The tradition of green beer goes all the way back to New York, 1914. The Scherner Club was hosting its typical St. Patrick’s Day party when Dr. Curtin, a Coroner’s physician, added drops of “Wash Blue” to and undisclosed amount of beer. The newspaper, The Evening Independent, was present at this party and featured it in an article on March 26^th, 1914. An excerpt below.

Everything possible was green or decorated with that color and all through the banquet Irish songs were sung and green beer was served. No, it wasn’t a green glass, but real beer in regular colorless glass, but the amber hue was gone from the brew and a deep green was there instead. [. . .] All the doctor would tell inquisitive people was that the effect is brought about by one drop of wash blue in a certain quantity of the beer.

Now we do think we know a lot about beer but this great info came from the Smithsonian Magazine. You can learn more about it here (http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/first-green-beer-was-made-laundry-whitener-180954573/ ) but you probably just came here for the beer lesson.

Now you can make your own green beer with this extremely complicated recipe:

1. Get 12 oz. of Beer. (We prefer Founders All-day IPA the perfect yellow canvas that finishes as good as it starts) https://foundersbrewing.com/our-beer/all-day-ipa/
2. Get Food coloring (https://www.amazon.com/Chefmaster-Liqua-Gel-Color-10-5-Ounce-Green/dp/B0025U72SG/)
3. Boldly Pour Beer at an angle into a glass to reduce foaming
4. Add 8 drops of food coloring
5. Stir to perfection

Just like that your beer is now green and ready to go. Just remember that green in—green out.

If this proves to be more trouble than you thought, then we suggest option number 2:

1. Get Beer (see above)
2. Get green Glasses
   (https://www.amazon.com/Artland-Iris-Highball-Glasses-Green/dp/B001CS75WU/)
3. Open Beer
4. Pour
5. Drink
6. Repeat