Funnies & Foodies
Irish Toast & Green Beer
Giggle: “May you eejits outlive the coming ban on green food D-I-E!”
That Guy and Dearie celebrate St. Patrick's Day at their neighborhood Irish Pub, where everyone else was enjoying green beer and shots until his Irish toast.
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Gab: More Than Beer
Adding artificial green food dyes to your beer for St. Patrick’s Day is not Irish and not a good practice. Irish prefer an Irish stout. And ingesting green food dyes, especially Fast Green FCF have side effects of allergies and skin reactions. Fast Green FCF may be listed as FD&C Green No. 3, Food Green 3, or E143. Meanwhile, Green S could be referred to as E142.
Yet it is not just green beer that contains green food dyes. Any food or beverage that has a green color may have artificial, green, food dyes including but not limited to cereal, gelatin, snacks, salad dressings, ice cream, popsicles, frostings, sports drinks, and juices. Read all labels and country of origin!
Goods: Matcha Beer
If you are determined to make green beer for St. Patrick’s Day, use Matcha. This green tea is good for you! Grab an old school, wide mouthed beer mug and a blonde beer. Add one teaspoon of this green tea to the bottom of your beer mug. Add a few tablespoons of beer, whisk until dissolved. We Southerners know how to do this… like adding sugar to your iced tea. It takes a bit of stirring. Once dissolved, add the remaining beer to the mug. The result will be a beer that is olive green in color with a hint of vegetable note. Matcha can be purchased at your local Piggly Wiggly.