Bars, DJs are preparing to be lucky at the Green Beer Day

In the past 70 years, many students have waited for Wednesday before the spring holidays expected almost as much as the upcoming week. This year the annual celebration as Green Beer Day is March 5 and will mark tradition for over seven decades.

The first green beer day was celebrated in Atho's rival city of Oxford, Ohio, as de -Facto St. Patrick's Day party in 1952. Although tradition is repeatedly attributed to Miami University, Bobcats soon demanded a vacation.

“If there is one thing that Miami did right, it's a green beer day,” wrote the post Editorial authority in 2009. We can't help it if all the green fever catch. The Green Beer Day is like the college equivalent of a 24-hour beiers-joyful slip, and the message is clear: OU rules. Miami sucks. “

This Wednesday, students and locals will be dismissed into the Court Street in the morning in order to spoil themselves with the green -tinted beer and St. Patrick's Day.

“I think an event that refers to St. Patrick's Day here in Athens so that the students can go out and celebrate is really great, and it only helps to increase this party atmosphere for which OU is known,” said Vinte Debeljak, a junior -student music production and recording industries.

Debeljak is the head of Brick Life Entertainment, an event promotion company that ensures that bars, house celebrations, festivals and events such as Green Beer Day are never without DJ. Ziegelleben has been involved in the best memories of Debeljak since the company was founded in 2017 at the Green Beer Day celebration.

“All of our playlists shift with the seasons,” he said. “For the Green Beer Day, when I am Djing, I play 'Shipping to Boston'. There will definitely be a little Irish and a little more captivated, violin songs that make you a jig.”

In addition to St. Patrick's day themed dance, party goers can expect offers on colorful beers. Although many facilities have not yet decided on the details of their discounts, the Pigskin Bar and Grille promises cheaper prices for their domestic beer mugs and offers such as the Angry Lepechun-a Beatbox with a green apple taste in the neighborhood of $ 5.

Kayla Park, a senior study intervention specialist for the dual license, has been working for The Pigskin for almost two years. Last year Park worked in the kitchen for the Green Beer Day and saw first -hand that the vacation is a big occasion to drink, but not so much for eating (despite the green beer cheese in the restaurant). Park is now working as a bartender and found that the building was opened early for the Wednesday festivals.

“We will have a few barrels with green beer and will open on this day at 11 a.m.,” said Park.

Risa has been in the Pub Bar & Grill in 39 N. Court St. Barted for five years and has seen many green beer days behind the counter.

“It's usually really fun,” she said. “I always enjoy it because everyone is in a good mood and it will be wild … everyone has a high mood, it's a fun vacation.”

The favorite part of the bartender of the day is that green dyes emphasize the mouths of the patrons and complement their Shamrock necklaces and the Utenalia of the University of Ohio. Some bars dye their beers manually, while others opt for pre -dyded barrels or green beer from the barrel. Regardless of the method of green drinks, each bar celebrates the day differently and often in harmony with years of tradition.

“I saw how everything changed, except (Green Beer Day),” said Risa. “I think that's the only thing that has remained consistent because it is easy.”

Although the atmosphere around the Green Beer Day has not changed, some party incentives that illustrate this festive energy have come and gone. An edition of The Post from 2010 advertised a raffle in the Red Brick Tavern in the 14 N. Court St. for a “3 -day and 2 night trip to Vegas” in honor of the Green Beer Day. Although many bobcats would have the chance for an all-inclusive trip to the strip, there is the only change that Debeljak wants to make the party grow.

“We turned to a few different bars to try to get DJs in different places just to record a little more,” he said. “We know that the Green Beer Day is usually a beard day, not a day of the house party, so we try to put together as many DJs as possible and bring them to different bars in order to have this increased presence and hype force.”

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