The Short Pour Is Still Not Green

I know, right?

A few more notes on St. Patrick's Day...

• That's half the cost of a beer. Going to Arbor Brewing in Ann Arbor or the Arbor Microbrewery in Ypsilanti for St. Patrick's Day breakfast? Arm yourself with this coupon for $2 off. That's, like, half the cost of a beer, so be sure to put it to good use. 
• Stouts. Lots of stouts. Witch's Hat, opening at 9 a.m., has 14 stouts pouring for St. Patrick's Day. Yes, 14. They are listed here. 
• Stout lager! Wolverine will debut its new cask beer program on St. Patrick's Day with Velleity Chocolate Milk Stout Cask Lager, a blend of The Volitionist Stout Lager, cacao nibs, and lactose. Get some starting at noon.
• Butt loads. The Wurst Bar is serving up butt-loads (the scientific term) of St. Patrick's Day drink specials, with drafts of Magners Cider, Odd Side Mint Stout, Great Lakes Conway's Irish Red Ale, Short's Uncle Steve's Irish Stout, Arbor Michael Faricy's Irish Stout, and Arcadia Brigid's Irish Red Ale. Plus a bunch of whiskey and stuff.
• Bill's Beer Garden is back. Yeah, I know I said that before. Here's some more stuff about it.

The Every Two Weeks in Beer: Alternatives to Green Beer on St. Patrick’s Day

Just say no.

It may still be more than a week away, but it’s not too early to start planning your St. Patrick’s Day. Especially if you want to drink beer like a pro during a holiday often referred to – with good reason – as “amateur hour.” Of course, there are plenty of other activities and brews to keep you busy both before and after, so hold on to your leprechaun hat. And remember: Stout is not green.

The Week in Beer: Get Your Stout and Corned Beef and Cabbage On

On St. Patrick's Day, Jessica French of Sidetrack Bar & Grill wants to buy you a beer. Maybe.

It's that special time of year again, when everyone, regardless of their ethnic heritage, turns Irish for a day. I think we've come a long way in this country from when Irish immigrants were hated and mistrusted. It just goes to show how nasty and wrong those old Irish stereotypes really were. Now, before you go out to get drunk on whiskey and beer, start a fight, and vomit, be sure you're clued in to the local happs, with your Week in Beer, St. Patrick's Day edition, below.

Liveblogging St. Patrick's Day

They don't call it Kentucky Breakfast Stout for nothing. A beer to begin, some cookies
courtesy of Patti Smith, and the World's Stupidest Looking St. Patrick's Day Hat.

Game on. Be sure to follow me on AnnArbor.com as I stumble around downtown Tree Town in pursuit of St. Patrick's Day beer and other awesomeness while you're stuck at work, you poor bastard.*

* If you're not stuck at work and instead are also out and about, give a shout out via the Twitter hashtag #stpata2. Maybe I'll see you at the bar!