Green Beer Sunday celebrates its 60th year

Green Beer Sunday celebrates its 60th year

Thousands swarm for the first green beer of the season at Coleman's Authentic Irish Pub in Tipperary Hill.
Published: February 27, 2023
Dennis Coleman, son of Peter Coleman, walks with this year's Green Beer Day Grand Marshalls Mike and Mary Kay Ryan (pictured with their hands waving).
Dennis Coleman, son of Peter Coleman, walks with this year's Green Beer Day Grand Marshalls Mike and Mary Kay Ryan (pictured with their hands waving).

St. Patrick’s Day season officially started in Central New York as Coleman’s Authentic Irish Pub celebrated its 60th anniversary of Green Beer Sunday in Tipperary Hill. 

Sunday’s festivities kicked off per tradition with a parade filled with bagpipes, celebratory cheers and the blaring horn of Coleman’s tanker filled to the brim with green-dyed beer. 

Thousands of people clad in green and shamrock-themed attire swarmed the tanker as pub manager Dennis Coleman poured the first glass from the tap and raised a glass with grand marshals Mike and Mary Kay Ryan.

The celebration continued under the pavilion with live music by The Mere Mortals and, of course, plenty of green beer and cider. 

People swarm the end of the tanker that brings in the green beer to the pub in hopes of getting a cup. After pumping the green beer into the pub, the drivers start handing out cups until the tap only produces foam.

People swarm the end of the tanker that brings the green beer to the pub in hopes of getting a cup. After pumping the green beer into the pub, the drivers start handing out cups until the tap only produces foam.

With so many people cycling in and out of the bar for drinks, the bartenders are bussing multiple orders at all times. Behind the bar, if they could catch a few seconds of breath, that was a miracle.

With so many people cycling in and out of the bar for drinks, the bartenders are always bussing multiple orders. Behind the bar, if they could catch a few seconds of breath, that was a miracle.