For St. Patrick's Day, celebrate local Irish-style ales
PHOTO BY GINO FANELLI Greg Searles, co-owner of Birdhouse Brewing in Honeoye, pours a pint of ale. As much as St. Patrick’s Day is an Irish holiday, it is also very much a beer holiday, one in which sales of suds increase by 174 percent on average, according to a WalletHub report. The American St. Patrick’s Day celebrates the culture of pub drinking, the all-day sipping sessions of the Emerald Isle’s low-alcohol, malty brews and the camaraderie that c...