The Irish have St Patrick’s Day; The United States has Indepence Day and the English have St. Georges Day.
St. George is the patron saint of England. This from Wikipedia:
A traditional custom at this time was to wear a red rose in one’s lapel, though with changes in fashion this is no longer common. Another custom is to fly or adorn the St George’s Cross flag in some way: pubs in particular can be seen on April 23 festooned with garlands of St George’s crosses. However, the modern association of the St George’s Cross with sports such as football, cricket and rugby means that this tradition is rare outside this context. It is customary for the hymn “Jerusalem” to be sung in cathedrals, churches and chapels on St George’s Day, or on the Sunday closest to it.
If you don’t have a red rose, then have some honest to goodness English Real Ale instead!
St. Patrick’s Day Special
Wishing everyone a very happy St. Patrick’s Day from The Charleston Beer Exchange! To celebrate they are offering growler fills of COAST Brewing’s Dry Irish Style Stout (aka DIS Stout) for only $9.50 on Tuesday while it lasts! First come, first serve. Don’t miss this steal of a deal. What better way to celebrate than a delicious, organic, hometown favorite?!?
Rare Beer Tuesday
As if that wasn’t enough, they’ll be tapping a special keg at 5pm for their weekly “Rare Beer Tuesday” growler release at CBX! Their feature this week will be Avery/Russian River “Collaboration Not Litigation” Ale. This beer came about when two top American breweries discovered they both had a beer with the same name. Instead of a legal battle they decided to blend them together and release an altogether new beer! Thus “Collaboration Not Litigation” was born. It is a Belgian Strong Dark Ale weighing in at just under 9% ABV. This will be one of only a few draft appearances of this beer in the Southeast. Get it while you can!
Growler Station Upgrade
They are very excited to announce that they have added three more taps to the growler station and now have nine offerings for growlers at any given time! You thought it was hard to choose before. Go check this out!
The Irish have St Patrick’s Day; The United States has Indepence Day and the English have St. Georges Day.
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