Best craft beers to drink on St. Patrick's Day

Here are some alternatives to Guinness, Killians, Smithwicks, etc. - Will S.

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  1. Sly Fox O'Reilly's Stout

    Brewery's Description: A blend of two row malt, black, roasted and chocolate malts with a small amount of wheat added to give it a creamy head retention. Served on Nitrogen. full description

  2. Sly Fox O'Reilly's Stout (Nitro)

    Brewery's Description: A blend of two row malt, black, roasted and chocolate malts with a small amount of wheat added to give it a creamy head retention. Served on Nitrogen. full description

  3. Victory Storm King Stout

    Brewery's Description: With a huge, Pacific Northwest hop aroma & character upfront, Storm King subsides into massive, roast malt complexity. More flavor than mere words can adequately describe. Rich and substantial,... full description

  4. Sixpoint Otis Stout

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  5. Victory Donnybrook Stout

    Brewery's Description: The tastiest dark brew since the rollicking days of the infamous Donnybrook Fair, Donnybrook Stout offers unparalleled refreshment for an ale so deep in flavor and intrigue. Fresh, whole flower Bri... full description

  6. Harpoon Celtic Ale

    Brewery's Description: Harpoon Celtic Ale features a deep amber color. The flavor is malty and complex. Celtic Ale has a moderate hop finish that, along with the generous amounts of malt, makes for a medium bodied, smo... full description

  7. Long Ireland Celtic Ale

    Brewery's Description: Long Ireland’s first release. This beer is old world Irish ale; this isn’t designed to be an Irish Red. It’s brewed with ingredients based on how beer was brewed a few hundred years ago in Ireland.... full description

  8. Southampton Sullivan's Irish Red

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  9. Lakefront Snake Chaser Irish Stout

    Brewery's Description: This velvety stout pours black, but goes down smooth. Toffee and coffee aromas in this hearty ale are perfectly balanced. Lightly hopped, it is a perfect way to celebrate St. Patricks Day...Irish o... full description

  10. Moylan's Dragoons Dry Irish Stout

    Brewery's Description: Dry, roasty and incredibly rich in flavor, Dragoon's 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 th... full description

  11. Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout

    Brewery's Description: Our award-winning rendition of the Imperial Stout style, once made exclusively for Catherin the Great. We use three mashes to brew each batch of this beer, achieving a luscious deep dark chocolate ... full description

  12. Brooklyn Black Ops

    Brewery's Description: Brooklyn Black Ops does not exist. However, if it did exist, it would be a robust stout concocted by the Brooklyn brewing team under cover of secrecy and hidden from everyone else at the brewery. S... full description

  13. Serafijn Celtic Angel

    Brewery's Description: This cross-cultural brew was first made at the request of an Irish musical group and was named "Celtic Heaven," but soon became a permanent part of the Serafijn lineup. Similar to a light... full description

  14. Captain Lawrence Smoked Porter

    Brewery's Description: A complex beer, with layers of flavors unfolding as this beer slides down your throat. Before the introduction of indirect-fired malt kilns, all beers had a smoky flavor. Today only a handful of br... full description

  15. Sierra Nevada Stout

    Brewery's Description: Sierra Nevada Stout is a creamy and full-bodied example of this traditional style ale. Very dark and very rich, the Stout displays a pronounced roasted flavor. full description

  16. North Coast Old Rasputin Imperial Stout

    Brewery's Description: A rich, intense brew with a robust palate, a fruity nose and a warming finish. Very complex. full description

  17. Rogue Shakespeare Stout

    Brewery's Description: Rogue's Shakespeare Stout received a 99, the highest score of the 309 beers in 44 categories at the 1994 World Beer Championships. The June/July 1998 issue of Men's Journal included Rogue Ales Shak... full description

  18. Great Divide Yeti Stout

    Brewery's Description: Great Divide's Yeti Imperial Stout is an onslaught of the senses. An almost viscous, inky-black brew, Yeti opens with a massive, roasty, chocolate, coffee malt flavor that eventually gives way to r... full description

  19. Goose Island Bourbon County Stout

    Brewery's Description: "I really wanted to do something special for our 1000th batch at the original brewpub. Goose Island could have thrown a party. But we did something better. We brewed a beer. A really big batch... full description