
Syracuse, New York, the city in the United States with the highest per-capita St. Patrick's Day celebration, starts the festivities with a delivery of green-colored beer to a prominent Irish pub. Fortunately, you don't have to visit Coleman's Irish Pub, or stock up on food coloring, to drink green beer this St. Patty's Day.

Attention home brewers and beer fans: Who wants a green brew (or two) on St. Patrick's Day? Good news for the novice and experienced brewers alike: You can make your own green beer in time for St. Patrick's Day. Here's how...

From organic brews to solar power to photovoltaic cell systems, these green beers all come from eco-savvy breweries. It's the stuff of fantasy: cracking open a cold one on a pristine California beach and forgetting about the world. And why not help keep that beach pristine with a beer that's easier on the environment? Thankfully, the West Coast is home to some of the greenest beers around.

I was in Asheville this weekend and I cannot say enough about the local beer. Check out Aaron's home brew suggestions: Make sure that everything that comes into contact with the brew in properly sterilized. Use dry yeast making sure to let it grow a little before adding it to the batch of beer.
Beer isn't just the poster beverage for college parties, your after-work wind down, and lazy Sunday afternoons everywhere—no, beer is also a key player in a multi-billion dollar industry that reaches into the far corners of the world. Everyone loves beer—even environmentalists. So gear up, fellow lovers of libations. We're all going to have to start saving the world—one beer at a time.

Green beer is a concept no longer restricted to St. Patrick's Day: It's now a full-fledged environmental phenomenon. From organic draughts to solar-powered breweries, there's an entire burgeoning world of eco beers. There are so many emerging, in fact, that we've decided to break them down by region—starting with the East Coast.

If it seems that you've been attending an indistinguishable parade of dinner parties week after week, and it's getting tedious, perhaps it's time to spice up the format. Same goes for company holiday parties-really, O esteemed Regional Manager, you're booking the same room at the same bar for the seventh year in a row?

Drinking green beer isn't always as simple as just waiting for St. Patrick's Day. Thankfully, there's an easy but foolproof method to enjoying beer and treading lightly on the planet: drink from draught rather than from the bottle.

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