Green Beer

Pennsylvania has Punxsutawney Phil, to forecast when spring will arrive, New Orleans has Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, heck we even have lent, all to let us know that spring is on the way.  In the central part of New York State, USA, in city named Syracuse, in a wonderful Irish section named Tipperary Hill, full of history, legacy names, families, and the only traffic light with green on top, we know spring is around the corner when the green beer arrives.  Now mind you, I have not had a drink in a very long time and the world is a better place for, but this tradition let's all know that soon we will see the snow turn brown and the potholes run deep.  It's just the beginning, there is green milk, green shamrock shakes at McDonalds, green cookies, eat your heart out Punxsutawney Phil, you big woodchuck green with envy! 

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