Choose That St. Patty’s Day Beer!

A follow up to the conversation I started (with myself)…

I gave more thought about choosing a St. Patrick’s Day beer while browsing through my local candy store the other day. There are actually very few Irish beer styles to choose from, and certainly, a limited choice of brews imported from Ireland. My eye kept getting drawn toward the Wexford Irish Cream Ale, which is a fine ale very similar to Boddington’s Pub Ale. But, there is nothing much Irish about it except the name. Brewed in the U.K., this smooth ale that comes with a nitro widget is really an English ordinary bitter. Whether you consider its taste simple, or somewhat plain, why not make it a choice for St. Patrick’s Day?

I also thought about how St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated around the world. The United States, a.k.a. the melting pot, is less alien to the holiday and rather a large part of it. That said, if you are from the U.S., why not celebrate with fine ales and lagers from the homeland. Why not everyone enjoy their finest brews from wherever you are from?

Here’s another list:

• Brooklyn’s Black Chocolate Stout – for a fine American made stout
• Victory’s Prima Pils – for an excellent lager from Pennsylvania and possibly the perfect beer to satisfy any beer drinker that is willing to take a step above Bud
• Wexford Irish Cream Ale – Possibly a crowd pleaser and it says “Irish”
• Murphy’s Irish Stout – for an excellent Irish stout, and it is not your standard Guinness (I even like it better)
• Guinness Draught and Bass Ale – get both from the can and pour some black & tans (see also this video of nitro on nitro)