A pint of plain is your only man...Drinking holidays are the best holidays.  St. Patrick's Day is a drinking holiday now, but it wasn't always that way.  The story is kind of crazy.Join us as we talk about the lore and legends of St. Patrick and St. Patrick's Day while we sample some Irish beers and whiskey.The Beer (and Whiskey) ListGuinness & Smithwick's - Blacksmith (“Pint of Special”)StillFire - O’Farrell’s Irish Red (Red Ale)Sullivan’s - Black Marble (Dry Irish Stout)Sullivan’s - Maltings Irish Ale (Red Ale)Fat Orange Cat - Baby Leprechauns (Session IPA)Evil Twin - Even More Irish Jesus (Dry Irish Stout)Guinness Foreign Extra StoutSlane Irish WhiskeyWhistle Pig 10, 11, and 12 (OK, not Irish, but tasty.)TRIVIA! Order a ‘Black Bulldog’ in Malaysia and you’ll be handed a bottle of Guinness Foreign Extra Stout. This is because the first export bottlers of Guinness used to add their own symbols to the label to distinguish their bottles and exclusive territories. There were dozens of different symbols, the most famous of which were the bulldog, the wolf, the dog and a catSláinte!Thanks for listening to Beer Guys Radio! Your hosts are Tim Dennis and Brian Hewitt with producer Nate "Mo' Mic Nate" Ellingson and occasional appearances from Becky Smalls.Subscribe to Beer Guys Radio on your favorite app: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSSFollow Beer Guys Radio: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube If you enjoy the show we'd appreciate your support on Patreon. Patrons get cool perks like early, commercial-free episodes, swag, access to our exclusive Discord server, and more!