For St. Patrick's Day - green beer or not?

[tigereye]

Poll question: For St. Patrick's Day - green beer or not?

I'm Irish. I don't understand why people drink green beer for St. Patrick's Day. It's usually crap beer with food coloring. There are so many wonderful beers, Irish and otherwise. Why not drink those, or just drink Guiness?

Just sayin.

whoops poll function failed. Sorry. Just say yay or nay or make up your own joke.

[Beer Snob-50]

1. Just drink Guiness!!

although Smithwicks is as good.

[tigereye]

2. actually I like Smithwicks better

:hide:

[Bridget Burke]

3. No Green Beer!

Guinness is the best option. Not that I wait for March 17 to drink it. On the special day, I'll add a shot of Powers Irish Whiskey.

[tigereye]

10. well, I figured that's what you would say!

:hi:


it's funny because at the Irish Centre I belong to, they have the parade, the mass and THEN the party.

[terrya]

4. NO

I don't like food coloring pointlessly added to beer. If you're wearing green on St. Patrick's day, that's enough of a personal tribute.

A good Irish beer on St. Pat's is fine enough. No need to change the color.

[swag]

5. Oh, no.

And thanks for the reminder to get the fuck out of downtown as quickly as possible tomorrow night.

[tigereye]

11. glad to be of service

I actually missed the parade here. :hide:

(I went to tai chi class instead.)

[Gormy Cuss]

6. Green beer is for Orangemen.

Guinness or other Irish dark beers are the only acceptable ways to commemorate the holiday in a sectarian setting.

And while we're at it, soda bread is not sugary sweet and covered with glaze, but it should have raisins and caraway.

[tigereye]

12. oh, it's the Orangers who drink it!

you mean they don't drink Faygo? (sorry)

yes, real soda bread is not sweet. That is for sure.

[Gormy Cuss]

19. Hey, any chance to get a dig in at the Orangers....

And a nod to my Connemara relatives.
:beer:

[DS1]

7. fuck no

[PittPoliSci]

8. NO GREEN BEER!

NO FUCKING WAY!!!

[tigereye]

13. hey!

this is just preaching to the choir! :hi:

I just really don't understand why people drink green beer. It's horrible. WHY OH WHY OH WHY? I have to go get some good ales and stouts to drink for tomorrow, and it won't be crap. Ick.

[AllegroRondo]

9. Real Irish beer - dont ruin it with food coloring

[Reverend_Smitty]

14. Hell no!

a pint of Guinness is all you need...and if the bartender is really good he can draw a shamrock in the foam

[tigereye]

15. well, yes

then why are all these people drinking and selling green beer! :cry: I just don't understand!

[Reverend_Smitty]

16. It's kind of like asking...

why did so many people vote for Bush. Anyone with any sense knew it was a bad idea...but yet he remains the president.

[tigereye]

17. true

but green beer seems even MORE nonsensical. :silly:

Guess it's the same bizarre marketing perspective....

[Reverend_Smitty]

18. "I'm drinking the same crap Budweiser"...

but it's green...so I MUST be Irish. Fortunately I don't have to try that hard, I'm already half Irish...lol.

[CBGLuthier]

20. Beer??? Screw that. I got me a bottle of Bushmills for the day

Of course, it's half gone now so I have to be careful to make it last til tomorrow. :-)

[Burma Jones]

21. Bushmills and Jamisons

[tigereye]

22. but isn't one orange and one green?

I can never remember which is which. I still have a bottle of Bushmills in my liquor cupboard from my wedding. I'm not a big whiskey drinker....

[SteppingRazor]

25. The hell with Bushmills AND Jamesons:

When it comes to Irish whiskey, THIS is the good stuff (and believe me, I'm an expert :evilgrin: )

[evlbstrd]

23. Green beer is a mortal sin!

And for amateurs.

[tigereye]

26. yeah, that's why I don't understand why people despoil

themselves with it!

ah, I'm just preaching to the converted. ;)

No one has explained why they do drink it, as yet.

[Jack Rabbit]

24. I've never had green beer

If I want something green, there's always a Margarita.