St. Patricks Day

northyorksammy · Post by **northyorksammy** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 9:52 pm

What's on tap around town for St. Patty, and the days preceding it.

Jon Walker · Post by **Jon Walker** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 12:07 pm

A whole lot of Guinness and not much else...

Cass · Post by **Cass** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 1:02 pm

Yeah, Guinness owns that day. I think they spend 99% of their marketing/events budgets (or something crazy like that) just for St Patty's.

the.brewer · Post by **the.brewer** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 7:38 am

I don't see a whole lot wrong with that. After all, aren't they the ones who are responsible for making you and the rest of the world associate St. Patrick's day primarily with the drinking of beer?

northyorksammy · Post by **northyorksammy** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 9:38 am

when they have the foreign export stout on draft, let me know

Steve Beaumont · Post by **Steve Beaumont** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 6:31 pm

Then there are those places that WON'T have Guinness on tap, like beerbistro. As we will for the entire month, we''ll be pouring five stouts and porters on St. Patrick's day, besides offering oysters on the half-shell for $2 apiece, Irish dancing by the Gilchrist School of Irish Dance at 6:00, an all-day full Irish breakfast and the best stout and porter based beer cocktails in town.

JerCraigs · Post by **JerCraigs** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 10:31 pm

Five stouts? which ones?

Anyone confirm the rumour that Pepperwood will be debuting a new stout fro St. Patricks day? I keep meaning to call but only remember during non-phoneable moments.

Steve Beaumont · Post by **Steve Beaumont** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 8:43 am

Right now it's Murphy's, St. Ambroise Oatmeal, Fuller's London Porter, Chuch Key Decadent Chocolate and Starfish Oyster Stout. (If you've never tried the last, you absolutely should!)

Bobbyok · Post by **Bobbyok** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 10:52 am

Steve Beaumont wrote:Starfish Oyster Stout

Did you mean Dogfish, as in Dogfish Head? Nice line-up regardless!

GregClow · Post by **GregClow** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 1:56 pm

Bobbyok wrote:
Steve Beaumont wrote:Starfish Oyster Stout
Did you mean Dogfish, as in Dogfish Head?

The seafood restaurant Starfish contracts Durham to brew an oyster stout for them (presumably an altered version of Black Katt). I would guess that this is what Steve is referring to.

Steve Beaumont · Post by **Steve Beaumont** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 4:57 pm

Right you are, Greg. It's Black Katt with oyster liquor (the briney juice from inside an oyster) added, and it is absolutely delicious.

pootz · Post by **pootz** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 5:21 pm

No green food dye in the lagers this year??

If all things go as planned I will be sipping a beautiful deep orange Bière de Mars at the Brasserie Artisanal in Montreal March 17.

old faithful · Post by **old faithful** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 7:15 pm

Intrigued by the oyster stout; I'll be at beerbistro soon to try it (like, tomorrow).

It seems oyster shells were added to beer originally to clarify it and ... okay I'll stop here.

Gary

JerCraigs · Post by **JerCraigs** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 11:03 pm

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/durham-oyster-stout/28627/