Three Cheers for Green Beer!

Contributed by: Kristen Olson Betty Crocker Kitchens

Here are three tips for making St. Patrick's Day green beer!

1. Light Colored Beer

The lighter the beer, the brighter the color. A dark beer will need more food coloring to get the same green. Too much food coloring, and you’ll end up with green teeth. Ick!

2. Add Beer to the Coloring

To avoid flat beer, grab a large frosty beer mug, and squeeze in 3 to 5 drops of green food coloring. Slowly pour beer from a 12-ounce can or a 16-ounce bottle into the glass. Watch the color mix as the beer goes in. Want more color? Add a drop or two more of food coloring. Put the beer in first? NO! You’ll have to stir the beer, which will make it will go flat.

3. Green Squeeze Bottle Food Coloring  Stick with green (never blue) food coloring that comes in the little squeeze bottles. You don't want to use the food coloring paste.

Slainte! (Gaelic for cheers)

Get a quick and tasty appetizer recipe to go with your beer!