The celebration of Saint Patrick’s Day for my family is simple, we celebrate it with the traditional Corned Beef and Cabbage meal, my mom does all the cooking.  Yet, this year my daughter-in-law suggested that we have a beer at our favorite ale house, Croxley’s, before we go to eat with the family.  According to Erin it would not be Saint Patty’s Day without having a beer at the pub.

 Here is Erin  (not Erin-go-bragh, but Erin Moran -Brennan),  happily enjoying a beer along with Bill, her father-in-law.  I don’t know why, but Erin kept pointing out that she, and my husband, are the true Irish in the family.  Doesn’t she know that everyone is Irish on St. Patty’s Day, regardless of where they come from.

Now Croxley’s Ale House is not an Irish bar.  It is more like an English Tavern.

This may explain why it was not as crowded as we thought it would be.

My family frequents Croxley’s more than any other bar-restaurant in the neighborhood.  Why? Because Croxley’s offers a large selection of tap beer,  60 ales and lager on draught, and 10 cents wing  Mondays thru Wednesdays.  

 We are so hooked on their wings.  But, on this day we did not go for the wings, we went for the ale.

Erin had a Belgium Kiss, I had a Blue Moon, and Billy had his Croxley Blonde

(Ya think that this is wishful thinking)

All, in all, the people at Croxley’s did wear green, and we even got an Irish shamrock to hang around our necks.  Like I said, on St. Patty’s Day everyone is Irish.  Croxley’s even had complimentary trays of Corned Beef and Cabbage, and the best Irish Soda Bread I ever tasted.

I hope we remember to head on back to Croxley’s next year , and not bother making our own Corned Beef and Cabbage.

Erin, you were right.  We should celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day being served cold beer, along with CB&C, and maybe, if we get really festive, begin singing our favorite Irish melody’s.