St. Patty's Day Beer Without the Petroleum Derived Food Coloring
You've gotta love the minor holidays. They help us to get through the party drought that begins after Mardi Gras and lingers on into the summer. And, even though it's really just an excuse to get wasted on exotically colered beer, or maybe because it's really nothing but an excuse to drink exotically colored beer, St. Patrick's Day can really help to get your ya-yas out. It's also an opportunity to get a horrible hangover on beer that's chock full of our dirty old, petroleum-derived friend: Green No. 3. While green food dye may not be the main reason why those St. Patty's Day brewhahas are especially hard on you the next day (I'm guessing that's the Guinness), Green No. 3 has been linked to an increased risk of bladder cancer. In fact, the state of Maryland is considering a ban on the stuff. If you want to party with some green brews, you might want to try Chefmaster's all natural green food coloring instead.
[via Treehugger]
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