NXNW Does St. Paddy's Day

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WHO: North by Northwest Restaurant and Brewery (NXNW)

WHAT: Join Austin-based microbrewery NXNW for their annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration. With green-tinted craft beer, lively music and authentic cuisine, the luck of the Irish will be in the air.

Savory Irish Stew and warm Soda Bread prepared by Head Chef George Powell will be served to complement an Irish Stout brewed on-site. A special cask-conditioned version of the Irish Stout will be served that evening. 22-ounce bottles of the stout will be available to take home.

To accompany the tasty Irish treats, Austin-based musician Jeremy Steding and the Irish Curse Band will entertain guests on the outdoor pavilion from 6 to 10 p.m.

WHEN: Thursday, March 17, 2011

COST: Free admission.

Happy New Year

Like every other beer geek douchebag out there I had one of these to ring in 2011. Flame on, I had fun. I bet you did too.

I've read some not-so-nice things about this beer. I liked it. Nice musty, almost toffee aroma. Bubbly, dry, yet . . . sweet. A bit too thick. A little syrupy. Not bad. Although, I think I prefer champagne.

slainte ole

UPDATE:
Freetail has got some green beer for us:

Danny Mijo is on tap, we've got NATURAL green beer in Spirulina Wit (don't drink artificially colored crap beer!

NXNW too!

...authentic Irish cuisine, live music by Jeremy Steding & the Irish Curse & green beer!

I am gonna be the first beer blogger to embrace drinking green beer. Hey, it's only one day of the year. Let's all get down from our high beer horses and mix in with the rest of the crowd of philistines, tourists, troglodytes and jocks. If you can't commit all the way, just pinch a few drops of green food coloring into yr IPA and get loose.

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Turkey + Beer

What are you drinking with your Thanksgiving meal. My main selection:



I'll probably even have some wine. Why not, it's a holiday.