sam. good post!
- Posted by Daryn on March 11, 2009
- Caffrey's is delicious, I didn't realize you could get it in Seattle. BRB!
- Posted by Scott Jacobson on March 11, 2009
- Try this one...
  
  1. Fill shot glass half way with Bailey's Irish Creme
  2. Fill rest of shot glass with Jameson Whiskey
  3. Drop filled shot glass into a pint of Guiness
  4. Drink it down
  
  Tastes kind of like Dr. Pepper. Called a car bomb. Yum!