Green beer has a reputation as cheap stuff, served in pitchers.

After all, why color a good beer green?

Well: Green food color is flavorless and odorless.

So you can color any beer—even fine craft brews—if you want to.

For some St. Patrick’s Day fun, that’s just what we’re going to have with, with our “corned beef and cabbage” lunch:

A corned beef sandwich and a side of coleslaw.
 
 
HOW TO COLOR BEER

You’ll get the brightest green color with the palest (lightest color) beer:

Pale Ale, Pilsner or other Pale Lager, and especially, Wheat Beer (photo #2).

 
How about chips and dip to go with the beer?

Here’s a green ranch dip recipe.

Serve it with potato chips, pretzels, even fries.
 
 
> THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF BEER & THE HISTORY OF BEER

[1] Pale beer + green food color = green beer (photo © Jill Wellington | Pixabay).

[2] How light can beer get? This is Belgian White from Allagash (made deliberately hazy—photo © Burg | NJ).