St. Patrick’s Day is more than a day to obsess over anything green.
Although conspicuous green beer has become a widespread American tradition, the rise of craft beer has made special stouts widely available too.
While Auld Dubliner is no longer open in Tucson, Irish delicacies such as corned beef and cabbage will make their way into kitchens all over town.
From 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., 1912 will feature an employee corned beef and cabbage cook-off with Irish tunes. Approximately two ounces of corned beef and cabbage will be provided from each participating employee as they compete for votes. Limited quantities will be available, so get there early.
For more information, visit 1912brewing.com.
From noon – midnight, Arizona Beer House will pair with the Tucson Celtic Festival and Scottish Highland Games to provide live music, Celtic dance, and more. It’s also family-friendly with a jumping castle until 9 p.m. Food trucks American Flying Buffalo and Gigi’s Fusion will be on site as well.
For more information, visit arizonabeerhouse.com.
From 10 a.m. – midnight, Canyon’s Crown is hosting their eighth St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Corned beef, $6 Guinness, and $3 green beer will be available all day. Special taps include Murphy’s Irish Stout, Kilkenny Irish Cream Ale, Magners Irish Pear Cider, Uncle Bear’s Brewery Wolfhound Irish Red Ale, and Boulder Beer’s Irish Blessing oak-aged coffee stout.
For more information, visit canyonscrown.com.
From 5 – 10 p.m., Coronet will host a faithful observation of the Feast of St Patrick with corned beef and cabbage. Live music will be provided by Jamie O’Brien from 7 – 9 p.m.
For more information, call (520) 222-9889 or visit cafecoronet.com.
From 3 p.m. – 2 a.m., Crooked Tooth will feature The Out Of Kilters Cletic band and green beer alongside their house brews. They’re also collecting donations for Refugee Focus.
Keep up with Crooked Tooth Brewing Company on Facebook.
Horseshoe Grill will offer corned beef and the following specials:
Celebrate at Hotel Congress from 5 p.m. to close with a wide range of food and music. Entry is free until 9 p.m., $3 after.
Call (520) 798-1618 to make reservations. For more information, visit hotelcongress.com.
Frog & Firkin will feature green beer, Boulder Beer Company’s Irish Blessing oak-aged coffee stout, Irish stew, Guinness pot roast, and corned beef and cabbage with Guinness jus.
The festivity also includes free Irish derby hats for men and green carnations for women. Bagpipers will perform from 6 – 7 p.m. and 10 – 11 p.m.
For more information, visit frogandfirkin.com.
Ghini’s will offer Grilled Corned Beef On Rye, Green Eggs & Ham, Irish Stout Onion Soup & Porter Cream Mussels, and $4 boutique beers to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
For more information, call (520) 326-9095 or visit ghiniscafe.com.
From 3 p.m. – midnight, HighWire will feature special cocktails and traditional Irish fare courtesy of Johnny Gibson’s Downtown Market. Music will be provided by DJ Apprentice & Friends in the courtyard.
For more information, visit highwiretucson.com.
From 8 a.m. – 2 a.m., Jeff’s Pub will offer the following specials:
For more information, visit jeffspub.com.
From 7 – 10 p.m., Monterey will feature corned beef and cabbage with all the trimmings. Guinness and Harp will be on tap. Live music will be provided by Nancy plus Gary Mackender and Steve Grams with a $10 cover at the gate.
For more information, visit montereycourtaz.com.
From 11 a.m. – midnight, Noble Hops will feature the following food specials:
The bartenders will be dye craft beers green as well.
Northwest Firefighters Pipes and Drums will perform from 6 – 7 p.m., while DJ Michael Lopez will be on the patio from 8 – 11 p.m.
For more information, call (520) 797-4677 or visit noblehops.com.
Visit Pueblo Vida’s taproom from 2 – 11 p.m. for a flight of four stouts:
Luke’s Pizza will also be onsite from 5 – 9 p.m. serving their signature sourdough pizza.
For more information, visit pueblovidabrewing.com.
From 5 – 9 p.m., will feature Green Flash Brewing Company beer rather than green beer.
For more information, visit thetapandbottle.com.
Trident will offer St. Patrick’s Day specials throughout the day, including corned beef and cabbage.
Keep up with Trident Grill on Facebook.
Union will serve corned pig, cabbage, and potatoes. They’ll also barbecue a pig and offer free tastings and green items.
For more information, visit uniontucson.com.
Jackie Tran is a Tucson-based food writer, photographer, culinary educator, and owner-chef of the food truck Tran’s Fats. Although he is best known locally for his work for Tucson Foodie, his work has also appeared in publications such as Bon...
