By now you should be dusting off your “Kiss Me I’m Irish” T-shirt and prepping the corned beef and cabbage to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on March 17. Even if your Irish heritage is a bit contrived, no one asks questions as long as you’re wearing green.
Although not an official holiday anywhere in the U.S., there are hundreds of parades across the country. According to Niche in “Best Cities to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day,” the cities below are the ten best places to celebrate.
10 Great St. Patrick’s Day Cities
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Davenport, Iowa
- Buffalo, New York
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Savannah, Georgia
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Cleveland, Ohio
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Chicago, Illinois
No matter where you might be on St. Patrick’s Day, there are craft brewers across the country celebrating with special beers brewed just for the occasion. We’ve put together a pretty good list (there are hundreds of others out there) to help you find great beers to enjoy on March 17.
Unfortunately, we didn’t get the chance to sample these delicious-sounding beers, but check out what each of the breweries below had to say about their Irish-inspired creations.
Craft Beers to Enjoy on St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Irish Ale | CB’s Brewing Company Honeoye Falls, New York
Part of their specialty beer series, this Irish red ale has a full of malty backbone and a nice, light hop flavor and aroma. Brewed with pale and crystal malts and Fuggle and Kent Golding hops.
NIGHTLIGHT Irish Stout | Circle Brewing Company
Austin, Texas
Nightlight is a full-flavored beer that expertly balances richness with a light body to create a different type of stout. This dry Irish stout may look intimidating, but after one sip, you know what’s up. Representing a wide spectrum of roasted and oaky flavors, this not-too-bitter brew engages all the right senses, but leaves you with the stomach for a second round.
Availability: Select Austin retailers and bars.
McLuhr’s Irish Stout | Dillon Dam Brewery Dillon, Colorado
An Irish-style stout brewed with caramel and black malts. Slightly dry, yet smooth and malty sweet, this draught is dispensed with a blend of nitrogen and carbon dioxide to create a velvety mouth-feel and creamy head.
Lucky SOB Irish Red | Flying Dog Brewery
Frederick, Maryland
Brewed with real four-leaf clovers, Lucky SOB brings the luck of the Irish to those who drink it. With a rich amber color, it has a toasted, honey-sweet malt flavor balanced with a subtle hop bite.
Conway’s Irish Ale | Great Lakes Brewing Co. Cleveland, Ohio
We pay homage to Patrick Conway, grandfather of co-owners Patrick and Daniel, and a Cleveland policeman who directed traffic near the Brewery for nearly 25 years. And to all of the hometown heroes who make our city great, we toast with this sweet, roasty brew that pairs best with a well-deserved hot meal after a hard day’s work.
Dragoons Dry Irish Stout | Moylan’s Brewery & Restaurant Novato, California
Dry, roasty and incredibly rich in flavor, Dragoons Dry Irish Stout is made with a unique blend of imported hops and malted barley from the United Kingdom. This award winning Stout is brewed in the Irish tradition to commemorate General Stephen Moylan, Irish-born commander of the 4th Continental Dragoons during the American Revolutionary War.
Patty’s Irish-Style Cream Ale | Rohrbach Brewing Company Rochester, New York
Rohrbach’s creative interpretation of an Irish cream ale, this beer is smooth and balanced. Patty’s Irish-style Cream Ale is brewed with malted wheat, honey malt and aromatic malt from Europe, along with authentic English-style hops. Medium-bodied, creamy and semi-sweet, this cream ale is refreshing pint after pint.
Uncle Steve’s Irish Stout | Short’s Brewing Company
Bellaire, Michigan
Uncle Steve’s is Short’s version of the classic Irish stout, complete with a dark color, soft head, and smooth full flavor typical of this lighter-bodied style. A simple grist formula provides a base of roasted malt flavors while the infusion of nitrogen adds the creamy drinkability everyone loves.
Sprecher Redhead Ale | Sprecher Brewing Company Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Like a mythical seductress, Redhead Ale will captivate all your senses. This eminently quaffable red ale introduces itself with citrus and pine hops greeting the nose followed by grapefruit notes that playfully dance with the smooth malt background.
Mother’s Milk Irish Stout | St. Elias Brewing Company Soldotna, Alaska
This Irish-style stout’s dark, smooth chocolate flavors blend with hints of earthy English hop notes. Brewed with pale, roasted barley, flaked barley and hopped with traditional English Goldings.
Hoggetowne Irish Red | Swamp Head Brewery Gainesville, Florida
Hoggetowne Irish Red is a traditional Irish ale brewed with the finest English malts and hops. This beer was developed through a collaboration with the Hogtown Brewers, Gainesville’s American Homebrewers Association-recognized homebrew club.
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