7 Responses to “St. Patrick’s Day and Chocolate and Stout and Green Beer…”

1. Paul Brown Says:
March 17th, 2008 at 6:27 pm e

I remember standing in line for hours, just to get a green beer at McNally’s in Oakland. I think those Fudge Stout Brownies are more my speed now. After looking at the ingredients, it looks like an Irish Coffee Cake. Yeah!
2. admin Says:
March 17th, 2008 at 6:38 pm e

It;s weird, but too rembmer McNally’s green beer. Wonder if they still do it. Also, back in the 80s, I rembmer all the bars in Dublin, CA. (There weren’t that many) sold green beer. b
3. Paul Brown Says:
March 17th, 2008 at 7:11 pm e

Another Blast from the past was going to Brenan’s in Berkeley. They would serve so many Irish Coffees they had to set up a station out of the kitchen. I am glad I am safe at home reminising. In closing here is a saying that “Des” from McNally’s used to say.

“It’s no use carrying an umbrella if your shoes are leaking”
4. Russ Says:
March 18th, 2008 at 8:40 am e

Green beer is wrong.
5. admin Says:
March 18th, 2008 at 9:01 am e

Amen to that. It;s worst than wrong, it’s makes me gag. It’s a tradition that needs to die along with swill lager.
6. Russ Says:
March 18th, 2008 at 12:24 pm e

I remember drinking something called Green Rooster back in the early ’80s. The novelty wore off well before the hangover did.
7. admin Says:
March 18th, 2008 at 4:57 pm e

Ah Green Rooster. I too remember it from my stoner days when I was young and stupid. I remember it as a sweetish, malty beer. I used to pick it up at the 7-Eleven on College Avenue in Berkeley (along with a big load of junk food. I uusally went with some kind of chips and a bunch of Almond Hersheys).

It’s interesting. Green Rooster appears to be pre-Internet. I could only find oblique references to it. So I turned to Bob Klein’s “The Beer Lover’s Rating Guide” 1995, Workman Books,. It’s in there. Of course it is, Bob covered everything. It’s on the page after “Gringo Lager.”

He said this:

“GREEN ROOSTER LAGER, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Soapy, sticky, unpleasant green (I’m not making this up.) reminiscent of dishwashing liquid, only not as tasty; color was chosen as an alcoholic bow to spring; perhaps the worst beer I ever have encountered. I couldn’t finish it.:”

You just wren’t smoking the right stuff Bob. — wb